Milford chronicle., 1904-09-30
,..,idsut ROOseVelt's Letter
4 Acceptance Warmly
Praised by Travellers.
,or ONE ISSUE is EvADEO
..,..,;onsl and Business Men Read
ae Letter on a Train and Unite
10 Commenting Its
OiTecinesS.

DirecinesS.
p,.too Mass Sept 22.-On the day
-. President Ro0seveit's letter accept
~ n. nomination for the presidency
= ;ssrod through the newspapers,
sJ,,o3 of people were travelling from
5-,,n to New York The train left
p..,o7 ouite early in the morning, and
- man in the parOr ear settled him
m dawn to an uninterrupted study OF
1, mornipg paper. With plenty of time
th-s them. with nothing to distract
~, ,ttention with no business cares to
~, between them, it was quite natural
NJ. srarr man in that car should give
\, lattar an extraordinarily close read
4, In point Of fact, it was easy to
4, that every man in that car read that
LII, through. practically from beginning
. spd and read it carefully, too. This
nd M considerable time, and but
ftlo was heard in the car save the
n4jng Of the newspapers, as the train
n,i on between the beautiful manufac-
,-,i,g towns Of the Old Bay State
After while the newspapers were
s5 aside. One man after another drift
J, into the smoking room, and there fol-
brsj tbe usual Interchange Of opinions
r current topics The men in the car
were Of the usual type Of high grade.
rnsperous American citizens. They rep
resented all sections of the country. and
al yocatons as well. One was distinct
n minister of the gospel, quite num-
ben were bankers going on to attend
Ge biz convention in New York, there
we're several younger men who had their
f5f sticks with them, and the rest pre-
anied fair assortment of business and |
Professional men
It was the man with the short white |
uutton-chop whskers who began the |
snoketalk, and as matter of course. he |
b0k for his topic the Presidents letter
Of acceptance which every busy man in |
that car had just finished reading |
Does Not AIince Words.
There is one thing l like about Roose- |
get" said he Of the mutton-chops, "and |
that is that you never have to guess
again rs to what he is talking about, and |
what he means. I have just finished
reading that long letter in the morning
paper and ! don't believe there is an
sviSye word in it. | haven't been a
Roosevelt man. My business interests
ere such that ! got to paying good deal
Of attention to this talk about the Presi-
dent being a dangerous man, 4 wild,
crazy, erratic fellow. was opposed to
bis nomination at the outset because l
believed all these stories When McKin-
ley died, | was fearful that Roosevelt's
bot blood would involve MS in difficult
tes. and, like many other business men,
was extremely anxious about the fu-
tafe have been cured Of all that by
ne way things have moved in the Lass
AFee years On the whole, however, l
thought this man Parker would make a
pretty good President, and it seemed to
ne anyway it WAS about time for a
eaange read Parker's speech of ac-
@pAace with Il whole lot of interest be-
0use | wanted to see what he had to
s'l. lie didn't say anything at all. 1t
was vas tle most disappointing thing of that
All ever read. This letter of Roose-
e'S Is exactly the opposite. 1t doesn't |
N1'e you IN doubt single minute as {
"nat the candidate believes in 1t is
unrest anu straightforward it does not
llAge words. there is not the slightest
Ap"oA OF trickery. and after reading i
through from beginning to end. ! for ,
~s cannot lind n single line to which I I
SlIa laAe exception, not single arcu-
-'1' "hich seems to be that of dauger- {
an ambitious man. 1t is bold and /
ua'e' out it is not dishonest. and it is i
Wy ueeeptye After reading Parker's $
rs.tu and Rooseyelt's letter | tell you f
s...enea' there is absolutely no choice g
eH as between the two men. and am +
"''SeFelt man from now on" t
a,,.. Bold and Honest. il
"lat l like best about the letter" 2
v,. N. 'le oroad-shoaldered young fellow, @
,v'I rs3'e Drown face and strong hands gave "
ona, OF q summer largely spent in the Il
s,,;.s ai' Is the fact that he hits ont p
s,,' - from the shoulder, l like that u
Il. campaign literature It's the let b
an5 u man who looks. you in the eye. "
49,, ,su punches YOU good and hard He p
a. run away from the subject. and u
u,r t,, uodge His letter is like the Il
e,, - 1oIl and honest. don't much Of
& Ia Dg'1ef he Is dangerous or not but d
eoB1f.. ut Sg!iS the young fellows in this al
6rs ~ %Nu l isn't a question of poll IL
E ppslo.ai, ail m going to cast my first Il
4 b c,n.'. '.'a' vote next November. and it'll g
" Il b.. 'NA AutOlOfe Roosevelt, or "a
M, 1l3| the reason why. The young r
R. U the country can understand ii
M. 'eII and they can understand this pl
b. lie talks of the things that have &c
a1es,,e. eOue IN the last four years. and te
ir ~ waste any time on constitutional liz
eti1so. 'u sermons as to the duty of good Ell
sT,;. s' i, The Republican party has done of
Rooes--.5,.i 5iings in the last four years. and or
{, 'S,elt ,S.e tells what they are. He doesn't pl
nd f,u' n.y.. them, he only tells the facts
hn ',el 4, D, he asks the people to vote for sa
a ia lney believe that the government tn
6sv sgao9iiatry has been run properly. If di
l,r. tSl gou l. believe he would rather an
sa5 ~ oeen vote against him. He's that Sc
psa 49, 4 man. He fights out in the ed
sou5srr r4I ~ mes hes always square. so it's no tn
goag fl 'uat every Young man 1 know is Pi
'ole for Roosevelt" CO
sF.. Parker's BIunder. Ps
dad p. was was an awful dig he gave my ca
'arker'" said well-known law We