Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-08
THE PRESIDENT
LIKES Mr.. RNS.
Points to Him as a Good Citizen
With the Willingness to Garry
Out His Ideas.
WANTS men TO ACT SQUARE"
If a Man is Not Decent, the Stronger
He is the Worse He is as a
Citizen.

New York, Sept. S.--President Roose-
welt arrived at the Hoboken station OF
the Delaware, Lackawanna g. Western
railroad at 7l5 a. m. today on the
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 a
departing ferry boat. He was evident
~ pleased with his reception. shouting
Good luck good luck Thank you for
your greetingl" The tug proceeded to
Long Island City to place the presi-
dent on the train for oyster Bay.
When the special train reached Rich
mond Hill all the Sunday school chill
dren of the villages, each carrying an
American flag representatives OF the
Twentieth Century club and the Rich
mond Hill Republican club and big
gathering of townspeople Joined in a
welcome to the president Flags, hats
and handkerchiefs were waved and
the enthusiasm was tremendous.
The president and Jacob Riis APP
peared on the rear platform of the last
ear, where Mr. Riis babe good bye
to the president and then allghted from
the car DR. Kimball, president of the
Twentieth Century club, made a sh
speech OF welcome to the president.
President Roosevelt responded as fol-
lows.
"Dr. Khnball, and you men and
children of Richmond HIN: ! wish
could talk better to all of you, but
viii ask you 20 have little patience
for one moment while ! thank you for
having come out to greet me. I am
glad to see all of you and allow me to
ray that ! am most glad to see those
who carry small folks In their arms
daughter and applause)
you know | am very fond OF Mr..
Riis, and the reason why is because
when | preach about decent citizenship
] can turn TO him and think that he
has practised Just what ] have been
preaching. (Applause) The worth OF
any sermon lies IN the way In which
that sermon can he and Is applied In
practise. OF course, am glad to have
the chance OF being with a man who
shows by his life that he knows how
practically 70 apply the spirit Of de-
cency unaccompanied by mournfulness
or false pretenses Of any kind, or any
| weakness. / want TO see men decent;
! want TO see them act square; ! want
| TO see them work That does not
| lh'NiR 4 want titftil w utNt SOUL lhNco.
| | want to see every one enjoy them
selves, men, women and children /
| believe In play; | believe In happiness
and in the JOY Of living but | do not
believe in the life that is nothing but
! play. | believe that you have thous-
| andfold more enjoyment II work comes
| first; but make your time to play also
] believe In cheerfulness as well as In
decency and honesty. And In the next
place believe IN the good man who
| can fight. IL II Is necessary. applause)
| as you fought In the Civil war.
Now Jake Riis could never have
been OF any use In the police depart
| ment II he had always carried on a
rosewater revolution, Unless a man
| 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 citizen | want
to say how deeply touched | am at
| your coming out to greet me. and |
want you to understand that you give
me strength OF heart when you come
In this way. greet you all | am
glad TO see the grown up people of
Richmond Hin, and | am even more
glad to see the children" Cheers and
applause.)
REACHES HOME.
oyster Bay. l.. l.. Sept. 7--President
Roosevelt arrived here at 1855 a. M, he
was driven directly to Sycamore Hill.