The Springfield herald., 1904-09-30
BOLD, MANLY AND HONEST
President RooseveIt's Letter
Of Acceptance Warmly
Praised by Travellers.
NOT ONE ISSUE IS EvADED
Professional and Business Men Read
the Letter on q Train and Unite
In Commenting Its
Directness.

Directness.
Boston, Mass, Sept. 2l.--On the day
when President Rooseveh's letter accept
ing the nomination for the presidency
was issued through the newspapers, Il
trainload of people were travelling from
Boston to New York. The train left
Boston quite early in the morning. and
every man in the parlor car settled him
self down to an uninterrupted study OF
his morning paper. With plenty of time
before them, with nothing to distract
their attention. with no business cares t"
come between them, it was quite natural
that every man in that car should give
the letter an extraordinarily close read
ing. In point of fact, it was easy to
see that every man in that car read that
letter through, practically from beginning
to end. and read it carefully. too. rms
took up a considerable time. and but
little was heard in the car save the
rustling of the newspapers, as the tram
sped on between the beautiful manufac-
turing towns of the Old Bay State.
After while the newspapers were
laid aside One man after another drlft-
ed into the smoking room. and there foi-
lowed the usual Interchange OF opinions
on current topics. The n:cn in the car
were of the usual type of high grade
prosperous American citizens. They rep
resented all sections Of the country. ana
all yocations as well. One was distinct
Iy minister of the gospel, quite mum
ber were bankers going OH to attend
the big convention in New York, there
were several younger men who had their
golf sticks with them, and the rest pre-
sentcd n fair assortment of business and
professional men.
1t was the man with the short white
mutton-chop whiskers who began the
smoke-talk and as n matter of course, he
took for his topic the Presidents letter
of acceptance, which every busy man i'll
that car had just finished reading.
Doe. Not Mince worda.
"There is one thing like about Roose-
velt," said he of the mutton-chops, and
that is that you never have to guess
again rs to what he is talking about, and
what he means. have just finished
reading that long letter in the morning
paper, and | don't believe there Is an
eyasiye word in it. l haven't been Il
Roosevelt man. My business interests
are such that got to paying good deal
of attention to this talk about the Presi-
crazy. erratic fellow. l was opposed to
his nomination at the outset, because l
believed all these stories. When McNin-
ley died, l was fearful that Roosevelts
hot blood would involve us in diihcul-
ties, and, like many other business NEIL
I was extremely anxious about the 1u-
ture have been cured of all that by
the way things have moved in the las.
three years. On the whole, however, l
thought this man Parker would make
pretty good President. and it seemed to
me, anyway, it was about time 1or
change. l read Parkcr's speech of nc-
ceptance with whole lot of interest, be-
cause l wanted to see what he had to
say. He didn't say anything at all. 1t
was the most disappointing thing of that
kind 1 ever read. This letter of Roose-
velt's is exactly the. opposite. 1t doesn't
leave you in doubt single minute as
to what the candidate believes in. 1t is
honest and straightforward, it does not
mince words, there is not the slightest
suspicion of trickery, and after reading
it through from beginning to end, Tor
one cannot find single line to which
could take exception, not n single arsn-
ment which seems to be that Of danger
GUS or an ambitious man. 1t is bold ana
brave, but it is not dishonest, and it is
Ipeech and Roosevelt's letter, tell you
gentlemen, there is absolutely no choice
at all as between the two men. and am
q Roosevelt man from now on
Bold and Honest.
"What l like best about the letter"
said the broad d-shouldercd young fellow,
whose brown face and strong hands gave
evidence of summer largely spent in the
open air, sis the fact that he hits out
straight from the shoulder. l like that
sort of campaign literature. It's the let
ter of q man who looks you In the eye,
and then punches you good and hard. He
doesn't run away from the subject. and
he doesn't dodge. His letter is like the
man, bold and honest. l don't much
care whether he is dangerous or not but
know he suits the young fellows in this
country, and it isn't Il question of poll
tics at all. I'm going to cast my first
presidential vote next November, and it'll
be counted for Theodore Roosevelt, or
I'll know the reason why. The young
men of the country can understand
Roosevelt and they can understand this
letter. He talks of the things that have
been done in the last four years, and
doesn't waste any time on constitutional
law, or in sermons as to the duty of good
citizens The Republican party has done
certain things in the last four years, and
Roosevelt tells what they are. He doesn't
lie about them. lie only tells the facts,
and then he asks the people to vote for
him. il they believe that the government
of the count/ has been run properly. If
they don't, l believe he would rather
have them vote against him. He's that
kind of man. He fights out in the
open, and he's always square. so it's no
wonder that every young man | know is
going to vote for Roosevelt
Parker's Binnder.
"Ihat was an awful dig he gave my
friend Parker" said n well-known law