Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-09-23
ONLY ONE 1ssUELEFT
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Never Abandon It.

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q Is the Onnas. and the Democrats Wild.
Never abandon It
There is one issue the Democrats
have not and never Will abandon the
offices. With a light heart and an
easy conscience they are willing to
swallow the gold standard, to enter q
nolie 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 offices these they must
have or the last excUee 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>
velt and he alone is the issue. 1.-THE
paramount Issue of this campaign
the editor writes. addressing himself
direct to the president, us 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 tempera-
ment ard talent your own strong,
able, ambitious. resourcefui. militant,
passionate personality. your versatile
and surprising genius. =
II this We're not meant to be alarm
Ing it would fttingly describe one side
Of the personality Of the Republican
standard bearer worthy of being print
ed in flaming type and posted at every
In n, a n
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
impulsiye and willful traits he has at
tributed to the president has led him
into hasty, arbitrary o., ill-considered
acts, or into any policy fnimical to the
public welfare or that mas mot 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. oyershad downing
issue OF the campaign.
Now, why does Mr.. Pulitzer wish to-
get rid Of a president OF such known!
and approved qualities to make way
for the untested and unexperienced
master OF Rosemount7 S
The answer is plain THE OF
FICDS Mr. Pulitzer is a Democrat
"a transplanted Missouri Democrat
He knows that thenational Democracy
Is very hungry and very thirsty and
that 1t is weary Of feeding upon the
hnsks that fall to the share Of the OPP
position party. at Washington.
So long as Mr.. Roosevelt is IN the
White House Mr. Pulitzer knows that
every office. outside OF the classified
service win 60 to a Republican, pro
vided there Is no Democrat SO much.
better qualified for 1t that 70 ignore his
claims would create q national scan
dal. E5s
What Mr. Pulitzer and the Democra-
cy want IS that the only touchstone Of
u fitness for federal Offices shall be the
frayed maxim Of DAVID 3. Hin. Il am
Democrat" Upon this issue he has
no misgiFings as to the ..ffm and IL
reyocables convictions Of the. sphinx
Of Esopus. In Judge Parker's eyes
the author OF the maxim 10 the VIC
tors belong the spoilss was the great-
est statesman, not excepting Boss
Tweed, New York has ever produced
And Mr.. Pulitzer believes that Demo
cfatic mummy OF the Marcy school ID
the White House woald not permit
any question OF fitness 70 interfere be
tween the faithful and the federal pay
roll
Az present the sturdy. robust Repub-
Hcanism Of Theodore Roosevelt stands
between the Democracy and the or
ices. How TO remove this stumbling
block In the path OF the Lean and han
sry wanderers aof 1896 and 1900 il the
supreme. the only issue left to the
Democracy.
II national election could be de
cided by the voters wanting q Job. lire
spectiye or their fitness for It. the
Democracy under the leadership OF Mr.
Pulitzer would Be inyIncible.
InnperiaIism Of stsei.
when the great iron and steel In
dustry Of the United States thrives,
other American industries thrive. The
Democratic party could not legislate
! 80 destroy the protection 20 the iron