The Dickinson press., 1904-09-17
ONLY ONE ISSUE LEFT
1t Is the Offices, and the Democrats VIII
Mover Abandon 1t.

1t Is the Offices, and the Democrats VIII
Mover Abandon 1t.
There is one issue the Democrats
nave not and never will abundoll-.the
offices. With Il light heart and an
easy conscience they are willing to
swallow the gold standard, to enter a
nolle pros as to the tariff robbery"
to construct the Panama canal and to
postpone independence for the Philip.
pines until the Filipinos have donned
clothes, but the otfices-these they must
have or the last exc1pp for their par.
tvs existence is gone.
Editor Pulitzer is writing page upon
page OF open letters in the New York
World, which prints them because he
owns it, to prove that Theodore Roose-
welt and lie alone is the issue. 1.-The
paramount issue of this campaign
the editor writes addressing himself
direct to the president. lis not as you
would have it, free trade or free silver,
but YOU YOURSELF - Theodore
Roosevelt. This issue inforccd upon
the country by your unusual tcmperl-
ment ard talent-your own strong,
ab&c. ambitious, resourccful, militant,
passionate personality, your versatile
and surprising genius"
1t this were not meant to be alarm
Ing it would fittingly describe one side
OF the personality of the Republican
standard bearer worthy Of being print
ed in flaming type and posted at every
cross roads in the country. Add to it
the nnquestioncd attributes Of honesty,
courage and patriotism, and you have
the true measure of the head of the
Republican ticket. Mr.. Pulitzer cannot
find that the possession of any of the
impulsive and willful traits he has at.
trihutcd to the president has led him
into hasty, arbitrary or ill-considercd
acts, or into any policy inimical to the
public welfare or that has not been
fully justified by the event.
No higher tribute could be paid to
the president than the way in which
he has been singled out by Mr.. Pulitzer
as the one cngrossing, overshadowine
issue of the campaign.
Now. why does Mr.. Pulitzer wish tC
get rid of Il president Of such known
and approved qualities to make way
for the untcsted and inexperienced
master Of Rosemount?
The answer is plain - THE OF
FICES. Mr.. Pulitzer is Democrat
"A transplanted Missouri Democrat
He knows that Intentional Democracy
is very hungry and very thirsty ant
that 1t is weary of feeding upon thu
husks that fall to the share Of the op
position party ut Washington.
So long rs Mr.. Roosevelt is in th'
White House Mr.. Pulitzer knows tha
every Office, outside of the classified
service, will go to a Republican, pro
vided there is no Democrat so mucl
better qualified for it that to ignore hi:
claims would create national scan
dal.
What Mr.. Pulitzer and the Democra
cy want is that the only touchstone O
fitness for federal offices shall be th'
fraycd maxim of David b. Hill, II an
4 Democrat" Upon this issue he ha
no misgivings as to the firm and IL
revocable" convictions of the sphin1
of Esopus. In Judge Parker's eye
the author of the maxim ITO the vic
tors belong the spoils' was the great
est statesman, not excepting Eos
Tweed, New York has ever produced
And Mr.. Pulitzer believes that Demo
cratic mummy Of the Marcy school il
the White House would not permi
any question of fitness to interfere be
tween the faithful and the federal pa,
roll.
At present the sturdy, robust Rcpub
licanism Of Theodore Roosevelt stand
between the Democracy and the OF
fees. How to remove this stumbling
block in the path of the lean and hun
gry wanderers of 1896 and 1900 is th
supreme, the only issue left to tn
Democracy.
If a national election could be de
cided by the voters wanting job, IRE
spective Of their fitness for it. th'
Democracy under the leadership of MI
Pulitzer would be invincible.
Carefully prepared statistics show
that the number of business failure!
In 1892 the last year under Presiden
Harrison, was 1874, while in 1893
the first year of his Democratic success
sor, they were 1922. A party whose
success always alarms capital ant
causes an increase in the number Of
business failures is not one for patriot
lc Americans to support