Show PRESS PARAGRAPHS At the opening of congress con ress of course courso all aU the tho newspapers had bad their say Tho The World of Now York thinks that the sit situation nation is of the tho as a twilight gods god godt It t says This is no struggle of opposing ing organizations Democrat against Republican Re publican but a radical movement common common com corn mon mn to both parties Tho The old battle battlo cries faIl fall on deaf deat ears cars Tho The old standards stand ards arouse little enthusiasm Tho old prophecies excite no reverence A new order is seeking to establish itself This is the tho twilight of off 0 tho the gods Pittsburg Dispatch The Tho presidents president's presidents presidents president's dents dent's insistence durin during his recent tour upon putting the tho responsibility upon congress should it fai fail to indorse tho the legislation proposed has at least kaRt had tho the effect of centering attention more critically upon house and senate Now York Tribune Wo We have havo a president who is a conciliator and con con- gross in in a conciliatory conciliator m mood od a political situation at Washington that favors fa the executive and a le legislative machine machino that has lost much of its power of resistance re roo ro- ro sistan e even oven if it had tho the disposition to resist V New Haven Re Register ister rime Time to play politics time timo to lay Jar political pipe lines time to string political wires ires time timo to tomako tomake tomake make mako solid prospects for the tho future time to pay political debts but no timo time for tho the serious senous and faithful consideration tion of tho the nations nation's business Now New Orleans Picayune Pi U Attempt may bo be mado made to amend the tho house ru rules but such efforts cannot succeed without tho the consent of a n majority as despite popular beliefs bohets to tho the contrary tho the rules are established b. b by tho the house bouso itself and not by b the speaker speak P Philadelphia Press Pres With a a. a Re Republican Ro Re- Republican publican n vm both house of congress and tho the Democrats lav bId blO to many of the contemplated m measures s res tho session be a most productive prod ct ve veone one in reform and ana u pro progressive re sive leg legisla legisla- sla tion Lion V Washington Herald Herad We confident confidently ly Ir look for practical construct constructive vo work That is W what nt the tho country wants to see sec Cleveland Plain Dealer The public pub lic ic hopes it will bo be briefer than tho the Roosevelt standard bettor better tempered but as vigorous rigorous more moro effective with congress and no less inspiring with the public V Troy Times President Taft TaCt himself himself him him- self has has tho the happy faculty of winning winnins congressional support St. St Louis Globe Democrat That promise for retrenchment in govern goern governmental mental expenditures which was madeLy made mado by Ly Mr Taft and the Republican leaders leader in each cach branch of con congress ess is to bo be en en- forced breed Burlington ton Vt Free Press It is ratifying gratifying to note a general expectation tion that the tho administration will enforce en cn force forc orco in in tho the departments and so far as possible induce con congress rC 9 to adopt n a policy of economy all along al tho the line lino Houston Post Senator Culberson is right The coming session session of should provide pro for a searching investigation gation of tho the relations of the tho sugar trust rust with tho the United States customs service New York Evening Evenin Post Now from the skirmishers President Taft has hasto hasto to ro press on to meet the lino line of battle battlo That will furnish tho the real test of his bis and antI wisdom New York Sun Tho The opportunities for or reform ard aro exactly as numerous and impressive as tho agencies of waste and profligacy but will this zeal last till bo tho end of tho session Baltimore News The healthiest thing hing tho the party in power can cau do 10 for itself at nt this coming coining session is to perform per pcr form orm its promises in good fai faith h. h Baltimore American It should bo ho hoI bon n i I session that shall shaH stand for headway in atho the tho promotion of waterways V |