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Show THE PROVO POST POST Friday Oct. 7, 1916 HIGH COST OF LIVING REDUCED fered. Democratic orators good reason.; for takng the stump for President Wilson, as solthey can now go before the public with emn faces and tell the voters that Wilson because he kept us out should be of war. They fail to say what country has to exsought war with the United States or war. The plain how he has kept us out of 1 With sugar advanced $1.00 per hundred or at eight cents a pound, with butter at 45 cents a pound, bread selling at 7y cents sizes, and other per loaf on the old five-cefood products advancing in proportion, a re-elect- ed nt great many people are now asking the Dem- ocrats what they did with that pledge 'which they put in their platform four years ago declaring for a reduction of the high cost of Siting and laying the blame directly at the door of the Republican protective tariff. For the past three and one-hayears President Wilson and the Democratic party have been in control. During that time the cost of living has advanced the highest in its history, and not one single effort has been made on the part of the Democratic party to reduce one single item on the entire list of food products. In the campaign four years ago the the high- - cost of living .one of the great issues and argued that if given their free trade policies the workingmans dollar would go twice as far as it did under Republican rule. They have had anoppor-tunitto demonstrate what they meant and it is now very plain to aU who take time to investigate that they meant to say the workingmans dollar would go half as far under Democratic rule, for that is just what it is doing. at the present time. Our Democratic spellbinders lay the blame for the high cost of living on the European war. In fact, the European war has come in for blame for every Democratic failure since its outbreak more than two years ago, and yet, the Democratic politicians in their hearts thank God for the war, as it lias served to cover up a long list of Democratic failures, and through European orders kept millions of American laborers employed who otherwise would have been facing, the star-vatio- n period which struck the nation immediately after the Underwood tariff went Into effect. The European war has also of - lf Dem-ocratsma- de y EDTTO-Rd,AL- ! argument is a good one to keep the people off the main issue for they fear to discuss the high cost of living or other problems that are facing the American people today. They fail to tell us that the present prosperlines arejdue ity in certain manufacturing entirely due to the European holocaust.They fan also to tell the people that at the close no of the European conflict, there will be and the protection for American- - industry will be present inflated European market no lost and the American laborer will have to explain protection at home, and they fail to reduced living will be how the uost-- of meet conditions as they will exist after the to the war, and they further fail to, explain was they, satisfaction of the yeople why it as of cost they living failed to reduce the the to made failed to keep every other pledge voters of the United States. ROUND THE SHALL WE DALLY FLAG, BOYS! In the days of honest Abe Lincoln, of a when the country was in the throes was great crisis, the song hit of the republic Well Rally Round the Flag, Boys, Rally of Once Again, Shouting the Battle Cry The union was saved and this Freedom. "reat American nation for over fifty years the held a place of dignity and honor among the nations of the earth, and everywhere was a flag with the stars and stripes Rd thatsymbol song of respect. Abraham Lincoln the of was music to his ears. A few and-- it us to remind Boys in Blue are still with us of the sacred duty performed by that great president. OH S I Editor IncneaseM Againwe are called upon to face a cri sis. . Another president t is in' the White House and be has often been compared' to the great Lincoln. And, but for the substitution of a D for an R, some compari- i -- son might be , I If ls.nsed by-- the same gentleman as the occasion for denying that the exportation of war supplies has anything to do with the countrys prosperity, It has enabled the administration to made, but Woodrow Wilson sings that good old song, Well Dally Round the Flag, Boys, Dally Once Again, and a great army of Democrats who shouted lustily when he made that famous statement, Too proud to fight, are joining in the chorus as lustily as ever, while American citizens who have sought the protection of a in governmental affirm and faithful.-hanfairs have gone to their .reward, while the spineless Democratic administration has led the chorus in final notes to every king, ruler, potentate, bandit, or small boy, who murdered, maimed, robbed or irritated our American citizens. Another great election is coming and in a few days the American peoplewill have an opportunity to determine whether we shall continue to sing thaUgrand oldaong as or, Vhile the blood of our country men continues to stain the sands and color the waters, we shall join in the Wilson refrain, Well Dally Round the Flag, Boys, Dally Once Again, Whispering the -- Battle Cry of Freedom. d Lin-eolnjcf- o bol- ster up the falling revenue by levying a tax on munitions. It is iised to demonstrate the sagacious-ne- s of President Wilson in upholding the rights of American citizens on the high seas. It is given as the reason, by way of apology to the pacifists, for the belated recognition by the administration of the need of preparedness, It affords a convenient explanation why anything in the last three years has gone wrong, although it accounts in no way for . anything that has gone right. - President Wilson may display an abhorrence of war but for his campaign managers the - word seems to have a seductive and .- cheering sound. o id o- -o JHTJt'js said that Vance McCormick gave uK terance to a great and exceedingly bitter ciy when he read the declaration of DemocVatic State Chairman Harris that his gubernatorial candidate, Judge Seabury, is 100,000 stronger than is Wilson in New York. o oo involves oo ones ability to Real prosperity live well and accumulate a competence for, President Wilson owes it to himself and old age. How, many people are prosperous to the country to admit frankly that war today! o o o serves a multitude of purposes for the DemoMost of those- thirty thousand new fedcratic party. Evil it may be and disastrous in its 'effects, but it has certainly saved the eral jobs created during the present adminisadministration a lot of fruitless explanation tration of economy, t retrenchment and reand argument. form are now filled by what Ham Lewis calls It lias, for example, enabled the Demo- true and loyal sons of the South. o cratic party to aserverate, with rather noisy Preparedness will be great when we Iiersistency, that there has been something .. are prepared. Wilson haskept the country out of. theIt has enabled benignant MrRedWhen yonTiesitate yon lose." Keep rightWilsons President secretary of comfield, merce, to explain why the cost pf living has on moving, THE USAGES OF WAR. - . oo . ooo-- -- One Night Only ' TONIGHT LJ. a 7 v ' v A . Thursday, Oct. 12 .. The THE MAN TRAIL S 6 Part S. and A. Western I Players Presen ting SATURDA Y, MATINEE. 2:30 MARGUERITE CLARK in Hallett-Stanhop- e - MOLLY MAKE BELEIVE A 5'Pait Paramount MONDA Y, OCT. 9 MATINEE 4 p.m. Jesse L. Lasky Presents the Bewitching Cinema Favorite FANNIE WARD - in v ; "EACH PEARL A TEAR" By E. Lloyd Sheldon In a part eminently suited to her capabilities as an emo ve J j ama JPart DIZZY HEIGHTS I -- ij M - Cast of 14 People -- CROSS CURRENTS A-Ei- S J TUESDAY OCTOBER 10 Triangle Presents HELEN WARE, ; ' A Sociological Pla y in Four Acts With a L fional actress Fannie Ward in this play gives a nota-bl- e and artistic performance. Mjis Ward is sup- ported by an excellent Lasky cast including Jack Dean. , - 1 50-7- 5 PRICES 25-35 Seat Sale Wednesday, Oct. 1 1 -- ! A Keystone- Ctm.eJy - This Is Not a Photoplay |