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Show PRESS PARAGRAPHS Tha rra.1nt's flht for reciprocity ta approved. Philadelphia Ledfrr: "A plain atate-mnt atate-mnt of a plain caae that mtskea kii lr-rfntahla lr-rfntahla nrxumont la rvidenca of high rapacity. Mr. Taft performM tha Oat 4Mia Hwiiaa twmity mUhuk. with a reciprocal reduction of riutlee hy 20 per cant our trade haa doubled; under complete. Porto Riran reciprocity our trade hma multiplied fifteen tlme: under reclnrortty with tha Philippine our trade ha doubled In one year." Baltimore New: "The treaty ne;o-Unfed ne;o-Unfed hy Mr. Tuft la, iherefnre. an anti-monopoly anti-monopoly measure and of prima advantage advan-tage to the farmer. And yet hecauae hen Mifm and a few agricultural producta in the production of which Canada cannot can-not compete with the United Ptatea have hen put nn the free Met the farming people have been appealed to to oppose I the treaty." Ftroolclyn Ksale: "The f-ountry owes a debt of artitlturln to President Taft for his 'smoklna out' speech. It Is better to rail a pmi a pwie than to call It a pruning ho'k. or a plow, or a mowing-machine. mowing-machine. The Chir-agi speech Murines things. Anomrt'ou.ly. emnklfia; out' til-way til-way nee the effect of rlnrinrftt inn. The flanres of rhetoric era neer a holly consistent." con-sistent." Calveston News: "It must He abundantly abun-dantly clear now to everyone thet the opposition jo the reciprocity nsre.tn.nl le Inspired chiefly by the great trusts. Some of them have no Immediate concern In the Canadian reciprocity agreement, hut It awakens an anxiety In them, for thev feel that this legislation will prove to be only tha entering wedge." Milwaukee Sentinel: "Those progve.s-tve' progve.s-tve' senators who are In a ousndary shout the reciprocity treaty must fish or cut bait prettv soon. The fate of the pact seems to be practically In the bends of Koliette, Cummins. Pourne. Clapp A Co., and tha country ta watching them curiously." New York World: "Mr. Tsft . serves high praise for tha boldness and frankness with which he has met this tseue. ir reciprocity is nnsnv oereateo or if the bill Is made Ineffective hy amendments, the country will ar least know the real reaaona, for ha has torn off tha mask." Savannah News: "The Jilgh tariff herons of tha senate are still undecided whether they will agree to red nee the coet of living to the common people. They are playing with the reciprocity bill much aa s cat plays with a captive mouse." |