The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-24
FORGET AND FORGIVE
KEYNOTE OF SPEECH
Former Vice President Fair.
banks Delivers Address at
Banquet in Omaha.

OMAHA, Neb., June 23,-Forget and
forgive was the keynote of an address
delivered tonight by former Vice Presi.
dent Charles W. Fairbanks at a ban
quet rendered him by 800 Republican
leaders of Nebraska. The gathering
was fairly representative OF both wings
OF the party in this state, and good
fellowship prevailed.
MIR. Fairbanks had 30 decided views
TO express on current legislation or on
Democratic policies, except to touch on
the income tax section of the Under
wood tariff bill. On this matter he de-
clared himself in favor of an income
tax. but thought it should be a repre-
sentative one. The provision for a
minimum Of $4,000 he believed too high
and placed the "burden, if it may be
so called,' on a too small number of
people.
GAS a rule he said, "everyonc
should bear his proportion of the tax
burdens OF the people. 1t makes for
better citizenship and in the end is but
common Justice. The distribution
should be SO equalized that it will not
be a class taxation
Advice to Nebraskans.
To Nebraska Republicans the former
vice president recommended Hget to-
gether" policy, and that they let by
Ia No
spirit should be kept alive,' he de-
clared.
"No matter how differently good
Republicans saw their duty a year ago,
that doesn 1T help matters now. The
test Of Republication today is one of
loyalty to Republican principles now. .
Mr.. Fairbanks prefaced his address
with a declaration that when he ac-
cepted an invitation to address the an
nual mission school, now in session In
this city, he did not presume he would
also be called upon to make political
address.
He then reviewed the achievements
of the party at some length, detailing
the result of Republican legislation,
mentioning particularly the interstate
commerce law and the Sherman anti
trust laws. These two laws, he de-
clared, had served to protect the
people against railroad and industrial
monopoly as has no other legislation
| ever enacted.
Speaks Of the Future.
Speaking of the future, he said:
"Now and then we have heard il
said that the Republican party has
ended its career; that it is a party OF
the past rather than Of the future
Such prophecy is not new, we have
heard it proclaimed IN other days
Circumstances which unfortunately
led to party division year ago nc
longer exist. The Democratic party
is in full power, and it can be over
thrown only by the united effort OF
the great body of those who believe II
The soundness and efficiency Of Republl
can principles. Republicans, that is tx
saw those who believe in tho politica
| doctrine of the Republican party, arr
largely in the majority throughout thu
country. L have no doubt whatevoi
that the logic Of events WILL brng then
into cooperation again. This much tt
be desired result cannot be &C
compshed by sofr'1Sa nntu2s1y Of Any sSS S~ th
exercise of a spirit of tolerance ant
patience; old scores should be forgot
ten. as President Mckinley happjl,
puts 1t, tIt does not do to keep book
in politics.
Talks on Tariff.
The speaker then came to the cues
tion Of the tariff, and spoke OF tn
eoualizinq Of the burden OF taxation
Ho referred particularly to the lncom
tag, which he declared should be 8
HIed as to distribute its result in,
manner which would not be dis
: criminatory against particular rev
The requirements of better citizenshi
and common Justice demand that tn
minimum be placed at q figure whise
will give it the proper distribution, h
2 declared =,
"The tariff should be revised wit
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