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Show H .' - WHEN ROOSEVELT LEADS. H H .'Until within the last few -weeks, all the-Standpat organs have H been slurring Theodore Roosevelt. Even the organ of. the federal H bunch" in Utah lias done its part in trying to discredit and belittle H the former president. H If there is promises of Roosevelt's return to public life, the tune H of the "organs" will change. Roosevelt will be praised and the Hj lampooning wiU'ccasc and the Standpat editors will say: H "TheStandpats stand for principle, they do not seek office for H their own aggrandizement; they are high-minded, lofty gcntle- H men, accepting office as a means of doing good and serving the dear H people. - JWliilo yesterday we were for Taft, today avc arc for H J Roosevelt because Roosevelt's star is in the ascendant and tho H , astrologers have cautioned us to be governed by planetary con- H ditions." H j There will be a great reversal of positions. Some of our H proudest Standpatters will choke down their pride and salaam to H Roosevelt with the same profound deference they have shown for H Taft, and they will flatteringly declare : H "Roosevelt, you look good to me!" o |