The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-22
THE BULL MOOSE TOTEM.

We find in the current issue OF Tb
Independent delicious article by vii
liam j. Long, "rhe Bull Moose as
Political Totem Mr.. Long quote
largely from Roosevelt IS more or les
inaccurate book, "The Wilderness Hun
ter, in which Roosevelt, without mucl
knowledge Of the moose, undertakes tt
tell all about it, and the way that Loue
exposes Roosevelt's ignorance AM
turns what the Colonel says about the
bull moose against Roosevelt himself
as bull moose party leader, is most
humorous and entertaining.
Mr.. Long says: 81 find upon ex
animation, that the esteemed author
Roosevelt actually killed two bul
moose that were not looking and chased
three more that would not wait to bs
shot, and further, ''He was also init
mate with Hank Griffin, who once saw
moose somewhere out Vest He
gives extracts from Roosevelt's book
showing the inaccuracies of it. He
shows further that the bull moose is a
cowardly sneak, but always ready to
answer a "call,' and goes headlonp
to meet it, He states that the notice
able characteristic of the bull moose is
inordinate and Interchangeable selfish
ness; he always puts the cows and
calves in front, while himself stays in
the rear and quietly slides away when
there is any danger, His judgment is
is that cit requires less skill to kill a
moose than to kill a COW that has run
wild in the back pasture
Applying the bull moose totem to the
political situation. Mr.. Long says:
The bull moose emblem seems espec-
ialiy significant in view OF this record
The killing OF small bull moose bv n
bigger onej. In a new party devoted Who'll.
ly to the public good, there can be little
personal glory. hardly enough FOR two and
certainly not enough to go round" !
Is meet and right; therefore, that the
chosen leader should attack a rival and
deSpoil him Of his political goods In a
cold season ] have repeatedly found
where big bull came upon a smaller
moose In he'd that he had warmed
with his own body and NE blood and
the big hull drove out the llttl" one and
took the warm bed for himself Follow
ing this excellent example. there was a
righteous statesman. long ago. who found
q plausible Democrat with a few paten,
upllt medicines which appealed 10 In.
suffering multitude: and he loudly de-
nounceo the poor Democrat as dena-
sosue and son OF Bsiisl, even while lie
stole his referendum and recall Later this
same hero found 3 nice little rartv of uro.
zrasslves With = chance az tho next cleo
tion, and waiting ti'l the leader feu sick
ne rTodded him of and ran away with
MS band of followers precisely as q big
pull moose VII drive svay = ltt'e bull
and take his chosen mates Tor hlrus~ey
n the nsT party can only find the riErt
sort ~ uplifter TO wear Il on his ha uuAr
of victory
Our own authority Is IN error. however.
Whfn ne speaks here and elsewhere 81
moose EalopinE aEav when alarmed
VIII not saT that moose never galiopad
! only declare firmly that the man who - "a
him sanoP was not sober. The buu moose
often holts. a. he has a strong terderrv
N that direction. but ne can-oi gallon
being too clumsily built for tre Business
W non alarmed he turns stifnv aus ilnrNs
nindlN away az an awkward fruf nun
niuE INTO chsf1c'es. knocking down dead
stubs. smashing the underbrush. fplasn-
ing and rounderiug through muddy boy..
fettine moTe and more excited ut tho
rpiher he ts makins. precisely as an sX-
Excited candidate might start a boi, ard
veution.
This il very happy illustration OF
tho applicability of the bull moose
Characteristics to the characteristics OF
the one who assumes the bull moose