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Show . PRESS PARAGRAPHS Tha panera do not eneratljr aaproye the ' attitude of tn tnsurtent anna tore an reciprocity. reci-procity. Minneapolis Tribune: "Ooea the TTnlted ftatea aenate underniand that tha eva of the country are fixed upon It, to compare com-pare the Republican record made by It with the Democratic record made by the houae. and an election of both -prcMldettt and cortfrrcsa coming nxt year? If the Republican of the anaie reaMie thla, they are act In a aa If each faction preferred pre-ferred dent ruction of the Republican party next year and complete triumph of the rtemorratlc party to any aana and , retuoneble union with the other to carry out the purpoeee of government and tha mandate of tha people." Indianapolis News: "Tha moat tfia-courafftnc tfia-courafftnc fact la that ao many of the Inaunrenta are either oppoeM to reciprocity reci-procity or lukewarm toward ft. But, nevertheleaa. they are much rloeer to tha people than the other crowd, anil It may he that they will decide to accept the prnpoeed proarmm. We ara certain that they ought to accept It, for It la in the main wtee, and wholly In tha Interest of the people." Philadelphia Preea: "We have nothing noth-ing to kwe and everything to gain by 'trying on' thla propoaed agreement, for we commit ouraelvee to nothing Irrevocable. Irrev-ocable. If It doea not work aa the president presi-dent bellevea and aa moat of the people of both omintr.ee believe It will work, then congreaa may withdraw Ita ratification ratifi-cation at any time. On tha other hand, aa tha president warna ua. tha present i opportunity may never coma again." New York World: "Tnaurgeney must Rva an account of Itnelf pretty aoon. haa run with tha haree and bunted with the hounda for a long time. There la amall Intereat Ip Ita airujrgle for committee honora. A good many atatea would like to know whether, on laauea Ilka reciprocity and the taxea upon tha neceaaariea of life. It la not, after all, a mere atandpatter." |