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Show FAIRBANKS IS WITH HUGHES ON SUFFRAGE Candidate for Vice President Presi-dent Wins Much Applause in Colorado Cities. PUEBLO, Colo., Sept. 2S. The tariff question, the Mexican situation and economic and political problems growing out of the EurnjVan war and their relation re-lation to the Unit.-! States were among the subjects discussed hy Charles Warren War-ren Fairbanks, R-ipubiioan vice presidential pres-idential nominee, in an address here tonight. to-night. Tiiu, country, he said, is passing through one of te Greatest epochs in history, unfortunately with amateur statesmen at the heim of tho ship of state. At Colorado Sprinrs today Mr. Fairbanks Fair-banks received a delegation of members of the National Women 's party. In response to a request for his attitude j upon the Susan B. Anthony amend-j amend-j ment. he told Mrs. Jessie .McKay of Washington, D. '., who headed the suffragist party, that he stood firmly with Charles E. Hughes upon the question. ques-tion. Bot h here and at Colorado Springs his addresses were punctuated wit h cheers. Late ton i glit Mr. Fairbanks 's secretary secre-tary announced that the candidate would speak briefly at Green river and Price, 1 tab, and also will speak in the evening at Helper. COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo., Sept. 2S. The Democratic party has not kept (Continued on Page Two.) FAIRBANKS IS WITH HUGHES OH SUFFRAGE (Continued, from Page One.) its pledge to reduce the high cost of living, Charles W. Fairbanks, Republican Repub-lican candidate for vice president, charged in an address hero this afternoon. after-noon. The speaker also touched upon the tariff, the Mexican situation and economic conditions in this country at the termination of the European war. "The Republican party,' ' said Mr. Fairbanks, ''has kept faith with the American people since the days of Abraham Abra-ham Lincoln, when he consecrated his mighty services to the cause of human libertv. The "Republican party has pledged its faith over and over again, and not to this hour has its pledge gone to public protest. ''One of the most earnest pledges of Democracy was to reduce the high cost of living. This is one of the questions that always is of paramount importance among the people who earn their bread in the sweat of their faces. This pledge was not kept. Did the Democratic party make this pledge knowing it could not keop it? If so, they have forfeited public confidence. No' party has any claim to public support which recklessly reckless-ly makes pledges which it cannot or wiU riot keep. ' |