The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-30
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 Commenting Its
DireCtneSS.

Boston, Mass. Sept. 22,-On the day
when President Rooseve,t's letter accept
ing the nomination for the presidency
was issued through the newspapers, a
trainload of people We're travelling from
Boston to New York. The train left
Boston quite early in the morning, and
every man in the parior 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 ear 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 mannfac-
turing towns Of the Old Bay State.
After a 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 a minister of the gospel. quite Il mum
Der were bankers going Oh 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 a fair assortment Of business and
professional men.
1t was the man with the short white
mutton-chop whiskers who began the
s~moketalk. and as 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-
Welt" said he of the mutton-chops. and
that is that you never have to guess
again as to what he is talking about, and
what he means. l have just finished
reading that long letter in the morning
paper. and / don't believe there is an
eyasive word in it. | haven't been a
Roosevelt man. My business interests
are such that l got to paying a good deal
OF attention to this talk about the Presi-
dent being a dangerous man, a wild.
crazy. erratic fellow. / was opposed to
his nomination at the outset. because |
believed all these stories. When McAln-
ley died, l was fearful that Roosevelts
hot blood would involve Us in difficult
ties. and, like many other business men.
| was extremely anxious about the flu
ture. have been cured of all that by
the way things have moved in the last
three years. On the whole, however, l
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 ac-
ceptance with a whole lot of interest, be-
cause ! wanted to see what he had to
say. He didn't say anything at all. 1t
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 a single minute as
TO what the candidate believes in. 1t is
honest and straightforward. it does not
mince words, there is not the slightest
suspicion of trickery. and after reading
il through from beginning to end, | for
one cannot find a single line to which l
SOuIA GAhC CAtSplAoh, " g PA'e'& I'D
ment which seems to be that Of a danger
Gus or an ambitious man. 1t is bold and
brave. but it is not dishonest, and it is
not deceptive. After reading Parker's
speech and Roosevelt's letter. | tell you,
gentlemen, there is absolutely no choice
at all as between the two men. and am
Z 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 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 of a man who looks you in the eye.
and then punches you good and hard. He
doesn't run away from the subject, and
he doesn't dodge. His letter is like the
man, bold and honest. l don't much
care whether he is dangerous or not, but
I know he suits the young fellows in this
country, and it isn't a question of poll
ties at all. I'm going to east my first
presidential vote next November, and it'll
be counted for Theodore Roosevelt, or
III know the reason why. The young
men of the country can understand
Roosevelt and they can understand this
etter. He talks of the things that have
,een done in the last four years, and
oesn't waste any time on constitutional
NV. or in sermons as to the duty Of good
itizsns. The Republican party has lone
ertain things in the last four years. and
Roosevelt tells what they are. He doesn't
e about them. he only tells the facts,
I'D then he asks the people to vote for
i'm. il they believe that the government
the country has been run properly. II
.ey don't, l believe he would rather
I'VE them vote against him. He's that
nd OF a man. He fights out in the
zen. and he's always square, so it's no
Dnder that every young man l know is
ing to vote for Roosevelt"
L Parkcrss Blunder.
THAT was IN awful dig he gave my
md Parker" said . ~well-known law.