Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 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 a Train and Unite
in Commencing Its
Directness.

Boston, Mass, Sept 2l.-On the day
when President Roosevelt's letter accept
ing the nomination for the presidency
was issued through the newspapers, a
Irainload 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 to distract
their attention, with no business cares to
come between them, it 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 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 num-
Der were bankers going on 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
smoke4talk and as 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 l ike about Roose
velt," 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 al
evasive word in it. | haven't been
Roosevelt man. My business interests
are such that | got to paying good dea
OF attention to this talk about the Presi
crazy. erratic fellow. l was opposed tC
his nomination at the outset, because
believed all these stories. When McKin
ley died, was fearful that Roosevelt
hot blood would involve us in Difficult
ties and, 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
pretty good President. and it seemed Il
me, anyway, ii was about time for
change / read Parker's speech of ac
ceptance with whole lot of interest, be
cause | wanted to see what he had u
say. He didn't say anything at all l.
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 single minute a
to what the candidate believes in 1t j
honest and straightforward. it does no
ninee words, there is not the slightes
suspicion of triekery, and after readini
it through from beginning to end. l TO
one cannot find single line to which
could take exception, not a single argu
n,ent which seems to be that of danger
Gus or an ambitious man. 1t is bold AM
brave. but if is not dishonest, and If j
not deceptive. After reading Parker
speech and Roosevelt's letter, tell you
gentlemen, there is absolutely no choic
at all as between the two men, and l 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 summer largely spent in th
open air, els the fact that he hits on
straight from the shoulder. l like tina
sort OF campaign literature. It's the LEI
ter of a man who looks you in the eye
and then punches yJu good and hard. III
80. run away from the subject. an
III dodge. His letter is like tn
Spd honest. l don't niue
be is dangerous or not, bu
the young fellows in thi
isn't question of poll
going to cast my frs
vt November, and it,
sdore Roosevelt, o
why. The youn
can understan
understand thi
k5ings that hav
Alr years, an
constitutions
kiuty of goo
~ has don
~ years. an
He doesn'
the facts
. vote 70
bvernmen
operly. !
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