The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-12
HUGHES is HUsTLIEG
Among Trips Planned Is Trip 1000 Feet
Down in Copper Mine.

Helena, Mont, Aug. 1.-Two speeches
one here and the other at Butte, and 4
trip 1000 feet below the surface of thu
earth into the workings of u big copper
mine are on today's program of Charles
T.. Hughes.
Billings, Mont, Aug. l2.-Charles r
| Hughes, addressing a Chsutauqua audi
ence in big tent on the village square
here last night, prefaced his advocacy OF
protective tariff with the declaration
that IL he should be elected president
nothing would be "pulled off" for private
benefit at the public expense if he could
help it. Mr.. Hughes also adopted a Dem
ocratic slogan of the 1912 campaign
"pitiless publicity"
II desire in all that we do In this cam.
paign," Mr.. Hughes said, "to have what
was called a little while ago, four years
ago. pitiless publicity | want pitiless
publicity with respect to the pork barrel
and with respect TO the sectionalism and
extravaganza and wastefulness OF this ad
ministration.
81 want pitiless publicity with respect
to the Incompetence OF appointees OF this
administration. Let us see that we have
America first in the hearts of every
American, of whatever race or creed, and
also America equal to her tasks-Amer-
lea efficient"
Mr. Hughes also assailcd the admins
trstion for changing its tariff views since
1912 and repeated his declaration in favor
OF protective tariff whose enactment
and enforcement should be left to the Re
publican party.
II desire TO see proper attitude to-
ward business in this country" he con-
tinued. 81 have done my share in at
tempting to correct abuses and what RI
have just said must be supplemented by
the remark that, if am elected, there
will be nothing pulled off for privatetI
benefit at the public expense il | know
it and can prevent IT,
Il am not in this campaign. and have
not left the career of my choice, to play
politics for anybody. | am here simply |
because believe have been summoned I
to serve the American people at least to
give them a chance to choose for me such |
service as they desire. Il
"lf | am chosen | propose to devote
whatever ability | possess to having
ttiilEN dbflt itSih III IAts t1uHLlN y ibI Iub
Of the people believing that my
party win achieve honor and win the
success it deserves and the only success it
deserves If it is party Of service; and |
shall not prostitute the offices OF the
United States for partisan rewards of in
persons.
Il have had something to do with cut
ing out buses. but believe that in this
ountry we must be strong enough and
ble enough to prevent abuses, to prevent
Unjust discrimination. to prevent monop
listic practices, fearlessly to prevent
ny action inimical to the public interest,
while AT the srne time we encourage
onest American enterprise, seek an ex
ansion Of our trade, endeavor to have
ur foreign commerce extended and in
very way make the American name
name Of the first rank !
throughout the world. !
And ! desire with respect to American
ghts that no one need hang his head in
hame. We are not warlike people !
Fe do not want anything from anybody !
nat we are not entitled to. But when
e say a thing the world should know
nat we mean it and that we are able to
nforce il"
The nominee repeated previous attacks !
n the course of the administration to- q
ard Mexico, also his declaration that
le administration had brought this coun-
Y into serious differences with Mexico.
mo one could very easily, without the I
most folly, have brought us into war" =
II. Hughes said, "but we have been z
ought far closer to it than we should
I've been by the weakness and vaciIla 7
on that this administration has shown" g
Mr.. Hughes called attention to the fact =
at Montana is the first northwestern g
ate to be visited on this trip where u
omen have the vote, and he reiterated ~
e declaration that he wished the issue U
eedily settled by amendment to the ~
deral constitution granting women suf u
age. The nominee also emphasized 10
hat he termed the need for industrial II
d commercial cooperation and prepar 7. -
ness. M