The Washington herald., 1907-06-02

The four days journey Of President
Roosevelt ended with Eis return 90 Wash
ington at 4.42 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
he was driven directly 90 the White
House through a pouring rain.
Although the official part of tho trip to
the Middle West came 10 an end Friday
night. air Roosevelt made several h-ief
speeches Yesterday MS re passed through
a part Of Pennsylvania West Virginia.
and Maryland. on bis way TO Washing
ton. lie rose early. much refreshed by n
sound nights sleep. and was sitting Hn
tGa 6-awug-room 0r his private car when
the regular Baltimore and Ohio express,
to which tho car WAS attached. reached
Pittsbgrg a little before $50 o'clock En- the
morning. The train las hardly stopped
when she President STEPPED or Che car
and started FOR q brisk walk up and down
the station platform.
He escaped for the moment the vigil
aace Of the Secret Service men who were
travelling with him. and he left Che car
sp promptly after It had stopped that no
one seemed o. observe him. E0t one per-
SON in twenty among the crowd rec1g-
uized him as be walked up and down. and
before those who did recognize him had
sounded q general alarm the President
had stepped aboard his train again. He
paused on Tho car platform q moment
said Good morning" 60 the crowd. and
then went inside.
speaks 70 Railway Employees.
AT the principal stations where the
train stopped between PittsburE and
washington. the President invariably
went out on the car platform 90 ac6uowl-
edge the cheers Of the waiting crowds,
and usually ne made some brief informal
remarks. It rained hard throughout the
entire period Of the last days journey.
At ConueusyiIa Pa. he shook hands
with many railroad employees and then
spoke as follows.
Il greet YOU alL Remember always that
The character Of the nation ultimately
depends upon the character of the indi-
vidual citizens who make it up, and that
you can tell fairly well whether a man is
a good citizen 10y whether he is the kind
Of man who makes "a good neghbor, q
good friend Above an, remember that
FIRST duty i'm being q good neiEhb0r is 70
DE "a good ncighbor 10 those who are near
est o. you. be a good neighboT 20 your
own wife and children.
Il have mighty little use for the man
who is always declaiming I'm favor Of an
eight-hour day for himself who does not
think anything at all of having a sixteen
hour day for his wife Give fair play all
around. and remember that the woman
needs fair play even more than the man.
Il believe in an eight-hoUr day for the
man. but / want to see the mans wife
receive as good a show as the man.
President Asks No FavOrs.
When the President reached Washing
ton yesterday afternoon he had travelled
1.774 miles since last Tuesday. In some
respects the Presidents journey was
novel, for this trip. the first long one
that Mr.. Roosevelt has made since the
railroad-rate law went into effect, was
made on regular trains, and not on "a
special train or schedule. Moreover, the
railroad service was paid for in cash by
the President, that is, it was charged to
the S25.0l0 appropriation made by Con-
gress TO cover the Presidents travelling
expenses. \ private car was chartered
and placed in charge of S. B. Hege,
Southeastern passenger agent Of the
Baltimore and Ohio.
This car was attached TO the regular
trains invariably. and the President on
this occasion asked for no favors. In fact
when it was proposed to hold the private
car on a sidetrack over night at Green
wch. Ohio. there to be attached TO q
regular express train in the morning. il
was decided To sidetrack the car at
Gallon instead in order net to ask for Il
special stop of the express train. Gallon
is a regular stopping place for the ex-
press, and Greenwich is not,
Whole Trip Cost but 81 900.
Although obliged 10 pay eighteen regu-
lar fares as a part of the charge for the
private car and while the members of
the party were fewer than that number
several Of them occupied berths in another
part of the train Secretaries Wilson and
s2.75 TO Luray and Return, Including