La Junta tribune., 1904-09-24
Wsscossia Mss Changes.
ONLY ONE ISSUE LEFT.
II L. the -oaices, and the De0scrats
Will Never Abandon IL.


Will Never Abandon It.
There is one issue the Democrats havs
not and never will abandon-ths Of
fees. With \ light heart and an easy
conscience they are willing to swallow
the gold standard, to enter a nolle prosse
as to the tariff robbery" TO con-
struct the Panama Canal and 70 post
Ione Independence for the Philippines
until the Fiiiplnos have donned clothes.
but the oiiicex-these they must have or
the last excuse for their party's exist
ence is gone.
Editor Pulitzer IL writing page upon
page Of open letters in the New York
World, which prints them because
he owns il. 10 prove that Theodore
Roosevelt and he alone Is the i<sue
The paramount issue of this campaign"
the editor writes, addressing himself di-
rect TO the President rs not as you
would La,e IL. free trade or free silver.
but YoU YOURSELF Theodore
Roosevelt. This issue inforced upon the
country by your unusual temperament
aud talent-your own strong. able. am
bitious. resourceful, militant. passionate
personality. your versatile and surpris-
ing genius"
IT this were not meant 20 be alarm
Ing IL would fittingly describe one side
OF the personality OF the Republican
STANDARD bearer worthy of being print
ed IN flaming type and posted nc every
cross roads in the country. Add to Il
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
impulsive and willful traits he has at
tributed 20 the Prcsident has led him
into hasiy, arbitrary or ill-considered
acts. or Into any policy iniinical to the
public welfare or that has not been
fully justified by the event.
No higher tribute could be paid 20 the
President than the way in which he has
been singled out by Mr.. Pulitzer as the
one engrossins. ovcrshadowiug issue of
the campaign.
Now. why does Mr.. Pulitzer wish 20
get rid OF Prcsident of such known
and approved qualities to make way for
the untcs,ed and inexperienced master
OF Rosemount:
The answer is plaln-TIIE OFFICES.
Mr.. Pulitzer is a Democrats trans
planted Missouri Democrat. He knows
that the national Democracy is very
hungry and very thirsty and that it is
weary OF feeding upon the husks that
fall TO the share of the opposition party
at Washington.
So long as Mr.. Roosevelt is in the
White House Mr.. Pulitzer knows that
every Office. outside of the classified
service. will go 10 a Republican. provid-
ed there is no Democrat so much better
qualified for il that to ignore his claims
would create n national scandal
What Mr.. Pulitzer and the Democracy
want Is that the only tombstone of fit
ness for federal Offices shall be the fray
ed maxim OF David b. Hill, Il am a
Democrat" Upon this issue he has TO
missivings rs to the firm and irrevoca-
BILE" convictions OF the Sphinx of Esopns
In Judge Parker's eyes the author OF the
maxim ITO the victors belong the spoils"
was the greatest statesman, not 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 fed
eral pay roll.
At present the sturdy. robust repub-
licanism of Theodore Roosevelt stands
between the Democracy and the Offices
How 10 remove this stumbling block in
the path Of the lean and hungry wan
dcrers Of 1896 and 1867 is the supreme.
the only issue left to the Democracy.
II q national election could be decid-
ed by the voters wanting a job. ire
spective Of their fitness for il, the De-
mocracy under the leadership of Mr..
fuiitzer would be invincible.