Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Special Correspondence to the Herald
from the Nations Capital.

IiUIIl UIlC NdtlUL OdplUdls
There appears to be scarcely one
chance in hundred for Theodore
Roosevelt to be defeated but remote
as it may be, chance cannot but
cause anxiety to those who have
waited so long for his coming and
who know how indispensable he lis
to the completion of his great and
arduous work. That work is in
part the future publication of the
civil, military and naval services of
the Government, and their firmer
establishment upon a sound, bust
ness-like basis. Corruption and
spoils are said to date from the time
of Andrew Jackson, though doubt
less historic microscopists would be
able to find signs at far earlier
date. But we have never had a
President, who knew spoils and
politics like Roosevelt-never one
with so relentless a hatred for
spoilsmen. 1t is impossible for the
average American, living remote
from political centers, to know how
worm-holed with corruption the
Government machine has been.
Imagine President, new to Wash
lngton and to national politics, beset
by hundred bewildering ques-
lions, national and international, ha-
raised by place seekers of influence,
that cannot be ignored. How can
he give his time and attention to
needed reforms? He cannot even
consider them, but like his prede-
cessors from Grant to Mckinley, he
must depend for advice and action
on the very spoilsmen, whom he
should scourge with whip from
the temple. Theodore Roosevelt by
special fortune, perhaps heaven
inspired preparation, had the work
of President conned by note, had
it on his finger ends. Hence he has
been able during the three short
years of his Presidency to improve
the Government services more than
any predecessor, and will in four
years more make and confirm a
standard for future ages. What
can Judge Parker and his Tammany
tourage do? He would be like a
country boy in the city. In fact he
is subcommittee mainly to undoing
and the hard-fought Improvement
of the last three years is fore
doomed in his election.
Cast your ballot for Theodore
Roosevelt You may never get an
other chance.
Don't forget that next Tuesday,
November s, is election day. Vote
early. No, we didn't say often.
Next Tuesday the American peo-
pie will have to choose between the
man David B. Hill chose to run his
campaign when he wanted to be
governor, and the man whom the
politicians made President be-
cause they wanted to lay him on
the shelf"
Both the presidential candidates
are honest men. One possesses mil
liant honesty; the other, judicial
or judicious-honesty.
If President Roosevelt were to die
Charles Warren Fairbanks, an ex-
perienced and able statesman would
become President. If President
Parker were to die, Henry Gasoway
Davis, an amiable but ignorant old
gentleman of 80 would become Pres
ident. 1t is for you to say which
will be vice-president.
Is Judge Parker attacking the
trusts because the Standard Oil
company nominated him; because
the Sugar Trust is supporting him;
because the Railroad Trust, which
has hated Roosevelt ever since the
Northern Securities case, is sup
porting him; or because the Coal
Trust, which has fought Roosevelt
ever since he settled the coal strike
is pouring money into the Demo-
cratic campaign fund? Or, is Mr..
Parker simply crying "Stop Thief"