Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-08
BACK AT TIE BAY.
President Roosevelt Given
 Warm Reception To-Day.

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 and Waved Flags-Club Men and
 Townspeople Generally of Richmond , Hill Were Out in Force-The Presi-
 dent Made a Speech.
 New York, Sept S.-President Roosevelt arrived at the Hoboken sta tion of the D., l.. & w. railroad at 7:45 a. m. on the special train which left Syracuse last night. When the train arrived the president was break fasting in the private car of w. H. Truesdale, president of the road. Fifty minutes later, accompanied by Jacob Riis, pr Stokes and Secretary Loeb the president left the train and board ed the railroad tug Scranton. He was heartily oheered by a crowd in the ferry house and on departing ferry boat, and was evidently pleased with his reception, shouting out, Good luck, good luck; thank you for your greeting" The tug proceeded around the Battery and up East river to Long Island City to place the president on the train for Oyster Bay.
 Oyster Bay, N. Y, Sept S.-President Roosevelt arrived here at 9:57 a. m.
 When the special train reached Richmond Hill from Long Island City a large crowd cheered him heartily. All the Sunday school children of the villa ges, each carrying an American flag; representative of the Doth Gen. tury club and the Richmond Hill Re publican club, and a big gathering of townspeople joined ill the welcome to the president when the train pulled in at the station. Flags, hats and hand kerchiefs were waved and the enthus- iasm was tremendous.
 The president and Jacob Riis ap- peared on the rear platform of the last car, where MT Riis bade goodbye to the president and aighted from the car. Dr Kimball, president of the 20th Century club, then advanced and made a short speech of welcome to the president.
 President Roosevelt responded as follows:
 "Dr Kimiball, and you men, women and children of Richmond Hill: l wish I could talk better to all of you, but will ask you to have a little pa-
 
 you for having come out to greet me. I am glad to see all of you, and allow me to say that am most glad to see those who carry small folks in their arms Slaughter and applause.),
 s'You know 1 am very fond of MT Riis and the reason is because when I preach about decent citizenship can turn to him and think he has prafc- ticed just what I have been preach ing. (Applause)
 '.Of course I am glad to have the chance of being with a man who shows by his life that he knows how practically to apply the spirit of de cency, unaccompanied by mournful- ness or false pretenses of any kind, or any weakness. 1 want to see men decent; want to see them act square want to see them work. That does not mean want to see them have sour faces. want to see all enjoy themselves, men, women and chil dren. I believe in play; I believe in happiness and in the joy of living; but I do not believe in the life that Is nothing but play I believe that you have thousand-fold more enjoyment If work comes first, but make you1 time to play also. And in the next place I believe in strength with the sweetness. Dr Kmball I believe in the good man who can fight if it is necessary (applause), as you fought in the civil war.
 "Now, Jake Riis never could have been of any use in the police depart memt if he had always carried on g rose water revolution. Unless mar has the stuff in him, the fact that he is decent fellow does not count. Ii he is not decent then the stronger he is the worse he is as a citizen. 1 want to say how deeply touched I am al your coming out to greet me, and want you to understand that you give me strength of heart when you come in this way. I greet you aH.'