Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-09-29 | Page 2 | Pledge Not Kept, Says Fairbanks

PLEDGE NOT KEPT SA SAYS YS FAIRBANKS Democrats Fail to Reduce Cost of Living Nominee l on W Way ay to Salt Lake Pueblo Colo Cob Sept 28 The Tho Tho tariff question the Mexican situation and economic and political problems growing growing grow row ing out out of ot tho the European European war and their relation to the tho United States were among amons- the tho subjects discussed ed by Charles Warren Fairbanks s Republican an Ico vice presidential nominee In an address here tonight This country he said Is passing through ugh ono one of or the tho greatest epochs In history unfortunately with amateur at tho helm of the ship of state At Colorado Springs s toda today Mr Fairbanks Fairbanks Fair Fair- banks received a delegation of ot members mem- mem bora bors of the tho National Women's ens party In response to a request for tor his attitude upon n the tho Susan B B. Anthony amendment he told Mrs Jessie McKay reKa of ot Washington Washing Washing- ton D D. C C. who headed the suffrage e party that he ho stood firmly with Charles CharlesL E. E Hughes lIus-hes upon the question Bourbon Pledge Not ot I Kept pt Colorado Springs Colo Cob Sept 28 28 The Tho Democratic tIc par party parts has not kept its pledge e to reduce the high e cost t of ot livIng living liv liv- In ing Charles W W. Fairbanks Republican candidate c. for Cor vice president char charged ed edIn in an address here this afternoon Tho The I speaker also touched upon tho the tarl tariff tho the Mexican situation and economic conditions In this country at nt the termination termination termination ter ter- of the European war The Tho Republican party part said Mr Fairbanks has kept faith with the tho American people since tho the days of ot Abraham Lincoln when he ho he consecrated his mighty ht services to tho the cause of ot I human liberty Tho The Republican party part has pledged ed Its faith over and over again and not to this thin hour has its pledge gone one to public protest One of ot tho the most earnest pledges of ot Democracy was to reduce tho the hl high h co cost COlt t of ot living This Is Ia ono one of ot the tho questions that always is of at paramount Importance importance tance tanco among tho the people who ho earn their bread In the tho sweat of or their faces This pledge o was not kept Did the tho Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic party mako make this pledge c knowing it could not or would not keep it It If It so tho they thoy have forfeited public conti- conti dence No Ico o party has hM any claim to public public pub pub- lic lie support which recklessly makes pledges which it cannot or will not keep