The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 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 Train and Unite
In Commenting Its
Directness.

Boston, Mass. Sept. 2l-On the day
when President Roosevet's letter accept
ing the nomination for the presidency
was issued through the newspapers, a
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 tC distract
their attention, with no business cares to
come between them, 1t 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 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 n 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.
,osantad al sac,inns ~ tho country ana
Iii ,oco,;ors &c u.au ora was DISTINCT
10 ,o;ri.tor ~, tha ,os,..I on;ta a num-
To- u,ara h,nLars III, on 20 ,ttara
the big convention in New York, there
were several younger men who had their
golf sticks with them, and the rest pre-
sentod fa,r ossortment ~ hnsiness and
nrofos,;on,i mon
1t was the man with the short white
sn,otatait ,na as matter ~ conrs. be
,oor Co. Nc tonjc ,ho pros;dant,s letter
~, accantanoo ryhich ororv hnsy man in
,ho, 90 h.d ;rst s,;shoJ reading
Does Not Mince Words.
There Is one thing like about hoose-
velt,' said he of the mutton-chops, and
that IS that you never have to guess
again as to what lie Is talking about, ana
what he means. have Just hhisned
reading that long letter in the morning
paper, and don't believe there is an
evasive word IN II. haven't peeh a
Roosevelt man. My business interests
are such that got to paying a good deal
of attention to this talk about the Presl-
dent being dangerous man, n wild,
crazy. erratic fellow. was opposed to
his nomination at the outset. because
believed all these stories. When Mchin-
ley died. was fearful that Roosevelt S
hot blood would Involve us IN uiincui-
ties, ana. IKE many other business men
was extremely ANXIOUS hpon. Tue ,u
ture. nave peen cureu Oh M that ny
inc way thihgs nave hiofeu IN tnc i"s,
three years oh tne "hoie' no"efer,
thonght TINS man fhrker wouiu n'ahe
pretty GOOD PRESIDENT ana II seeHeu u
me- anyway, !. was ABOUT uihe .or u
change- l read fafker spsech Oh nc
ecptahce Win whoie lot OF intefest' pe
eause ! wanted 10 see wnat ne nau 70
say ne uiun say ansthins u. an
was the most disappointins tnins o, tnh'
Kind ever read. rms letter OF hoose
Veits IS exaciiy tne opposite. =. uoesn
leave you In DOUBT single minute as
10 what the cnndidate pehe'es IN. IL Is
honest and straishttorward, IL Goes no.
mince worus' there Is no. ,ne snsh,est
Suspicion OF trickery' anu aiter Ieauins
AZ throhgh from oeginnihg 10 emu l 10.
one cannon ma Single me 70 WHICH =
couid take exception, no. sins'e hrsu-
ment whch seems TO pe ina. Oh uhnser
Gus or an anoitious man. III Is po,u an"
brave. but IL is NOT uishonest, ana u Is
not oecepuve. After reauins ia.her
speech ana hooseVeits letter ten You
gentlemen there ~ hpsoiuteiy no cnoice
at an as petweeh tne TWO men, anu 1 am
hoosevet man from now on.
Bold and Honest.
what l like best about the letter.
said the broad-shouldered young fellow.
whose brown face and strong hands gave
evidence of a summer largely spent in the
open air, lis the fact that he hits out
straight from the shoulder. l like that
sort of campaign literature. IT'S the let
ter or man VINO looks you IN tne eye.
ana tnen punches you soou and naIu' iis