The Teton peak., 1904-09-22
ONLY ONE ISSUE LEFT.



Will Never Abandon It.
There is one issue the Democrats have
not and never will abandon-the Of
fees. With light heart and an easy
conscience they are willing to swallow
the gold standard, to enter a nolle PROSE-
as to the tariff robbery" to con-
struct the Panama Canal and to post
pone independence for the Philippines
until the Filipinos have donned clothes,
but the ofices-these they must have or
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
no owns it, to prove that Theodore
Roosevelt and he alone is the issue.
The paramount issue of this campaign, +"
the editor writes, addressing himself di-
rect to the President, ''is not as you
would have it, free trade or free silver,
but YOU YOURSELF - Theodore
Roosevelt. This issue inforced upon the
country by your unusual temperament
and talent-your own strong, able, am
Dltlous, resourceful, militant, passionate
personality, your versatile and surpris-
ing genius"
II this were not meant to be alarm
ing 1t 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 unquestioned attributes of honesty
courage and patriotism, and you have
the true measure of the head of the
Republican ticket. Mr.. Pulitzer cannot
ind that the possession of any of the
impulsive and willful traits he has at.
tributed to the President has led him
into nasty, arbitrary or ill-considered
acts, or into any policy inimical to the
puohc 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 engrossing, overshadowing issue of
the campaign.
Now. why does Mr.. Pulitzer wish to
get rid Of President of such known
ana approved qualities to make way for
the untested and inexperienced master
OF Rosemount?
The answer is plain-THE OFFICES.
Mr. Pulitzer is Democrats trans
planted Missouri Democrat. He knows
that the national Democracy is yery
hungry and very thirsty and that it is
weary OF feeding upon the husks that
tall to the share of the opposition party
at Washington.
50 long as Mr.. Roosevelt IL In the
White House Mr. Pulitzer knows that
every office, outside of the classified
service, will go to Republican, proyid
ed there Is no Democrat so much better
quahhed for it that to ignore his claims
would create national scandal.
"hat MIR. Pulitzer and the Democracy
want Is that the only touchstone of fit
ness for federal offices shall be the frav-
ed maxim of David B. Hill, IL am a
democrat" Upon this issue he has no
mlsglvings as to the firm and irreyoca.
pie convictions Of the Sphinx of Esoprs.
In Judge Parker's eyes the author of tne
maxim 10 the victors belong the spoils"
was the greatest statesman, nc. except.
ing Boss Tweed, New York has ever
produced And Mr.. Pulitzer believes
that Democratic mummy of the Marcy
school IN the White House would NOT
permit any question of fitness to inter.
fere between the faithful and the Tod.
eral pay roll.
At present the sturdy, robust repnb-
ilcansm of Theodore Roosevelt stands
between the Democracy and the offices
how to remove this stumbling block in
the path of the lean and hungry wan.
derers of 1896 and 1900 is the supreme
the only issue left to the Democracy.
II national election could he dec,d.
ed by the voters wanting a iob ;rro.
spective of their fitness for It. the Do.
noeracy under the leadership of Mr..
fuiitzer would be invincible.