Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-12
Republicans Praise the Presi-
dents Letter,
IA STRONG DOCUMENT
GEN. GROSVENOR DECLARES
THAT TT Is UNANsWERABLE
Judge Parker's Reply, It Is Expected,
Will Be Given Out in About q
Week or Ten Days.

Republicans here today expressed the
greatest satisfaction over the letter Of ac-
ceptance Of President Roosevelt. They de-
clare that 1t will prove to be one Of the
strongest documents Of the campaign and
that 1t will be impossible for Judge Parker
to reply to 1t or to produce a paper that
will so thoroughly meet the approval Of the
voters Of the country.
mo man without prejudice can read that
letter and fail to pronounce 1t the greatest
document of the kind ever put out in a
campaign" said Representative Grosvenor.
There will be no reply to President Roose-
velt's arrangement OF the democratic parry
and statement Of the attitude of the repub-
lican party
Democrats are agreed that if Judge Par
ker does not get out a letter Of acceptance
that can stand along side the President s
letter the campaign will be soggy so far as
democratic enthusiasm is concerned. What
democrats are really afraid of is that their
candidate. after having been urged so forci-
bly, by many leaders of his party to come
out into the open and make a vigorous
campaign. may oYerdo his part. His forth
coming letter Is awaited with the most in
tense interest by every democrat who Is
following the campaign.
Judge Parker's Reply.
that Judge Parker would wait for Presi-
dent Roosevelts letter before making pub
lie his own document of the same kind
and that it would largely be in the nature
of reply to Mr.. Roosevelt. 1t is not ex-
pected that Judge Parker's letter will be
made public before the end of another week
or ten days. In the meantime he will be
in receipt of numerous suggestions from
his party friends and will have an oppor-
Inv 20 To-. LII . l.
approves them -
Representative Cowherd. chairman of the
democratic congressional committee, was
seen by Star reporter today. and mis-
opinion was asked in relation to Mr. ROoSe-
veIt's letter.
Chairman Cowherd's Criticism.
''Mr. Roosevelt" replied Mr.. Cowherd zig
always dramatic. both as author and as
President That quality as an author
makes him readable. but President 1t
makes him dangerous. His arguments in
many respects are based on assumptions
not borne out by the record. In his let
ter he attempts by boldneSs to becloud the
issues. AS campaign document his let
ter for circulation among the masses will
be valuable to his party, but as an appeal
to reasoning men of intelligence it will not
prove of value.
But to discuss the letter at all one would
have TO take it up paragraph by paragraph
and review it. For instance, Mr.. Roose-
welt says: Do our opponents object to what
was done In reference to the petition of
American citizens against the Kishinef mas
sacre" He makes no reference to what
he was going to do in that matter and
when we consider how little he did the
mere reference to 1t at all appears amusing
He says there has been no Increase in
the expenses of the administration and the
government, Notwithstanding the fact that
his four years of office have cost the
country more than $2UO.0O00O0 more than
McKfnley's four years. in which he fought
the Spanish war. Then having announced
that there has been no increase of expendi-
lures. he proceeds to explain why expenses
have increased"