The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-18

Brief Works of Roosevelt Look at 1,
IL l. not a large. heavy and exp-nsiy
volume IL IL like Mr.. Roosevelt himself
brief and to the point. But. big or little
! costly or cheap. IL has got more truth q
| II. more genuine wisdom. more goc'
sound Practical. ordinary. everyday
plain horse sense In II than any book yJr
| ever owned In your lives or ever will owl
Friends. I'm n farmer like you are
| most OF us-and I've thrashed moSe grail
this year than any dozen Of you pat to
! seth.r- And while I've been tiIrashiu' Ty'
| been clTculatin' jhis little book aroun,
/ among my friends; and I want 10 say u
| YOU that this book. above everything else
! l. the book FOR the f.rmsr-for The mai
| VINO hhS made this great nsti1n' Thi
] book - fo' you. and especially n YOU ar,
| Republican farmer here in Missouri
4 where YOU do not lind IL political condL
| ii"nS that sympathy hich sou crave
You viii IND IL in this little book. friends
the sympathy OF your President II. :
( IA man ~ mind. but you must know. YOU
must feel. that above all other things n.
! Is a man of larg. heart. In this book you
J viii get intimately acquainted with him
ard he Will get closer To- you You Will
come into contact with that large cnyelop-
ing sympathy which u i your right and
your satisfaction TO receive from this
great man Of the plain people. upon whom
the mantcl OF Abraham Lincoln has fallen
20 nttinglv and well Take Tneoi0T.
Roosevelt and let him BE- your friend. your
neiShboT. your sympsthiz.r and adviser.
Receive his wisdom and his friendship fcr
yourselves. gentlemen. for yourselves.
The cheering which srOSe came direct
from the heart Jones had touched his
he.treTS-aild Was prepared to touch chem
further. They crowded eagerly about his
open trunks. ard the supply Of little blue
volumes melted rapidly while a stream OF
dollars poured it, way into In. vendor
pocket. Charley Jones the while kept up
= rapid fire Of sood-natUred eNhD:tatiOn.
ana II was not long until tn" very last one
~ tn Brief Works o: Roosevelt all
several hunir-d-hsi been sold. .
suddenly. with tn. sale of the last one
Pevely S-addsr. was seen TO rise above TN.
level of the crowd. mounting hOrs.
is peculiarly seductive and plaintive quail
ity. due 10 the nasal twans attracted the
instant attention Of the crowd.
Gentlemen" l.. said Il wouldn't Of
ness Ter anything in the w"rl' and II Jest
ratul !y H.ieyes me TO the very soul TO
th'ow any cold water on this here love
feast o your II ana his II. but you all look
Ike tol.able sensible men 10 me- and You
look like YOU got rom. pride about you.
too i notice that most OF YOU has bought
and | jest want To git every one Of you
that's got ono TO hold IL up In his hand
50 kin So. him. because I want TO s;ive
all Of you that's got EN- a little p'inter''
over the heads Of the crowd the little
blue volumes showed everywhere
What in thunder are you up to- de-
mantei Charley Jones. somewhat alarmed
and half-anserei a; Peveiy.
Il amt meaning no harm" Peyely re-
piled In tones OF in.rabi. Innocence, An
want i 20 .how EN- how their great
candidate OF the people loves ard respects
en-. It's in III. book and they kin -. fer
theirss'f how much Re thinks Of en-.
Vow. you all that's got thes.a here
books. ! vant,to ask how many Of you IL
Of kshoka? VIII you kin'ly raise we're
Forty Or nf,y OF The hang. yen, Up.
tinuei. rs farmers that ILLS the soil ami.
az my frten' SAYS. ha. made this natto:.
great. VIII all tho farmers raise tiieir
Not less thsn 30 hands shot upward.
Nov. gentlemen pursued P.veiy.
opening the blue volume which he held In
his hands. and which I had left him
peru.ins the night before: I'm les, ask !
how you all stand with yore candidate,
You that Is mechanics and worhrnerl In .
the city kin ind out jest how much love l
that 10 farmer. kin Ind on; jest how !
much he prizes you You viii sec on /
page is3 that he takes and compares you /
all and compares the cow punchers with /
night readin' this over and over anil 7 4
sin.t much on readin'. but 81 you'll bear
With me. as the preacher says fer a min
ute. I'll try an. read IT 20 you the best
about them there COW punchers-he rays"
.and PeveiJ read slowly and I'm the
When drunk on the yiliaino,,s whisky
Or the frontier towns. they cut mad an
,tcs ridin' their horse. into the saloons
iri their pistols right and left. from
ooisterous isht-hsariedness rather than
rom any vtciousness and indllgiu' too
'ften fn deadly shoottn' ARRAYS Iroughi
N either by the accidental contact Of tne
Moment on account Of some long-staniins
yrudge. or perhaps because of had blood
between two localities. but except vhil.
N these sp.ees they air quiet. rather self
,ontained men: perfectly frank and sim
DE. and on their own ground treat =
'trsnger with the moSI whole-souied hos
Vitality, doing all IN their power fer him
md scornin' to take any reward i'm re-
urn Although prompt to resent an in |
ury. they air not at all apt 70 be ruG.
o outsiders. trestin' them with what kin
Ilmoet be called grave courte.y'
'eveiy PAUSED for a moment and remarked.
Now that THAR Is what Miser Roosevelt
avs about them COW puuchers. and !
would take IL that theys tollsbie tough
rowd. wouldn't you? ] don't reckin' any
4 YOU all would want 10 'sociate with
ellers that ride into town emptyiT' both
cvolvers into the bodies of p.soesble.
av-abidinE citizens. an committin' muir
ers Jest fer fun and rtdin' into harTooms
md soakin' full O. viilainous whisky 10
20 out and shed more bloo5-vould you
hink them good enough 'sociates fer
Well said Pevely. bending over the
lue book once more. I'll &c right on
rhere I left OF and read YOU what re
avs comparin them sild. ragin'. shootln
uffians with peaceable mechanics and
Forxmen Of the cities and farmers Of the
ountry. He seems to think. whole lot
1ore Q. them fellers than he does OF you
'' 'They air much better fellcrs and
leasanter companions than small farmers
z agricultural laborers: nor air the me-
hanics and worknen OF a great city TO
Pevely looked at the crowd expectantiy
What do you all think o that. h de
handed: They air much better fsllerk
nd pleasanter companions than small
armers or agricultural labcrers. nor air
he mechanics and workmen OF a great
ity TO he mentioned in the same breath.
Veil. well. reckin' he amt got much use
er you all.
Look to wore right towards the broad
weep;n' praifies Of Illiuoi. titled by yuI
II that has made this great land; look 10
ee how you all have made the prosperity
Z that THAR land. look to the Wssf
Rough Kansas and see how you have la
ore3 ana sweat out thar 10 max ~
as made every State in the Of Union an
made the Republican and Democratic pir-
les ,h'owed in. And you mechanics snc
sorkmen OF the city. Of this grast CITY
{ Kahoka the county seat o. Clark C2un-.
v and New York and Chicago anC o, |
I, Louis and X g. and everywhatr-iorE
nd see What you done-yor have ma.
uildin' up the country-aDd what does ar.
Roosevelt have TO say OF you all. He says
e thinks you all Amt NJ fer MS .ociety'
hoo;in' rough riders that he takes to his
osom Them COW punchers Is sood
noush fer him. but you amt as good a.
hem. You amt good COMPANY You an
nod feIl.rs like they air. Yore hospital
~ amt worth nothin' by the side q; their
ootin'. tootin' Wild hurrays and yofe can
iaa.e SAYS So You knee as i 70 I,n down S on
90, ali I'M, n. says them COW punchcr-