The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-06
THOUSANDS SHOUT
GOOD BYE
TEDDY"
AffectiOnate Farewell to Retir-
ing President
GRAND OVATION AT STATION
Roosevelt Deeply Moved by Demon
stration-elad to Give Up Ar
duous Duties.

ands OF his countrymen bidding him
an affectiOnate adieu Theodore ROOse-
welt, the retiring president of the Uni
ted States, accompanied by Mrs.
Roosevelt took his departure from
the national capitol for his Oyster
Bay home at $3.50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
AS he was leaving the scene of scv
en- years of his strenuous activity. Mr.
Roosevelt gave every indication Of de.
light, over being relieved Of official
cares. Looking somewhat tired but
happy, the former president was deep
.ly moved by the affectionate demon
stration in his honor while waiting for
his train at the station
Good bye, and good luck to you,
were his farewell greetings to the
thousands who witnessed his depar-
ture. 1t was a magnificent spectacle
when the great crowd waved hanl-
kerchiefs in unison and shouted Good
bye, Teddy"
Mr. aud Mrs Roosevelt occupied a
drawing room On the Pullman car
Clytie
All the way from the capitol to the
Union station, where he arrived at
1850 p. m. Mr. Roosevelt, escorted by
The New York county republican com.
mittee, 500 strong, received a tremen-
dous ovation, which he greatly appre.
ciated. A band played Aud Lang
Syne."
What's the matter with Teddy"
shouted Representative Herbert Par
sons of New York, who headed the
escort.
He's all right, answered the crowd
and three cheers followed.
Addressing the escort, Mr.. Roose.
welt said:
81 want TO thank you heartily for
cscorting me down to the station, and
let me say TO you how much appre.
ciate your courtesy Goodbye and
good luck to all"
Then Mr. Roosevelt, who had been
preceded TO the station by Mrs. Roose-
welt and Mrs Nicholas I.ongworth
held an impromptu reception in the
presidents private room at the sta
ton All of his former cabinet Off
GERS, members of the Diplomatic
Corps, officials and other admiring
friends came there and babe him fare
we'll
Mr. Roosevelt in conversation with
friends declared he was glad to give
up his arduous duties.
MY, that was fine inaugural adj
dress Of Mr. Taft's," remarked Mr..
Roosevelt to Senator Root,
Mr. Root responded, 1T was splen-
did"
He believes that the recommenda,
tons on the subject which come from
his cabinet, composed as it will be of
lawyers who have devoted years to
the careful study of the problems dealt
with, will secure a consideration from
congress and viii have a prospect of
favorable action which has not been
the case with Mr.. Rooseyelts recon-
mendations, especially since the de-
velopment of the breach between Mr..
Roosevelt and congress.
Mr. Taft agrees with the socalled
Roosevelt policies thoroughly He
has believed in them for years. and
first openly advocated the most far
reaching of them when he was a judge
on the Federal bench and Mr. Roose-
welt was police commissioner in New
York City 1t is only natural now
that he is in the White House he
should seek to carry them out But
he will seek to do so with the same
judicial eQuability that marked his
service on the bench
Accompanied to the capitol by
President Roosevelt and a guard Of
honor through a swirl of snow, that
did not stop crowds from cheering
Mr.. Taft returned to the White house
just as the sun began to come out
Mrs. Taft accompanied the newly
made president and Mrs. Sherman the
new vice president from the capitol al
the head of the imposing parade L
the White House, a passageway hay
ing been cleared along Pennsylvani;
avenue.
The presidential carriage, drawn b,
four bay horses, which had been clos
ed against the storm as Presiden
Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft made thei
way to the capitol, was thrown opel
as the return journey was begun an,
President Taft quickly recognized b.
the crowds which stood unmindful o
the ankle deep snow and slush abou
them, were acclaimed all along tn
great distances of the avenue.
For nearly three hours after tina
President Taft and Vice Presiden
Sherman reviewed a passing column
which was replete with martial spler
dor an picturesque with civic dis
play.