The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-12
WANTS P|1|LESS
PUBLICITY IN ALL
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Hughes Promises Nothing
Will Be pulled Off"
Next Term.

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HELENA, Montana. Aug. 1.-TWO
speeches, one here and one at Butte.
and trip of $500 feet below the sur.
face into the working OF copper mine
are on today's program OF Charles f.
Hughes. republican candidate for pres.
ident.
Mr.. Hughes addressed an audience
here today leaving for Butte. shortly
after finishing his speech.
Mr.. Hughes continuing his attacks
on the administration for It's appoint.
ments today charged Secretary Nc.
Adoo upon reliable information" with
having replaced Henry W. Platt for.
merly confidential secretary to John
D. Carlisle with Daniel f. Finn son OF
Battery Dan Finn Tammany leader
us assistant appraiser of merchandise
in New York.
Last evening Mr.. Hughes address.
ing chatauqua In the village square
at Billings, prefuced his advocacy OF
a protective tariff with the declaration
that II he should be elected President
nothing would he pulled off for pri.
vate benefit and at the public expense
II he could help II. Mr.. Hughes also
adopted Democratic slogan Of the
1912 campaign-"PftileSs Publicity.v
~ desire that in all We do In this
campaign" Mr. Hughes said. "to have
what was called 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 administration.
4 want pitilcss publicity with re.
spect to the incompetence OF the an
pointees OF this administration. Let
us see that we have an American first
in the hearts of every American, Of
whatever race or creed. and also Amer
lea equal to her tasks-America eff.
cient."
Mr.. Hughes also assailed the admin.
tstration for having changed its tariff
views since 1912 and repeated his dec.
laration In favor of n protective tar.
IN whose enactment and enforcement
should be left to the Republican par.
ty.
u desire to see proper attitude to.
ward business In this country" he
continued. II have done my share In
attempting to correct abuses. and what
I have just said must be supplement.
ed by the remark that II am elected
there Will be nothing pulled oc for pri.
vate btneht at the public expense II
] know It and can prevent 1t.
81 am not In this campaign and I
have not left tho caree rof my choice
to pay politics for anybody. am here
simply because have been summoned
by the American people Mt least to
give them chance to choose for me
such service as they desire.
IF ] am chosen propose TO devote
whatever ability | possess to having
things done right in this country and
! shall not prostitute the offices OF
the United States for rewards of IN.
competent persons.
81 have had something to do with
cutting out abuses. but believe that
In this country We must be. strong
enough and able enough to proyent
abuses. to prevent Unjust discrimina.
tion, to prevent monopolistic purpos.
es; fearlessly to prevent any action
inimtcal to the public interest while at
the same time we encourage honest
American enterprise, seek an expan.
sion of orr trade, endeavor to have
our foreign commerce extended and
In every way make the American name
commercially name of the first rank
throughoul the world"