New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
CINCINNATI GREETS
THE EX-PRES|DENT
Theodore Roosevelt Warmly
Welcomed in President
Taft's Home City.
DEFENCE OF NEW POLICIES
Ex-President's Argument for
National Control of Cor
porations-The Need
of Waterways.
of Waterways.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Cincinnati, Sept. S.-'IheouoFe Roosevelt
can always count on a royal reception
whenever he visits William Howard Tafts
home town. President Taft never fails to
impress on his old friends the obligation
he owes to Theodore Roosevelt for his
nomination and election, and President
Taft's old nefghbors will never fail to pay
every honor to VIII Taft's friend" This
statement was made early this morning
and the events of the day proved its ac-
curacy Cincinnati. from the highest to
the lowest. paid tribute to Theodore Roose-
Welt the man. the statesman and the friend
of Ohio's favorite son, to-day. and when
the day was done the eX-Presfdent con-
fessed that he had had "a perfectly cork
ing time"
There was a personal side to the day, a
family side which lent much to Mr.. Roose
velt's pleasure. 1t was the first time in
his busy career that he had found time
to visit the home of his daughter, Mrs
Nicholas Longworth. and to Il man of Mr.
Roosevelt's intense nature and highly de-
veIoped domestic feelings, that of itself
would have meant much. But that was far
! from being all that contributed to his pleas
ure. The good people of Cincinnati missed
no opportunity to do him honor. They ap-
plauded him and cheered him from the first
moment that he made his appearance on
Ohio soil. at Hamilton, which was reached
by a. M where three thousand persons
had gathered to bid him welcome, and they
kept it up throughout the day, so that the
echo of heartfelt Buckeye cheers in the
distance must have formed no incalculable
part of the dreams which soothed his SUM
berS in the beautiful old mansion, Rock
1 1,-6;o i IL, of fat tjy-a
and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth.
To MI Longworth was left the RESPONSE
bility of arranging the programme for his
| distinguished father-in-law, and he did 1t
admirably. Mr.. Longworth's fellow citizens
had ample opportunity TO see and hear the
man whom they We're proud and glad to
honor, the only living ex-President of the
United States, and still Mr.. Roosevelt had
some opportunity for rest and visit with
| his daughter
The usual scenes We're enacted at the
station when Mr. Roosevelt left the train,
which he did al Terrence Road, a suburb
somewhat nearer lockwood than the ter
minus in the city. He went al once TO the
home IF his son-in-law and daughter,
where he had breakfast and remained until
almost noon, when, accompanied by Mr..
LongWOrth and several officers of the Ohio
Valley Exposition, he entered an automobile
and drove to the exposition grounds.
1t was decided by the managers of the
exposition that the eX-President should get
some idea of the exhibits and they planned
trip of inspection through the various
halls. but ii was hardly a success. The
grounds and halls We're crowded and the
eX-President proved so great an attraction
that he was followed by great concourse
all the carefully established lines being
broken and the walk becoming a rout. He
persisted. however, walking at high speed
the crowd chasing after Occasionally some
exhibit would catch his eye and he would
stop, only to be surrounded by an almost
! impenetra BILE mass of humanity. At one
point his attention was called to a me-
chanical violin player. by George, that's
wonderful; extraordinary.'' he exclaimed
t.. the delight of the exhibitor Turning to
his escort he remarked, soto voce, 1T
| suggests the tortureS of the Inauisition'
Greeted by Six Thousand Persons.
| The route of inspection being completed,
! Mr. Roosevelt was escorted to over the
Rhine" a restaurant actually built over
! a branch Of the little stream which in
Cincinnati bears that name, and here an
| elaborate luncheon was serVed-in due time
| \ band in the gallery struck up The Anvil
Chorus" which led Mr.. Roosevelt to
mark that he hoped there nothing
| personal in the selection. The meal was a
| slow and stately proceeding. but the brand
| of Cfncinnati's excellent brew was plenti-
! full and one of the walters. not recogniz-
| ing the fact that some of the guests were
! from out of the city led to remark
with some show of impatience: Whats
| the matter with YOU Cincnnatans? Amt
| you good for four bottles apiece?'
! There were no speeches al the luncheon,
/ but from there the ex-President was escort
ed TO the Music Hall, the auditorium which
| has witnessed so many OF the Queen city's
musical triumphs. An audience estimated
| at six thousand persons filed every avail
| able inch of space, and the stage was
| crowded with distinguished citizens.
| There was an impression very widely en-
tertained that Mr.. Roosevelt would choose
! this occasion 10 pay tribute to the worth
and craftsmanship of his successor, and
| every one was on the qui vive, although
there could be found no particular reason
| for the expectation In the course of his
remarks Mr. Roosevelt twice referred to
| his successor, once commencing his ap-
pointment of DR. Holmes as head of the
Bureau of Mines. He, however, entered
! upon no euogy.
Mr.. Roosevelt first spoke of conservation
and in this connection of the Improvement
Of the Ohio River, declaring himself strong
! IY in favor OF d deeper waterway all the
way 10 the Gulf This aroused the utmost
! enthusiasm among his hearers He paid
! high tribute to Louisiana, whose Governor
was present, for having done more to
| further the conservation policy even than
! the national government. He expressed
gratitude that the present Congress had an
nounced its determination to adopt a CO.
ordinate policy Of river and harbor I'M
provement 1t was in this connection that
( Mr.. Roosevelt commended the appointment
/ of DR.. HOLMES the best man that could
possibly have been chosen to fill the place"
although he did not know the doctor s
! politics
Discussion of the possibilities of the in
creased traffic to result from the improve
ment Of the Ohio led Mr.. Roosevelt TO dis
cuss the general conduct OF business and
! he asserted that no man should be re-
return for such reward to the community
| Any man who gets large quantity of
money by juggling with the capital OF the
| companies formed to increase that traffic
| is not entitled TO any reward at all he
said.
Changes "9ules Of the Game"
| with great vehemence Mr. Roosevelt re-
affirmed his proposition that there is no
| use cOmpiaining IL the SharD business man