The river press., 1904-10-19
ONLY ONE ISSUE LEFT.
It Il the 'Oaiccs, and the Dem Hlocrats
Will Never Abandon It.

" bl A~CNCT |OAuuSh Ass
There is one issue the Democrats have
not and never will abandon-t.lc Of
fees With a light heart and an easy
conscience they are willing to swallow
| the gold standard 70 enter nolle prosse
as to the tariff robbery to con-
struct the Panama Canal and t, post
pone independence for the Philippines
until the Filipinos have donncd clothes,
but the ofticrs-these they must have OF
| the last excuse for their party's exist
ence 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
! Roosevelt and he alone is the issue
The paramount issue of this campaign
the editor writes. addressing himself tli-
rect to the President. ''is not as yon
would have it. free trade or free silver.
hut YOU YOURSELF - Theodore
Roosevelt. This issue inforccd upon tllc
country by your unusual temperament
and talent-your own strong. able. am-
bilious, resourceful. militant. passionate
personality. your versatile and s1rpris-
ing genius
! 1T this were not meant to be alarm.
ing it would tittingly describe one side
oil the personality Of the Republican
standard bearer worthy of being print
ed i'll flaming type and posted at every
cross roads in the country. Add to it
the unQuestioned 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
~
tributed to the President has led him
into hasty. arbitrary or ill-considered
acts. Or into any policy inimical to tho
public welfare or that has not been
fully justified by the event.
J 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 engrossing, overshadowing issue of
the campaign.
Now, why does Mr. Pulitzer wish to
get rid Of President Of such known
and approved qualities to make way 70,
the untested and inexperienced master
,f Rosemount?
The answer is plain-THE OFFICES
MIR. Pulitzer is a Democrat, trans
planted Missouri Democrat. Hc know.
that the national Democracy is yer,
hungry and very thirsty and that it !.
!, weary of feeding upon the husks tha
!, fall to the share of the opposition part,
at Washington.
, So long as Mr.. Roosevelt is in tn
q White House Mr.. Pulitzer knows tha
. every office. outside of the classitic,
! service, will go to Republican. provid
;. ed there is no Democrat so much bette
:. qualified for it that to ignore his claim
;, would create a national scandal.
What sAlr Pulitzer and the Dcmocr,c
want is that the only touclistone OF ii,
ness for federal offices shall be the fray
:. ed maxim OF David B. Hill. Il am
y Democrat Upon this issue he has II
l. m>givinss us to the ''tirm aud irrevoc:
$ ble' convictions Of the Sphinx OF Esoi,,l>
F. In Judge Parkcr's eyes the author Of ii,
j. maxim ITO the victors belong the spoils
'e was the greatest statesman. not cxrep
If ing Boss Tweed. New York has eve
in produced. And MIR. Pulitzer belrv,
in that a Democratic mummy or the Mare
ii. school in the White House would II,
permit any question of fitness to in,r
fere between the faithful aud the fe.
l., eral pay roll.
n At present the sturdy. robust repul
in l!canism OF Theodore Roosevelt stant
L. between the Democracy and the office
H. How to remove this stumbling block
I'd the path OF the lean and hungry wal
er Acrers OF 1896 and 1860 Is the supre N
A. he only issue left to the Democracy
OF If Il national election could be deci
st Ell by the voters wanting Il job irr
,e- spective of their fitness for it. the -
or mocracy under the leadership of Nj
nc Pulitzer would he invinciblc.