New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-06
THE PRESIDENT RETURNS.
IT WHITE HOUSE AGAIN.
Washington GiUes HIM a Stirring
Welcome Home.

W eLcOme Home.
washington. June 5-President Roosevelt re-
.,,-nea 10 Washington tonight from his mem
west. 4 hearty reception was given to him by
.be people of the capital, who lined the side
,r.Iks as his carriage, escorted 10y battalion OF
,irh school cadets. was driven to the White
4Iouse The President cordially responded to
the greetings. and repeatedly stood up in his
carriage waving his hat and bowling his &C
,-novledgments He looked the picture Of
health.
There wss large gathering Of officials at the
pennsylvania Railroad station when the Presi-
ssnt arrived. They included Secretaries Root,
y5;tchcock and COrtelyou. Postmaster General
PAYNE. District Commissioners West, MacFar-
land and Biddle, Captain ". s. Cowles, the
Presidents brother-in-law. and Colonel Symons.
she superintendent of Public Buildings and
Crumbs Drawn up in line were Commander
,n-Chief Kimban of the Department of the Po-
,ornac Grand Army Of the Republic, and a de-
rachrnent Of the Spanish War Veterans under
command Of Colonel Hodgson.
MR.. PAYNE's WARM GREETING.
Promptly at q o'clock the train bearing the
President and his party reached the station
There was q shout OF welcome as President
Eoosevet appeared on the platform, and it con-
rinue6 while the President in about the
s-ation The President spent a few minutes in
exchanging greetings with the assembled off,
Gals. He talked longer with Postmaster Gen
e-al Payne than with any Of the others, the lat
ter throwing his arms about the President and
snparentIy whispering TO him. The President,
accompanied by Captain Cowies in full uniform,
then entered = carriage, and with his party,
,a off lie he n
Guided Attorney General Knox, Secretary Viii
soa and Senator Beverage. of Indiana, was
escorted by the battalion of high school cadets
along Pennsylvania-ave. TO the White House
grounds At the entrance 10 the White House
grounds the cadets halted, and the President
and his party passed them in review. The ave
ME was lined with people, and the applause
which greeted the President on every hand was
oJtspoken and cordial The fire engines of the
city were stationed at the intersecting streets
On the avenue. and the ringing OF their bells
added 10 the welcome
PRESIDENTS SPEECH OF THANKS.
While the review OF the cadets was taking
place a large crowd Of people went to the rear
Of the White House, where the Marine Band
gave a concert in honor Of the Presidents ar
rival home The people expected that the Pres
ident would appear for q moment to acknOwl-
edge the greeting given 10 him. and they were
not disappointed. The band played The Star
Spangled Banner and then as the President
appeared on the portico struck UP Hail to the
Chief" The President made brief speech. say
ing:
Ny Friends and Neighbors: 1 thank you very.
very much for coming here to greet me this
afternoon and ! have appreciated more than
can say the welcome back home that / have
received to-day I have been absent over TWO
months and 1 have travelled many miles. Dur
ing that time thing has struck me, ana mat
Is the substantialness of the American people
One can travel from ocean to ocean and from
Canada 10 the Gulf and always be al nome
among ones fellow Americans. / thank You
again, my friends, and now am going IN to my
folks.
The run from Pittsburg 10 Washington was
without incident. None but necessary stops
were made and the only speech the President
made was at Altoona where he addressed a few
words to a large crowd around mis- car Crowds
were at all the stations passed and they warmly
cheered every appearance Of the President on
The platform Of his car.
RECORD BREAKING TRIP.
The trip just completed has been in some re
spects the most remarkable a President ever
made Nj Roosevelt and his party travelled
over Il 600 miles on railroads and several hun
lred miles in stage coaches and carriages, but
not an accident marred their Journey NOT I'VE
minutes delay was caused by train conditions,
and the schedule adopted 10y Secretary Loeb
before the party left Washington was carried
out with military precision. Rarely was the
train late in reaching its destination, although
& passed through the flooded district in Iowa
The health Of the President and his party also
was remarkable No one was seriously H. ana
few calls were made on the physician on the
train
In the sixty-five days the President spent on
the road ne made 265 speeches. and hao IL hos
been for Secretary Loeb'S hrrnness ne Noulu
have made nearly double that number FROM
the day the President left washington re-
quests began 10 pour in for changes an hs pro
era mime and for additional addresses, but oecIe-
1Hry Loeb in almost every case SAID NO ne
successful manner in which MI. Loeb lndhaseu
the trip was pleasing to the President ana ne
warmly congratulated his secretary on the SUI
cessful outcome. The other members OF me
party also gave Mr. Loeb a vote of thanks Tor
The able manner in which he had conducted
affairs.
one Of the remarkable features Of the mp Was
the non-partisan spirit displayed IN the iecep
ton OF the President everywhere. Democratic
well as Republican Mayors united in Wei
coming him, while at Springfield, III. eX-Nlce
President Stevenson rode in the carriage Win
the President. The crowds in all the places VS.
tied were orderly and friendly, and gave the
Secret Service men little cause Tor concern
These men were under command Of Frank
Tyree who is detailed at the White House. and
The able manner in which they performed their
tasks was the subject OF general commenoa-
lion.