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Show Heap Big Mcr. There are a heap of men who - think they are big enough to run r this state. They are sweating blood in an effort to make other , folks believe the same thing. Most of these big men are "big" in the same way that a certain -X Ohio office seeker was "big." IK He had helped elect McKinley , - and had gone down to Washing ton to pick out a job for himself. And down there they had him sized with moderate accuracy. " He was very modest. He said - ' that he knew his inability to ' ' .speak German would prevent nis being appointed minister to -I-, Berlin. Therefore he would have to content himself with being minister to London. The officials looked at him with astonish ment. Then they said: "Don't you know that we have got to have a big man for that place." With equal astonishment he came back with the exclamation: "Gracious goodness! If I land, I this place I'll be a big man, won't I?" A majority of the ! "big" men in public office today are only "big" in the same way. |