New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-07-05
R1PS DISHONESTY HARD.
President Says 1t Is Horst Pablo
or PriCate Offence.

oyster Bay. Long Island July 4-In ideal
weather President ROOseveIt's visit to Hunting
ton this afternoon passed of without hitch
Few minutes before o'clock ne embarked
irom Mrs. j. West RooseveIts dock on board
Ohe United States steam yacht SyIph. Iieuten-
ant Preston commanding With him were Mrs.
Roosevelt. Miss Alice Roosevelt, Mrs Enleu
Roosevelt. Miss Christine Roosevelt Mrs /
west Roosevelt, Miss Lorraine Roosevelt. Mr..
ana Mrs, T. Reeve Merritt, John 4 McIlhenny.
l. H. NJ Ferguson. Clifford Pinchot, Beekman
winthrop, A. 2. Montant, as well as Secretary
Loeb and other members of the executive force
The Sylph carried the Presidents flag a white
eagle on a blue field. The stars and Stripes
were at the stern of the vessel. She sailed along
on an almost unrufied surface and under a
NeaPolitan blue SKY. hecked with tiny cirrus
clouds
PRESIDENTS YACHT DRESSES SHIP.
The Sylph reached Huntington shortly before
o'clock dressing ship when within half a mile
Of the shore Huntington Bay was alive with
gayly decked steam yachts and other pleasure
craft. Immediately before the SyIph came sam
uel I. Shaw's steam yacht Belle Mere. which
Mr.. Shaw had placed at the disposal Of his fell
low members of the Oyster Bay Board Of Trade
and the newspaper correspondents at the sum
mer capital.
No sooner had the Presidents vessel dressed
ship than the remaining craft in the harbOr fol-
lowed suit The Sylphs launches were then
lowered from the davits. and the Presidential
party rowed to the shore. landing near the
spot where Nathan Hale had been captured by
the British. marked by a monument Be
fore the President landed. the lazy silence OF
the afternoon was shattered by the boom OF
saluting cannon from the shore and the various
craft already assembled in the bay. A ripple
OF cheering, running surflike alorg the shore.
told those IN the village that the President had
landed. Dressed in a pair OF DIRK gray trousers
and black getaway coat and vest. and wearing
a broad brimmed Panama hat the President
stepped out on the float the end OF the dock.
to be followed by the members of his party.
AT the end of the arch shaped gangway. laurel
wreathed and appropriately draped with flags,
were the members Of the executive and recep-
tion committees lined up to meet him The 17th
Separate Company of Flushing. $50 strong. In
khaki uniforms and Rough Rider hats. were
near by. a large number OF visitors most OF
the women in white frocks, were also waiting on
the platform.
on the Presidents arrival miniature hurri-
cane of applause as well cannon shots.
greeted him. Entering open carriages. the Pres
identiaI party drove by way OF Bay-ave. and
the yacht club, along the Shore Road and
through New Y ork-ave to the grand stand In
the village. All along the line of route Neigh
bor" Roosevelt exchanged salutations with
neighbors and friends
DENSE CROWD GATHERED.
A dense muIritude Of visitors and residents %
Huntington hal alreaCy assembled around the
stand The ad, ess of greeting to the President
was made BY T. nry 3 Brush, president Of ths
2JOth Annivers r Association. After that the
freedom of the own was extended to the Presi-
dent by Superb lr John W. Arthur The invO-
cation was by lie Rev. Dr. Samuel T. CarteFs
who was FOLLOWED 5y William NJ. Mckinney
who delivered AZ aadrsss OF welcome.
Advancing tc he front OF the grandstand
President Roose ,eI- began his address II last
ed for nearly -hree-c uarters Of an hour, ana
was listened 10 VIII cl-se interest and frequent
applause 6est--lar.ag freely with his left
hand and enforcing ms lines Of argument by
snaiting his left palm his right the Presi-
dent directed usGch 81 as sSi@sass-to some sss-
enty-fve veteEars os the Grand Army ne
Republic seated on the second and third benches
in front Of him lr he course Of his speech ths
President made r- ient allusiOn to the army
and navy, and ,1ish-American and CivJ
wars. He spoke ie--ows:
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
Mr. Chairman and YOU my fellow citizens.
my old time friends and neighbors. men and
women of Huntington. / thank you Tor having
given me the chance OF saying teW words 10
you This afternoon. and in greeting all or you /
Tvisb 10 saw a word Of special greeting To those
whom none OF US will object 20 my sreetsnS-
First 10 the men because OF whom We nave to-
cav country and a President-tO the men Of
Inc Grand Army and 1 thank, too the men Of
the National Guard. wearing the Uniform have
myself FOR having come '-t GO serve a
my escort to-day
And now men and women. in speaking 20 you
to-day I want not only 90 JON Win $ou N stH
expression OF thaukfulness for the nations
nightv task but 10 join with you I'm expressing
the resolution that OF to-day VIII strive tt
our deeds 10 rise level TO those deeds which ~
me ras1 made up the nations greatness Each
generation SO far. in this country. has been
blessed first with the chance 10 congratulate IT
self for what the generations before 10 did and
second with The chance 10 resolve ana % put
into effect the resolution Sc 70 conduct iJseu
that the next generation Ia turn would nave The
Opportunitv TO feel a Ike gratitude II Is Q
good thiuE on the Fourth OF Jaly and on ali
other occasions Of national Thanksgiving fer Us
TO come together. and we have the right 10 e1
press our pride in what our fofe3athers did. and
our low in rhe abundant grea tnesl OF this people
We have the right TO express those feelings.
but We must not treat greatness achieved III
the past as an excuse for our falling % do de-
cent work in tie present. instead OF spur
70 make Us strive in our turn q do the wcrs
thar lies wight at hand. II We 50 treat 10 We
snow ourselves unworthy 10 come here and
celebrate the historic past OF the nation In 1861
late war how did you show your loyalty to the
men OF 1876 70 the spirit OF 'Ioe You showed
n by the way in which your hearts leaped e
the performance OF the task that was ready 10
You people here IN Huntington showed il bg
the way in which your young meD Went 20 the