Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-09-29
President RooseveIt's Letter
of Acceptance Warmly
Praised by Travellers.
NOT ONE ISSUE is EVADED
Professional and Business Men Read
the Letter on a Train and Unite
in Commencing It's
Directness.

Boston, Mass. Sept. 22.-On the day
when President RoOsevelt's letter accept
ing the nomination for the presidency
was issued through the newspapers, IL
tSlinload 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 to
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. This
took up a considerable time, and but
little was heard in the car save the
rustling of the newspapers, as the train
sped on between the beautiful manufac-
turing towns OF the Old Bay State.
After while the newspapers were
laid aside. One man after another drift
ed into the smoking room, and there fol-
lowed the usual interchange Of opinions
on current topics. The men in the car
were of the usual type of high grade.
prosperous American citizens. They rep
resented all sections of the country, and
all vocations as well. One was distinct
ly minister of the gospel, quite num-
Der were bankers going on to attend
the big convention in New York, there
were several younger men who had their
golf sticks with them, and the rest pre-
scented 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 in
that car had just finished reading.
Does Not Mince Words.
"There is one thing like about Roose-
velt," said he of the mutton-chops, land
that is that you never have to guess
again as 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
eyasive word in it. l haven't been a
Roosevelt man. My business interests
fare such that got to paying a good deal
dent being a dangerous man, wild,
crazy, erratic fellow. l was opposed to
his nomination at the outset because
believed all these stories. When Mckin-
ley died, l was fearful that Roosevelt s
hot blood would involve us in difficult
ties, and, like many other business men,
l was extremely anxious about the flu
ture. | have been cured of all that by
Ah. hnx, IN, a In
three years On the whole, however,
thought this man Parker would make a
pretty good President, and it seemed to
me, anyway, it was about time for a
change. l read Parker's speech of nc
ccptance with a whole lot of interest, be
cause l wanted to see what he had t.
say. He didn't say anything at all. II
was the most disappointing thing of that
kind | ever read. This letter OF Roose
velt's is exactly the opposite. 1t doesn't
leave you in doubt single minute n.
to what the candidate believes in. 1t il
honest and straightforward it does no
mince words, there is not the slightes
suspicion of trickery, and after reading
it through from beginning to end l 70
one cannot find n single line to which
could take exception, not a single argu
Ultul W men httIlS 10 be lDdl u IL uHHHtI
Gus or an ambitious man. 1t is bold an,
brave, but it is not dishonest, and it i
not deceptive. After reading Parker
speech and Roosevelt's letter, tell You
gentlemen, there is absolutely no choic
at all as between the two men, and an
a Roosevelt man from now on"
Bold and Honest.
"What | like best about the letter,
said the broad-shoudered young fellow
whose brown face and strong hands CAV
evidence of n summer largely spent in tn
open air, sis the fact that he hits on
straight from the shoulder | like tina
sort of campaign literature. It's the let
ter of a man who looks you in the eye
and then punches you good and hard. ii
doesn't run away from the subject, an
he doesn't dodge. His letter is like III
man, bold and honest. l don't niue
care whether he is dangerous or not, bu
/ know he suits the young fellows in thi
country, and it isn't n question of poll
ties at all. I'm going to cast my frs
presidential vote next November. ana it,
be counted for Theodore Roosevelt, q
III know the reason why. The youn
men of the country can understan
Roosevelt and they can understand thi
Ictter. lie talks or the Things that nav
been done in the last four years, an
doesn't waste any time on constitutions
law, or in sermons as to the duty of goo
citizens The Republican party has don
certain things in the last four years. an
Roosevelt tells what they are. He doesn
lie about them, he only tells the fact,
and then he asks the people to vote fo
him. if they believe that the government
OF the country has been run properly. ]
they don't, l believe he would rattle
have them vote against him. He's tina
kind OF man. He fights out in tn
open. and he's always square, so it's II
wonder that every young man l know
going to vote for Roosevelt"
Parker's BIuHder.
THAT was an awful dig he gave m
friend Parker" scid a well-known Law