Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-09-21
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IL ss the Offices, and the Democrats
Will Never Abandon 1t.

IL Ss the Offices, and the Democrats
Will Never Abandon 1t.
There is one issue the Democrats have
not and never will abandon-the of
fees. With a light heart and an easy
conscience they are willing to swallow
the gold standard, to enter nole 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 offices-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
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 di-
rect to the President, lis 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
bilious. resoHrceful. militant, passionate
personality, your versatile and surpris-
ing genius
II this re not meant to be alarm
ing it would httingly 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 unqnestioned attributes of honesty,
courage and patriotism. and you have
the true measure of the head of the
Republican ticket. Mr.. Pulitzer cannot
finu that the possession OF amy OF the
impulsive and willful traits he has at
tributed to the President has led him
into hasty, arbitrary or ill-conSidered
acts, or into any pol'ey inimical to the
public 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 a President of such known
and approved qualities to make way for
the INFESTED and inexperienced master
Of Rosemount?
The answer is plain-THE 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 70 the share OF the opposition party
at Washington.
SO long as Mr.. Roosevelt is in the
White House Mr. Pulitzer know that
every office, outside of the classified
SgrVTpn will tg,
ed there is no Democrat so much better
qualified for it that to ignore his claims
wouh create a 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 r. Hill, Il am a
Democrat Upon this issue he has no
misgivings as to the firm and irrevoca-
bic convictions Of the Sphinx Of Esoplts
In Judge Pa7ker's eyes the author of tile
maxim To the yictors belong the spoils"
was the greatest statesman, not except
ing Boss Tweed, New York has ever
produced. And Mr.. Pulitzer believes
that a Democratic mummy of the Marcy
school u 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-
licamsm of Theodore Roosevelt stands
between the Democracy and the offices.
How To remove this stumbling bloc; in
the path of the lean and hungry wan
dcrers of 1870 and 1907 is the supreme.
the only issue left to the Democracy.
II NATIONAL election could be decid-
ca ny tue voters wanting a job, ire
spective of their fitness for it, the De-
mocracy under the leadership of Mr..
Pulitzer would he invineible.