The Red Cloud chief., 1904-09-30
tsident Roosevelt's Letter
lot Acceptance Warmly
Praised by Travellers.
mot ONE ISSUE IS EvADED
proies sional and Business Mcn Read
the Letter on a Train aud Unite
in Commenting lis
Directness.

Boston. Mass. Sept. 2L-On the day
when President ltpOscvcit'S letter accept
irg the nomination for the presidency
was issued through the - wSpHpcrS. II
trainlOad of people were travelling from
Boston to New York. The train left
Boston quite early in the morning, and
every man in the plrlor car settled HIM
self down to an uninterrupted study OF
his morning paper. With plenty of time
before them. with nothing 10 distract
their attention. with no business cares 4"
come between them, it was quite natural
that every man in that ear should give
the letter an extraordinarily close read
ing. In point of fact. it was easy 10
see that every man in that car read that
letter through. practically from beginning
70 end. and read it carefully, too. TINS
took mp 4 considerable time, and but
little was heard in the car save the
%rnStling of the newspapers. ~ the tram
sped ON between the beautiful manurac.
turing towns of the Old Bay State.
After a while the newspapers were
laid aside. One man after another drift
cl into the smoking room. aud Their" fol.
lowed the usual Interchange of opinions
on current topics. The men in the ear
were W TIE n~lu " Nv VI "hSh S'""'
Prosperous American citizens. They rep
resented all sections Of the country. and
NIL vacations as well. One was distinct
~ u minister of the gospel, quite II mum
irr were bankers going on to attend
the biz convention in New York, there
were several younger men who had their
golf sticks with them. and the rest pre-
scented a fair assortment Of business and
professional men.
II was the nan with the short white
mutton-chop whiskers who began the
smoke-talk. and IA a 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-
veit.'' said he of the mutton-chops, land
that is that you never have tn guess
again ms to what he is talking about. and
what he means. | have just finished
reading that long letter in the morning
paprr. and | don't believe there is an
cvasivc word in il. l haven't been Il
Roosevelt man. Ny business interests
are such that | got to paying a good dca'
% attention To this talk about the Presi'
dent being a dangerous man, a wila,
crazy. ~crratic fellow. l was opposed t.
Ills nomination at the outset. because !
believed all these stories. When Mcl>in'
ley died. ! was fearful that Roosevelt
hot blood would involve ~ in Difficult
ties, md, like many other business men
was extremely anxious about the fu
ture. | have been cured of all that by
the way things have moved in the las
three years. On the whole, however, ]
thought this man Parker would make q
pretty good President. aud it seemed e
me. anyway. it vas about line for d
change. | read rarker's speech of ac
ccptance with II whole lot Of interest, be
cause ! wanted to see what he had T.
say. lie didn't say anything at all. i
was the most disappointing thing OF tina
kind | ever read. This letter of Roose
velt's Is exactly the opposite. 1t doesn'
leave you in doubt II single minute "a
to what the candidate believes in. 1t il
honest and straightforward. it does no
mincc words. there is not the slightes'
suspicion Of trickery. and after readini
il through from beginning 10 end. ! 70
one cannot find a single line to which
could take exception. not u single argu
mcnt which seems to be that Of a danger
onS or an ambitious man. 1t il bold AM
brave. hut it is not dishonest, and it Il
not deceptive. After reading Parker
speech and Roosevelt's letter, | tell you
gentlemen. there is absolutely no choic,
At all rs between the two men, aud | an
a Roosevelt man from now on
Bold and Honest.
What | like best about the letter,
said the broad -shouldered young fellow
whose brown face and strong hands CAV,
evidence Of n summer largely spent in tn
open air, 'is the fact that he hits on
straight from the shoulder. | like tina
sort of campaign literature. It's the let
ter of n man who looks you in the eye
and then punches you good and hard. IL
doesn't run away from the subject, an,
he doesn't dodge. His letter is like tn
man. bold and honest. ! don't nue.
care whether he Is dangerous or not, In
know he suits the young fellows in thi
country. and it isn't a question of poll
ties nj all. I'm going To east my frs
presidential vote next November, and it,
he counted for Theodore Roosevelt. O
I'll know the reason why. The youn
men of the country can UNDERSTAND
Roosevelt aud they can understand thi
letter. lie talks of the things that hay
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, lie doesn'
lie about them, he only tells the fact
and then he asks the people to vote 70
him. il they believe that the government
of the country has been run properly. !
t9ey don't, l believe he would rattle
h,!e them vote against him. He's tina
kind OF n man. lie fights out in m
open. and he's always square, so it's II
wonder that every young man l know
going to vote for Roosevelt"
Parker's B%lunder,
"That was an awful dig he gave III