La Junta tribune., 1904-10-01
Pres3deat Roosevelfs Letter
& Acceptance Warmly
Praised by Travellers.
soa sse ISSUE is EvApED
esUSesa1saal - bssisess aes Read
- Letter - Q Irsla and uslts
h csaDes1Iag b
Direetness.

Bssesa. Mas. Sept 2l--On the day
vAsa President Roosevek's letter accept
ing IT, ssninstion for the presidency
was i.s.sd through the newspapers, .
trainioad Il people were travelling from
Boston to New York. The train left
Boston quite early In the morning. and
every aaa IN the parlor car settled him
self down to an uninterrupted study Of
his morning paper. With plenty Of time
before them, with nothing 90 distract
their attention. with no business cares To
come betveen them, 1t was quite natural
that every man In that car should give
the lettes an extraordinarily close read
tnG. In paint OF fact. II was easy to
80 that svery man IN that car road that
lstesr tARsaSh. practically from beginning
- snd. and read II carefully. too. This
took 0p Q considerable time. and but
Nttle was heard In the car save the
rusellng Of the newspapers. A. the train
spsd - between the beautiful manufae-
turias towns Of the Old Bay State.
Aft&s . while the newspapers were
laid eaide. Que man after another drift
ID Int d. smoking room. and there fol-
bowed the usual interchange OF opinions
- currsut eopics. The men In the car
vers sf the usual type Of high grade.
Vrosperous American eitixens. They rep
sssentsd all sections OF the country. and
all vocations ss well. One was distinct
y q minister Of the gospel. quite . num-
bee were bankers going on to attend
shs big csnventioa In New York. there
we're oeverai younger men who had their
golf sticks with them. and the rest pre-
eented fair assortment Of business and
professional men.
Il was the man with the short white
Epttoo-chop whiskers who began the
smoke<alk. and as q matter OF course. he
took for his topic the Presidents letter
Of acceptance. which every busy man in
that car had just finished reading.
Dsss Not Miaes Woeda
There y one thing like about Roose-
veis,~ said he OF the mutton-chops. land
shat = that you never have to gness
again a. eo what he ID talking about, and
what he means. ! have just finished
reading that long letter in the morning
paper, and I don't believe there 10 an
svasivs word In it. l haven't been .
Roosevelt man. Ny business interests
ere such that got to paying good deal
Of attention to this talk about the Presi-
dent being Q dangerous man, . wild.
crazy, ersstic fellow. I was opposed TO
dis nomination At the outset. because !
believed all these stories. When AcKin-
l<y dieA. was fearful that Roosevelt's
hot blood would involve us In dinlcul-
dies. and. like many othef business men,
I was extremely anxious about the fu-
turs. have been cured of all that BY
The way things hare moved in the last
three yearx- On the whole. however. !
thought this man Parker would make
pretty good President. and II seemed to
ne, anyway. II was about time for
change. read Parker's speech Of ae-
esptanes with q whole lot Of interest. be-
Gauss I wanted To see what he had to
.ssy. He didn't say anything at all. 1t
~ the most disappointing thing Of that
kIad I ever read. This letter Of Roose-
velt,s h exactly the opposite. II doesn't
iaavs you In doubt . single minute as
10 what the candidate believes In. Il n
Aousst and straightforward, IL does MOI
nincs worda. there v not tn slightest
suspicio. Of tricksry. and after reading
Il thrsagh from beginning 70 end, for
enc eennot ind Q single line to which ]
eouiA take exception. not Q single afgu-
meat which seems to be that Of . danger
Sus - an ambitioas man. II u bold and
hrave bot it 10 not dishonest, and Il II
~ dscepeivs. Aftef reading Parksrs
speeeA anA RSosevelt's letter. tell yoa.
ssntlsmen. eAers IL absolutely no choice
ct all % between the two men. and a.
Q Reassvelt @an from nov %"
BssA aaA Assesa
sWAes I Ike bese about tAs letter."
sah he hroad -shouldered yeuns fellow.
vhsss brown face and strong hands gave
evidence sf Q summer largely spent In the
Spes air. ~is the fact that he hiss ont
etraisAt frso ths shouldss. I like that
esrt q campaign literature. KS tie Iet-
ese sf Q naa whs looks yss h the eye.
and ths. pasches you good asd hard He
Aessa't r1a sway from the subject. and
- ADssu't dodge. His letter h Ike the
nan, hsh and honest. don't nueh
eass WAseher hs b dangerous - -, but
Z knsv ~ saifs The young fellows In THE
essstsy, en1 Il ISN'T . question Of poll
eies q an tn going - east ny erst
Drss66saeial vsee seat November. and it'n
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