The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-19
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OYSTER BAY, N. Y, June IS
Theodore Roosevelt IS back home
tonight, not in the broad sense Ia
which he used the word home to-
day, when he declared all America
4 was his domicile, but home in the
4 spacious family residence on Saga
NOR Hill, overlooking Oyster Bay.
He came back to his fellow towns
people, he told them. after the third
great epoch in his life.
Once came back to you fresh
from the war, and you greeted me;
came back later president of the
greatest republic that ever existed
In this world, and again you met and
greeted me. Today came back to you
as your fellow villager, and it fills my
heart viii gratitude that again you
are gathered here to meet and greet
me" he said.
But If he CAME back to his home
as a plain citizen, it was to receive
plain welcome Today was a mile
stone in the village history.
And 1t was to lis fellow villager
that Theodore Roosevelt, private citi-
zen, touched closer upon politics than
he did at any time during the great
reception given him in New York City
In a speech full of witticisms on To-
cal color he expounded his idea of a
true private citizen:
THE first essential is being good
citizen he said, with earnestness-
is being good citizen to those who
are nearest to you. Good citizenship
starts in every home. When / see a
man carrying along the infant and not
turning it over to the tender care of
the overburdened mother, know he
Is a good citizen I believe that be-
fore we try to save the nation we
ought to do a little repairing around
home. Be good citizen to your wife,
i to your children, to your neighbors,
10 your village, to your county, to your
state and you will be sure to be a
good citizen to your nation
Roosevelt's journey from Long ISL
and City to his home was a continu-
Gus ovatioon from his own people
special train chartered by the
Roosevelt Neighbors' association and
Inc Roosevelt republican committee
of Nassau county, was in waiting at
the depot of the Long Island railroad.
me last car on the train was the pri-
rate car Of President Peller which
mad been turned over to Roosevelt
and his immediate party.
The train was surrounded by the
4VO Roosevelt enthusiasts from Oys-
ster Bay.
The first members of the Roosevelt
Party to arrive were Quentin and
Archie, the former presidents young
est sons. both rigged out in red, white
and hlne.
4 Roosevelt walked bareheaded
through the lines of his friends, call
ing them by name and grasping many
outstretched hands.
Just before the train started the
colonel came back to the platform
and insited on holding the train until
congressman w. w. Cocks of the Oys
'ef Bay district, had made his way
through the crowd to his private car
AS the train was about to depart there
was cry cf speech! speech" and
roosevelt turned to the line Of police
men gathered about his car, and said
want to take this occasion to thank
me members of this superb police
lofce. One of the things Of which an
Moudest is my connection with the
poilce department, when was police
coamissioner. They are fine fellows
aaa | am glad to see them again"
Then the train, with Roosevelt
Aelghhors started for OYSTER Bay.
In N.w York.
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NEW YORK, June 1S.--New Yori
.ook the First private citizen O
america" to it's bosom today. lionizee
Aih' cheered him, hugged him, ther
sa1 back and drew long breath.
AT no time in his career has thu
personality of Theodore Roosevelt Sc
9mpletely oyershadowed all else a;
ald today when he passed through
''e streets Of the metropolis. Ths