The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-09
PRESIDENT HOME AGAIN.
PAYsA WARN TRIBUTE 70 JACOB
mrs AT RICHMOND HILL.



the time to pay tribute TO jacob nus
before moro than 20o0 Of Mr.. R,ls's fellow
,cwnsmen who had gathered at the rail-
road station. The announcement had been
made that the President would speak, and
for the time being the town took holiday
Mr.. Riis, who had been the President
Ruest on the trip to Syracuse. was stand
ing with Mr. Roosevelt on the rear plat
form of the last car when the train rolled IN.
great shout went up az the crowd caught
sieht OF the Chief Executive, a shout which
was sharp and shrill with the voices on
several hundred women and children
Many Of the children carried American
flags. A committee Of the Richmond Hill
Republican Club. headed ~ Theodore r.
Wilsnaok, it's president. tried to greel 'he
President but nobody heard what was SAID
because OF the cheering Finally the rev
Joshua Kimball. who had been pushed up
close to the bumper at Mr.. Rooseveits ieet'
spoke a. follows;
"Mr. President, we have gathered here
TO give you cordial welcome You are
the first President who has honored us oy
his presence. You also honor us by your
affection for our fellow townsman, Jacob
Riis, as well az by your public service az
Chief Magistrate
President Roosevelt said
children Of Richmond Hill: wish l could
talk better to all of you but ! will ask You
10 have 70 little patience Tor one moment
while thank you i9r hss.h Il, ' Of Won ~. and
those who carry small felix's in their arms
Laughter and applause - n, p;i,
and the reason why Is because when preach
about decent citizenship ! can turn to him
and think he has practlsed llst wnss na,s
OF any sermon lies in the way in which that
sermon can be and is applied In practice;
or course am glad to have the chance OF
being with man who shows by his me that
he knows how practically TO, apply the spirit
of decency unaccompanied by mournful-
ness or false pretenses OF any k'nd. or by
weak ness.
I want to see men decent l want to see
them act square want to see them work
That does not mean want to see them have
:s%r faGe San. to snd dhdr n'0S ee
lieve in play. believe in happiness, and In
life that is nothing but play believe tnat
work comes first, but make your time TO play
also. l believe in cheerfulness as well az IN
decency and honesty, And in the next place
|
k,mbali, l believe In the good man who can
fight II it il necessary fapplause as you
fought In the civil war.
Now, Jake Riis could never nave peen OF any
use in the Police Department II he had al
ways carried on q rose water revolution. w
less a man has the stun In him the fact that he
is decent fellow does not count. II he is
not decent. then the stronger No 10 the worse
1 want to say how deeply touched ! am at
your coming out 70 greet me. and ! want
-, ,v>ln rexn and hnt
Of heart when you come In this way. l greet
you all: am glad to see the grown-up people
Of RICHMOND hll; and am even eve .I more slsd
The Presidents remarks were received
with the greatest enthusiasm. When no
mentioned the children many Of the mothers
in the crowd lifted their lttls ones above
their heads and sought personal recog-
milton.
Almost at the moment the President
stopped speaking MS train pulled out,
A man from the crowd made for the rear
step and riet 70 climb up on the platform
Two Secret Service men, who were running
by the sids of the car, pulled him OF. The
man cl,Xok to the railing and tried hard
again t. got in Mr.. Riis was trying at
the same time to gel of
steps, which resulted finally in the intruder
being knocked over on the track behind
the moving train. The train was just
beginning to gather speed at the time
and Mr.. Riis had to make flying leap wher
he succeeded at last in getting out between
the Government agents. The man who
tried to get on the platform with the Presi
dent wanted only to shake hands witt
MIR. Roosevelt,
At Hoboken. where the train arrived al
7:75 o clock in the morning. crowd o.
more than one thousand commuters wa
waiting. They cheered Mr.. Roosevelt n
he went from the train to the tug which
took him to Long Island City. AT the latte
place special train was waiting, which
carried him to OYSTER Bay in fast time
stopping at Richmond Hill only
The President expressed great satisfac
ton with the trip and with the way in which
he had been received in Syracuse and else
where. His son Kermit was AT the station
TO meet him The President was drive
Immediately TO Sycamore Hill, He hardl
had arrived at the house when visitors VIII
had appointments with him began to arrive
George r. Sheldon and Joel b, Erhard
of New York came to talk over propose
financial legislation with Mr.. Roosevelt.
They were at Sycamore Hill for luncheon
so also we're Robert D. Winthrop and Civ
Service Com missioner Alfred w. Coole.
Later IN the afternoon Theodore Gilman
former Deputy Comptroller Of New YorI
came to talk fin ance. Other visitors WEI
J. c. Meyers OF Ohio and Mrs. Meyers an
State Senator Il. X. Brown Of WATERFOWL.
Late In the afternoon committee {
twelve representing the Commerce.
Travellers Sound Money League Gale
on the President and assured him OF the
support in the next campaign. II was tn
hrst campaign delegation that has Gale
at Sycamore Hill.
The committee in vited Mr.. Roosevelt I
attend banquet OF the League 10 be hel
in New York this fall Mr.. Roosevelt r,
gretted that he could not accept. but pron
SD aftrrward when the place Of the bar
net was changed from New York TO Wasl
,ngton, that he would attend. The con
miitee presented 20 the President ret {
esolutions. In which tho League sets fort
he part which II took in the fight for
.ound currency in the last two campaign
and pledges it, support 20 Mr.. Roosevelt
The members Of the committee wore RI
Roosevelt 1894 campaign badges, u
first il il hRlG TINT have been put out
Col. Joseph d, Cunningham Of Ohio ais
was visitor in the afternoon. He can
10 invite the President TO attend the ~
yelling on Dot ~ Of Mckinley memorl
monument on the Antietam battlefield /
Ohio, The President promised 10 consld'
HE invitation The monument Is belI