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Show PRESS PARAGRAPHS MORE RECIPROCITY. t. T,oti1i Post -Dispatch: "The Canadian Cana-dian people are Just aa progressive and Juat aa alncare In their dee ire and de-ovaAd de-ovaAd ti-cloar trade relation. aa we are. If the que at Ion la referred to them for settlement they will settle It quickly. And hecei.se they will, the Conservatives will reconalder their determination to talk the matter to an laaue." Chicago Record-Herald: "rVune of our antls have so many paradoxes and self contradictions Ip their case against reciprocity reci-procity that we r estopped from ex-prnaelns: ex-prnaelns: astonishment at anything done to defeat reciprocity fn Canada, we can , onlv hope for the best and bear In mind i that human nature Is the same every-j where, and that many of the arguments manufactured fr political purposes are like the rasrs that were made 'to sell, not to shave.' " Buffalo Commercial: "A victory by parliamentary par-liamentary tactics has not the force and effect of a victory at the polls. Avoiding all appearance of sharp practice will make Laurler still nvre popular with (he people, peo-ple, and bv 'putting It up to them, to use a colloquial phraae. the premier stands to score more heavily against the obstructionists than In any one of his previous campaigns." Bt. Psul Dispatch: "The opponents of reciprocity in Canada sem to be about of the same maka aa thoaa on this side of tha line. Apparently they do not entertain much hrp of being able to accomplish anything either In the present parliament or by taking the question before the people at a general election. Their only aim seems to ba to cause aa much trouble and delay aa Is possible. New Terk Tribune: "The sophistry that one country will be Injured and the other get no profit out of an arrangement which will stimulate Intercourse, trade, transportation trans-portation and values of all sorts n both sides of the border will hardly mislead tha Canadian voter. He will sea, aa the American voter aeea. that In the long run the agreement ca nnot help being mutually mu-tually beneficial." Chicago Hews: "On thte side of the International boundary line It will be earnestly hoped that obet motion lata In tha Canadian parttamett, who fear that the dominion will become mora American Ameri-can than British under a policy of trade reciprocity, will meet with no greater success than did their fellow obstructionists obstruc-tionists In the t'nlted States." Washington post: "The opposition to reciprocity haa already aet up the campaign cam-paign cry of 'American gold and annexation.' annexa-tion.' and rfoubtleaa the Champ Clark bugaboo will be dangled from every stump In tha dominion. The Canadian Tortea. Ilka their fellows In the British parliament, are resolved to die In the laat ditch." Troy Times: "There can bs no doubt that reactionary and selfish Intereste are united In the flsht aeatnst reciprocity, and the combination Is In many ways a strange one, fer there are een In alliance alli-ance varloue fnrcee which ordinarily have nothing tn common. There'a a reason.' " |