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Show ?RESS PARAGRAPHS Bom newspaper criticism th Inaur-gent Inaur-gent .Republicans on their attitude toward reciprocity: Des Moines Register end Leader? "Senator "Sen-ator Cummin may feel that a show of consistency require of him that he offer of-fer hta amend men la and make an explanation expla-nation of them to the senate. Hie constituents con-stituents will accept a service of this sort. But If his opposition goe beyond the point of fairly presenting his views and he allows himself to become a party to a mere fllltnistee against the administration adminis-tration plans he will And that he has entirety mistaken the home sentiment In Iowa." New York Run: "As re farts reciprocity, recipro-city, the InsuTKtnts are talked out. As to their desire to vote on the woolen bill or any ether tariff bill sent to them from the house. It Is a fiction. Their pros; ram contemplates nothing; but put tins the president of their own party In a hole. The country Is thoroughly disgusted with this little band of malcontents and peanut pea-nut politicians." Toledo Blade: "The sudden determination determina-tion of the senate opponents of reciprocity recipro-city to force a general revision of the tariff tar-iff would carry more conyjrtlon If the men were not so bitterly opposed to a minor revision hitting the special Interests Inter-ests of their friends and constituents. If It Is wrong to revise the tariff with Canada, why ia It right to slash the duties upon all Imports those from Europe, Asia and South America as well as Canada?" Milwaukee Bentlnel : "The result of Mr. La Folletie's long and pettifogging effort to 'put Taft In a hole1 about the tariff Is that he la In a most perplexing and humiliating hole himself. His tortuous tor-tuous and cowardly course on reciprocity has given the country the correct measure meas-ure of his sincerity as a tariff reformer, and of his moral grit when It comes to the qiiestlnn of stii-klng to principle vs. the risk of alien tins vote." Tndlanapolia News: "It Is a little remarkable re-markable that they should think that the rJsht of making over the tariff should be conceded to them. Such, however, is their apparent belief. Not satined with the bills sent to the senate by the Democratic Demo-cratic house, they propose to offer -anti psna If thev can bills of their own, either with the Idea that the Democratic majority will adopt them or that nothing will be done." Chfcasro Record-Herald: Let a test of endurance be entered upon at once. Let tlte filibustering Insurgents have a monopoly of empty and superfluous oratory. ora-tory. We have had ample discussion and the case for the bill la full and complete. The other tariff revision measures must stand or fall on their own merits," Philadelphia Record: "It la a sorrv exhibition ex-hibition of political fatuity, for even if the insurgents could succeed, they would accomplish not bins bevond the defrat of the most popular bill of such far reaching Importance that bas been before be-fore congress for years. Any useful measure of tariff revision at the extra session Is Impossible." Atlanta Constitution: "The element appearing ap-pearing to least advantage Is that composed com-posed of the Republican 'Insurgents-' Making their original fighting ground tariff revision, they now loom as the chief ohstni'le to progress In thst direction. di-rection. The country la not llkelv to lose sight of this particular brand of stultification. M Buffalo News: "ReHproclty opposition has landed in the ridiculous stsge. Tha-s Tha-s tries I speeches have been made, hut no sooner closed than someone has gravely covered them with contempt by showing their true nature of absurdity. ' , |