Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-28
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.

Baston, Mass. Sept 21-On the day
when President RooseveH'S letter accept
'ng the nomination for the presidency
was ISSUED through the newspapers, Il
trainload of people were travelling from
Boston to New York The train LETT
Boston quite early in the morning. ana
every man in the pallor car settled him
self down to an uninterrupted study of
his morning paper. With plenty OF time
before them, with nothing 70 distract
their attention with no business cares "a
come between them. il 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 ear read that
letter through, practically from beginning
TO end, aud read it carefully. too. This
took up a considerable time. and but
little was heard in the ear 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 We're
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
an vorations as well. One was distinct
~ minister of the gospel, quite mum
her were bankers going on to attend
the big convention in New York, there
were several younger men who had theif
Ill xr-ifh nd - u
scented Il fair assortment Of business and
professional men.
1t was the man with the short white
mutton-chop whiskers who began the
.snoke4talk, and as matter of course, he
took for his topic the Presidents letter
of acceptance. which every busy man i'll
that car had just finished reading,
Does Not Mince Words.
There is one thing like about ROoSe-
veh." 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. | haven't been a
Roosevelt man. My business interests
are such that I got to paying a good deal
oi attention to this talk about the Presi-
dent being a dangerous man, wild,
oiazv. erratic fellow. | was opposed to
his nomination at the outset because !
believed all these stories. When Mckin-
lev died. | WAS fearful that Roosevelt 5
hot blood would involve rs in difficult
ties. and. like many other business men.
| was extrenFly anxious about the fur
ture. | have been cured of all that by
the way things have moved in the laSt
three years. On the whole, however,
thought this man Parker would make Il
pretty good President, and it seemed to
me. anyway. il was about time FOR a
change | read Parker's speech of ac-
ceptance with whole lot of interest. be-
cause | wanted to see what he had to
say. He didn't say anything ut all. 1t
was the most disappointing thing of that
kind ever read. This letter Of Roose-
velts is exactly the opposite. 1t doesn
leaxe Won in doubt single minute as
To what the candidate believes in 1t is
honest aud straightforward. it does not
nince words, there is not the slightest
suspicion OF tricllery and after reading
it through from beginning to end. for
one cannot find single line to which |
could take exception. not a single argu-
mpnt which seems to he that OF a danger
onS or aa ambitious man. 1t is bold and
brave, but it is not dishonest. and it is
not deceptive. After reading Parker :
speech and Roosevelt's letter, | tell you,
gentlemen. there is absolutely no choice
at all as between the two men. and | am
a Roosevelt man from now on.
Bold and Honest
I ILL.,, host y nuf the letter -
said the broad-shoullereu young fellow,
whose brown face and strong hands gave
evidence Of summer largely spent in the
omen air. lis the fact that he hits out
straight from the shoulder. | like that
SORT Of campaign literature. Its the let
fer Of a man who looks you in the eye.
aud then punches you good aud hard. He
doesn't run away from the subject, and
ba doesn't dodge His letter is like the
man. bold and hoacst. don't much
care whether he is dangerous or not, but
know he suits the young fellows in this
country. and it isn't a question Of poll
tics nj all. I'm going to cast my first
nrasidentiaI vote next November. and it'll
he countcd for Theodore Roosevelt. or
IN know the reason why. The young
men of the country can understand
Roosevelt
Iefter. He talks of the things that have
been done in the last four years. and
doesn't waste any time on constitutional
law. or in sermons as to the duty of good
citizens. The Republican party has done
certain things in the last four years. and
Roosevelt tells what they are He doesn t
lie about them. he only tells the facts
and then he asks the people n vote for
him. If they believe that the government
Of the country has heen run properly II
they don't. believe he would rather
have them vote against him. Hes that
kind of man. He fights out in the
open. and he's always square, 50 its no
wonder that every young man | know j
going to vote for Roosevelt.
Parker's BIunder.
THAT was an awful dig he gave my
friend Parker" said a weli-knOwn law