Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-09-15
PRESIDENT RoosEVELT's LET.
TER.


today, is masterpiece of straightfor-
ward, plain, honest exposition OF
straightforward, honest and wise adj
ministration of governmental affairs.
To the reader of campaign documents
who has perused Judge Parker's two
Trades it is relief to read the Presi-
dents letter Honesty as opposed to
duplicity is Immediately the first char
acteristic ascribed to the letter of &C
ceptance. There is no attempt to con-
ceal anything that has been done in
the past four years. 1t does not labor
through series of circumlocutions
before it comes to an assertion, be-
cause it does not need to do so. 1t is
the out-and out statement of facts with
regard to the work done by an out
and-out man. It's every statement can
be verified with facts that are part of
the history of the nation. 1t is a re-
view of the work of one of the most
progressive and prosperous periods
since the establishment of the United
States government.
President Roosevelt's letter brings
home to the voters of the nation the
fact that they must choose at the
polls this year between party of ac-
ton and party of negation. In it
he discusses every possible issue of
the campaign, defends every action of
the administration of which he has
been the head With a few words he
overthrows the weak argument Judge
Parker attempted to make in favor of
his candidacy-that there is now a
deficit in the treasury as against a
surplus four years ago. Roosevelt, in
a direct word or two, shows that this
imaginary deficit is caused by the
purchase of the Panama canal strip
and the revocation of the war taxes
Just as easily will this same letter
overthrow all the obstaces democratic
oratory may attempt to throw up to
prevent hcosevelt's election Could
every voter in the nation be induced
to read this letter thoroughly and re-
member it, no campaign speakers
would be needed by the republicans.
It is campaign in itself. 1t answers
every question doubters or opposition
may PROFOUND. It explains every ac-
ton Of the republican administration
justifies every move that has been
made. shows the wisdom of every pol
icy. Its very stralghtforwardness de-
| fies any successful combat.
No matter what republicans hoped
the Presidents letter would be, no one
is disappointed. Not one subject that
is OF Importance in the campaign is
left untouched Not one democratic
argument but can be answered by
quoting from this letter. No need of
campaign text books with such a let
ter Of acceptance for guidance.
In these columns, during the past
few weeks, we have spoken OF the
democratic party as party of indi-
viduals and have mentioned Judge
Parker's tendency in his address to
the democratic editors at Esopus to
set forth only one side of an argument.
How great is the contrast between
such policies and the honesty of
Roosevelt. What need to say more in
comparing the two men?
| The Courier publishes in this issue
the complete text of President Roose.
velt's letter of acceptance Let every
voter read it thoroughly and care.
fully. The time given to this will not
be lost but will give the reader an
opportunity to become intimately &C.
quainted with the facts regarding the
administration of national affairs dur.
ing the past few years. But for those
| who do not read 1t throughout, the
following paragraphs, cleaned at ran.
dom from the letter, will be of inter
est:
If our opponents are sincere in