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Show PRESS PARAGRAPHS The nawsfsspere do as 111m th toe eat riethode of trying to anwod the reciprocity reci-procity pact. Indianapolis Vsws: "The moat discouraging discour-aging thing abn.it It all Is the lnauraant retreat. It is easier to talk than to vote, and much easier to thunder In opposition than to Join In a well considered effort to Improve conditions. Vp to th present tlm our Republican president haa had to rely on Democratic votes to get his bill throuah. That I not a food showing for the Republicans In congress. It la a vary bad on for tha Insurgents." Philadelphia Inquirer: VThe president Indorsed Hie form of a measure that was satlafactory to the negotiators of both the United State and Canada. In precisely pre-cisely thst shape It Is being discussed In Canada and In precisely that shape It has hesn s Hop ted by th house. In precisely thai shape, furthermore, It ought to go through the aenate. and FKhu Root, cor-, po rat Ion stesrer. will do well to keep his throttling Angers from tta throat." Boston Post: "It Is a familiar trick of politicians to nullify hy smendment legislation legis-lation which they are obliged to favor tn appearance. Mr. Root la a politician, but he haa been regarded by th public widely as superior to the practice of such methods. meth-ods. Sena tor Root ' a amend men t shou Id he stamped upon Incontinently, and recl- firoclty with Canada should b decreed n the form In which It fits been set by agreement." |