The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-08
THE PRESIDENT
PRAISES RlIS
He Stops at Richmond Hill on His
Way Home From SYRIA
cuse, N Y.
Crowd Greets Him and He Make a
Short Speech From the
Car Platform.

New York. Sept. 9.-PreStdent RooSe-
welt arrived at the Hoboken station Of
the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
railroad at Ills p. m. to-day on the special
train which left Syracuse last night.
When the train arrived the president was
breakfasting in the private car Of w. Fl.
Truesdale, president of the road. Fifty
minutes later, accompanied by Jacob A.
Riis DR.. Stokes and Secretary Loeb, the
president left the train and boarded the
railroad tug Scranton. He was heartily
cheered by crowd in the ferry house and
on a departing ferry boat, and was evil
IDENTITY pleased with his reception, shout
ing 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 Oys-
ter Bay.
| When the special train reached Rich
| mond Hill, a large crowd cheered him
| heartily. All the Sunday schools of the
villages. each carrying an American flag;
| representatives of the Twentieth Century
club and the Richmond Hill Republican
| club, and a big gathering Of towns people,
joined in the welcome. Flags, hats and
| handkerchiefs were waved, and the en-
thusasm was tremendous.
The president and Jacob Riis appeared
on the rear platform of the last car,
where Riis babe good-by to the president
, and alighted from the car. DR.. Kimball,
president of the Twentieth Century club,
| then advanced and made a short speech
of welcome to the president.
President Roosevelt responded as fol-
lows:
The Presidents Response.
"Dr. Kimball, and you men, women
and children of Richmond Hill:
II wish I could talk better to all OF
you. but I will ask you to have little
patience for one moment while I thank
you all for having come to greet me.
have come to see all Of you and to say
that I am most glad to see those who
carry small folks in their arms.
You know I am very fond of Mr.. Riis
and the reason why is because when
preach about decent citizenship 1 car
turn to him and think he practices jus
what I have been preaching.
1.-The worth of any sermon lies in the
way in which that sermon can be and i:
applied in practice. OF course, I am glat
to have the chance of being with mar
who shows by his life that he knows how
practically to apply the spirit Of decency
unaccompanied by mournfulness or falst
pretenses of any kind, or any weakness
I want to see men decent; I want to SET
them act square; I want to see then
work. That does not mean I want tt
see them have sour faces. I want to set
}. and children. I believe In play; / believ,
in happiness and in the joy Of living, bu
, do not believe in the life that is moth
, ing but play. believe that you have
thousandfold more enjoyment in worl
first, but make your time to play also
I believe in cheerfulness as we'll as Il
decency and honesty. And in the mex
. place. I believe in the good man VIII
: can fight II 1t Is necessary, as you Tough
in the civil war.
3 NOW. Jake Riis never could have bee
: of any use in the police department
/ he had always carried on a rosewate
1 revolution. Unless a man has the stu1
y = in him, the fact that he is decent fellov
! does not count. If he Is not decent, the
3 the stronger he Is the worse he Is as
3 citizen
. Il want to say how deeply touched
3 am at your turning out to greet me- an
1 I want you to understand that you Civ
3 me strength Of heart when you come i
o this way. I greet you all. I am gla
4 to see the grown-up people of Richmon
. HILL and I am even more glad to Sc
: the children.
: President Arrives Home.
= Oyster Bay. L. l., Sept. S.-Presiden
Roosevelt arrived here from Syracuse a
9:57 o'clock. He was driven direct t
Sycamore Hill.
0 Arrangements have been made for tn
return of President Roosevelt and famil
, to Washington Monday, Sept. %. Prior t
. that time the president will make on
q more trip, attending the dedication {
the New Jersey monument on the battle
q geld Of Antietam. He will leave Oyste
+ Bay. Wednesday, Sept. 16, on the navs
: yacht Sylph. devotfng the greater part {
the day to visit of inspection to the i'm
e migrant station on Ellis Island, New Yor
o bay. At midnight he will leave 1arso