Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-06-25
ROOSEVELT is HOME
ARRIVES SAVELY AFTER HIS
TRIP OF $4,000 Miles.
Was Greeted by Thousands of Admirers
at New York Port Saturday-Makes
Goes to Oyster Bay-Will Now Post
Himself on National Affairs.

Himself on National Affairs.
away a year and quarter from Amer
lea and have seen strange and inter-
esting things, alike in the heart of the |
frowning wilderness and in the capitals |
of the mightiest and most highly pol
ished of civilized nations" said Colonel
Roosevelt in his speech today. 81 have
thoroughly enjoyed myself, and now
am more glad than l can say to get
back, to get home, to be back in my
own country, back among people love.
And l am ready and eager to do my part
so far as l am able in helping solve
problems which must be solved if we of
this, the greatest democratic republic on
which the sun has ever shone are to see
its destinies rise to the high level of
our hopes and its opportunities.
''This is the duty of every citizen,
but it is peculiarly my duty; for any
man who has ever been honored by be-
ing made president of the United
States is thereby forever after rem
dered the debtor of the American peo-
pie and is bound throughout his life to
remember this as his prime obligation,
and in private life as much as in pub
lie life so to carry himself that the
American people may never have cause
to feel regret that once they placed him
at their head. "
At $3.50 O'Clock Mr.. Roosevelt was
transferred from the Kaiserin Auguste
Victoria to the revenue cutter Manhat-
tan, where he was welcomed by num-
Der of personal friends and relatives
and Captain Archibald w. Butt, rep
resenting President Taft.
Shortly after this he was transferred
from the Manhattan to the revenue cut
ter Androscoggin, which led the water
parade that takes him up as far as
Fifty-ninth street, North river and
down to the Battery, where he was Of
ficially welcomed by Mayor Gaynor of
New York at IL o clock.
saluted With 81 Guns.
The battleship already had saluted
the returning former president at
Sandyhook with 21 guns, but on com
ing to anchor alongside the liner the
South Carolina hoisted long strings of
remnants and the river craft joined in
the demonstration with loud and pro-
longed blasts from their whistles.
Thanked by Mrs. Roosevelt, his
daughter, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, and
his son Kermit, Theodore Roosevelt
stood on the flying bridge of the liner
above all the decks of the ship, and
with his characteristic smile overspread-
ing his tanned countenance and a shiny
silk hat in hand, he waved acknowledge
ment to the pandemonium on all sides
of him.
Teddy Throws Kisses.
As the cutter Manhattan came along
side the Kaiserin Mr.. Roosevelt made
his way through a group of second
cabin passengers, who clustered along
the rail, and, spying his children on
the Manhattan, called to them and
threw them kisses.
Mrs. Roosevelt was the first to come
down the gangplank from the Kais-
erin to the Manhattan. In a moment
she had thrown her arms about Archie
and Quentin and effusively kissed and
Rugged both of them. She next greet
ed Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and his
fancee, Miss Eleanor Alexander.
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the deck of the Manhattan and with
the exuberance and spirit of a school
boy he slapped his son Theodore on
the back. He then turned to Miss
Alexander and kissed her. He took up
Quentin and Archie in his arms and
gave them resounding smacks.
These greetings over, Mr.. Roosevelt,
with Collector of the Port Loebb at his
side, extended cordial greetings to the
Others on board the Manhattan. He
shook hands with everybody, includ-
ing members of the crew. In the
meantime the big liner was hemmed
in close by mail boats and newspaper
tugs, while clustering about this cen
trail group were yachts, excursion
boats, lighters and all kinds of mer-
chant craft, all gaily decorated with
flags. The cheering was continuous be-
tween those on board the assembled
fleet and the passengers on the Kais-
erin.
oyster Bay Greets Him.
Oyster Bay, N. Y.-Theodore Roose-
welt is back once more among his neigh
bors. He arrived in Oyster Bay from
New York Saturday night at o'clock
on special train over the Long Island
railroad, attended by the Roosevelt
Neighbors' Association Of Nassau
County.
The whole town was out at the sta
ton and the cheering throng almost
swept the ex-president from his feet
as he stepped to the ground. Bowling
and shaking hands with his old