The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-06-20
TIRE THIUMPH OF THEODORE
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part so far 1 able in helping
solve problems which must be solved
If We of this, the greatest democratic
republic upon which the sun has ever
shone are TO see its destinies rise to
the high level Of our hopes and its OPP
portunities. This is the duty Of every
citizen. but il is peculiarly my duty.
for any man who has ever been honor
ed by being made president of the
United States is thereby forever after
rendered the debtor of the American
| people and is bound throughout his life
| to remember this as his prime obliga-
| ton and in private life as much in
| public life 50 TO carry himself that the
American people may never feel cause
| TO regret that they once placed him al
their head.
The exercises at the battery We're
surprisingly brief and simple and al
most before the people realized they
were over, Roosevelt. the mayor and
Cornelius Vanderbilt, chairman Of the
reception committee. We're moving to
ward their carriage in the line of the
parade The crowd had their fill Of
| Impressions but the real excitement of
| the day was only beginning.
The Rough Riders
| While Col. Roosevelt and his escort
] were waiting in their carriages for the
head of the parade TO form, the IA
| Rough Riders, who had come from ev-
| cry part of the country-some of them
from as far as Alaska-had their first
chance to greet their old chief.
The parade started at 1870. In front
| OF the Rough Riders and leading the
| line was a detachment of mounted po-
lice. Then came the mounted band of
| Squadron a, New York National Guard.
| followed by Rough Riders, the Roose-
Welt carriage and eighty other car
| rages in which rode the visiting may
| ors, governors, member of the House
| and the United States Senate, and
members of the reception committee.
| Eight mounted police, all formerly
| cavalrymen, who served in the Span
| ish- american war, surrounded the
| Roosevelt carriage.
| The line of march in the lower city
| was through seething whirlpool Of
| enthusiasm. The tall cliffs of the can
yon that is Broadway, We're speckled
! with faces at the windows Every
| thing imag inable was waved allow and
aloft Whirls of descending ticket
| tape, thrown from windows in the fl
nancial district filled the air with
sprals.
| Col. Roosevelt was an enthusiastic
as the crowd. He remained standing
almost constantly throughout the two
| hour journey.
Above Blocker street, still in the
down town district, man with a meg
aphone yelled:
| who'll be our next PRESIDENT"
| AS though by prearranged signal, the
crowd answered, TEDDY" in one stem
torious voice.
| All through the parade it was:
Teddy. Teddy, bully for you. Teddy
eat 'em alive; good boy Teddy"
| The colonel bowed smiled and bow
ed again.
At Fifty-ninth street, where Central
Park begins, the parade disbanded
Col. Roosevelt was driven to the home
Of Theron Butler, where he met fol
the first time a luncheon all the mem.
bers of his family, re assembled.
He left the house at p. IN. in al
automobile for an inspection of the
wedding presents to Miss Alexander
who will become the wife of Theodnr,
Roosevelt, Jr., next Monday.
: At 4:15 he left the AleXanderS' HON,
and drove to the East Thirty fourth
|
tomobile With him were Mrs. Roose
welt and Mrs. Longworth, Miss Ethe
Roosevelt and Richard Parr. The 9th
: ers Of the party remained behind. Al
the way to the ferry. despite the pour
ing rain, crowds lined the streets an,
packed the ferry boat.
! AS Col Roosevelt stepped into hi
special train at Long Island City
delegation from oyster Bay met him
In acknowled cement the colonel Wen
TO the rear platform of his car an,
said
| take this opportunity to thank m,
friends and neighbors for this devo
/ ton. And | want also to thank tn
New York police for the wonderful
work they have done today. | al
} proud that | was once one of then
Goodnight"
Shortly afterward the train drew on
| Of the station. Whenever it pasSe
. | through q town the engineer above
| the train to slow down while the col
| onel waved a SalutatiOn from the rea
platform to the cheering crowds. VIII
. | had Outbraved the storm.