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Show HIS DEMENTED EGOTISM. The arrogant egotism of Roosevelt is manifest in his expressions, which real, ly are evidences of a disordered mind. Thus, in addressing the voters of Minnesota, Min-nesota, he said, "I became a candidate candi-date only when J became convinced that no other progrcssivp candidate could by any possibility be nominated against Mr. Taft.'' And this right iu the face of his statement to the voters of Arkansas that he spoke equally to Democrats and Republicans, and in face of his statement to the North Carolina Democrats that he was especially espe-cially 3 nd particularly a follower ot Andrew .laeksou. But how can his ap-Deal ap-Deal to Democrats be reconciled with his statement to the voters of Minnesota Minne-sota that no other progressive candidate other than himself could beat President Taft? In -Minnesota he is a special progressive Republican candidate; In Arkansas and North Cnrolina he is especially es-pecially a Democratic candidate and a Jackson man. Again, in his Minnesota letter. Roosevelt Roose-velt said: ' 'There is just one candidate whom it is possible to nominate against the bosses, and that is myself." That is, of course, he is the biggest boss of all, and if lie can outboss everybody else he will win. ' ' Further, in thnt same Minnesota letter, let-ter, lie said: My personal interest Is of no concern one way or the other, but It happens that nt this time I typify and embody the i-cat cause which can only be furthered by supporting me. Almost everywhere where I have been able to appear personally per-sonally In this campaign and fight the bosses wo have beaten them, and T ask that Minnesota stand beside Oregon and Illinois, Pennsylvania and Nebraska, Maine, Kanans and Mnrylnnd In this nRht. Which is practically repeated in. his telegram to Colonel Loose, where ho appeals ap-peals for support in Ftah And tho curious part of it all in thnt no one, aside from Colonel Roosevelt, had realized re-alized that the country was in any special danger thin venr anv more than heretofore, or that there, was any great erinis on which required a political sa ior. swho, of course, could only be Colonel KooseelL |