The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-09-09
GREETED THE
PRESIDENT
Enthusiastic Reception Given
the President by Citizens
of New York

Roosevelt arrived at the Hoboken
Station of the Deleware, Lackawanna
and western railway at 7:15 a. m. to-
day on a special train which left
Syracuse last night.
When proceeding to board the tug
Scranton he was heartily cheered by
a crowd in the ferry house and on
departing ferry boat. He was evil
IDENTIFY pleased with his reception,
shouting Good luck; good luck.
Thank you for your greeting"
The tug proceeded to Long Island
City to place the president on the
train FOR Oyster Bay.
When the special train reached
Richmond Hill all the Sunday school
children of the villages, each carrying
an American flag, representatives Of
the Twentieth Century club and the
Richmond Hill Republican club and
big gathering of townspeople joined in
welcome to the president.
Flags, hats and handkerchiefs were
waved and the enthusiasm was tre-
mendous.
The president and Jacob Riis ap-
peared on the rear platform of the
/ last car where 4.r. Riis bade goodbye
to the president and then alighted
/ from the car.
DIR. Kimball, president of the Twen-
tieth Century club, made speech of
welcome to the president.
President Roosevelt responded as
follows:
"Dr. Kimball, and you men and
children OF Richmond Hill:
Il wish 1 could talk better to all
of you but l Will ask you to have a
little patience for one moment while
| thank you and allow me to say that
l am glad to see those who carry
small fiocks in their arms. applause
and laughter).
"You know l am very fond of Mr..
Riis, and the reason why is because
when l preach about decent citizenship
/ can turn to him and think that he
has practiced just what l have been
preaching. (applause.)
THE worth of any sermon lies in
the way in which that sermon can be
and is applied in practice. OF course,
/ am glad to have the chance of Icing
with a man who shows by his life
that he knows how practically to ap-
ply the spirit of decency unaccompan-
led by mournfuiness or flase pre-
lenses of any kind, or any weakness.
want to see men decent; l want to
see them work. That does not mean
| want them to have sour faces, /
want to see everyone enjoy them
selves, men women and children.
believe in play; l believe in happiness
ant the joy of living; but l do not
believe in life that is no anything but
play. l believe that you have thous-
and fold more enjoyment if work
comes first, but make your time to
play also.
II believe in cheerfulness as well
as in decency and honesty. And in
the next place l believe in the good
man who can fight if it is necessary
(applause) as you fought in the Civil
war.
Now, Jake Riis could never have
been of any use in the police de-
partment if he had always carried
on rosewater revolution. Unless a
man has the stuff in him the fact
that he is a decent fellow does not
count. If he is not decent, then the
stronger he is. the worse he is as a
citizen.
Il want to say how deeply touched
| am at your coming out to greet me,
and l want you to understand that
you gave me strength of heart when
you came in this way. l greet you all
and am glad to see the grown-up peo-
pie of Richmond Hill. and / am even
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