Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-12
NOTHING FOR BENEFIT
Continued from Page one)
Proper Attitude Toward Business


l have just said must be supplemented
by the remark that, if l am elected
! there will be nothing pulled off for pri-
vate benefit at the public expense if l
| know it and can prevent it.
Not to Play Politics
| Il am not in this campaign, and l
have not left the career Of my choice,
to play politics for anybody. 1 am here
| simply because I believe I have been
! summoned to serve the American peo-
| ple-at least, to give them a chance
| to choose for me such service as they
desire
| IF / am chosen ! propose to devote
| whatever ability l possess to having
things done right in this country for
the interest Of the people, believing
that my party will achieve honor and
| win the success it deserves, and the
only success it deserves, If it is par
| ty Of service; and / shall not prosti-
| tute the Offices Of the United States
for partisan regards of incompetent
persons.
IT have had something to do with cut
ting out abuses. but l believe that in this
country we must be strong enough and
able enough to prevent abuses, to prevent
unjust discrimination, to prevent monop-
olistic practices, fearless to prevent any
action inimical to the public interest.
while at the same time we encourage hon
est American enterprise, seek an expan-
| sion of our trade, endeavor to have our
foreign commerce extended. and in every
way make the American name CONNER
cially a name of the first rank through
out the world.
"And I desire with respect to American
right that no one need hand his head in
shame. We are not a warlke people. We
do not want anything from anybody that
| we are not entitled to. But when we
say thing the world should know that
we mean it and that we are able to en-
force It,"
| Mexican Difficulties
| The nominee repeated previous attack
on the course of the administration to-
ward Mexico; also his declaration that
the administration had brought this covn-
try into serious difficulties with Mexico.
mo one could very easily, without the
utmost folly, have brought us into war,
Mr.. Hughes said, but we have been
brought far closer to 1t than we should
have been by the weakness and vacilla-
ton that this administration has shown
Mr.. Hughes called attention to the
fact that Montana is the first North
western state to be visited on this trip
where women have the vote. and he
reiterated the declaration that he
wished the issue speedily settled by
amendment to the Federal Constitu-
ton granting women suffrage. The
nominee also emphasized what he
termed the need for industrial and
commercial cooperation and pre-
paredness.
Inasmuch, he said. as within 10
years after the Russo-Japanese war,
debt, had doubled in prosperity. there
was every indication that recovery
from financial burdens imposed on the
present European belligerents would
be much more rapid than anticipated
now, this, he declared. made doublv
important the need for commercial
preparedness in the United States for
conditions when peace should be re-
stored.
The nominee passed the entire day
en- route to Billings from Fargo, n. d.
Ten-minute stops and brief address,
es were made at several towns on the
way, and at Miles City, where there
was a 40-minute stop. Mr.. Hughes left
the train and delivered an address in
the public square. A squad Of COW
punchers and COW girls escorted him
from the station to the square.
Mr. Hughes left here late tonight
for Helena. where he will deliver an
address tomorrow noon.
Quotes from Platform
In his discussion tonight Of Demo-
cratic principles, Mr.. Hughes quoted
from the Democratic platforms Of 1856.
1860 and 1912.
I'm 1856" the nominee said, ''the
Democratic platform said it was uncon-
stitutional for US to spend money on
internal improvements. Witness the
rivers and harbors bill passed the 9TH
er day.
an 1860 the Democratic platform said
It was unconstitutional to charter ma
tional banks. Where does it stand on
! tnat tOudy!
why, that dear old party has been
misundersta nding the constitution ever
since before 1 was born, and l don't
believe it will ever understand 1t.
I'm 1860 the Democratic platform de-
clared that it stood for the protection
of the rights Of American citizens who
ever they might be. This was re-afiirm-
ed in 1912 Now that was all right. The
only question is. why don't they do it?''
"In 1912 the Democratic platform de-
| clared that a protective tariff was I'M
constitutional. Now they are coming
| around to the idea just about that much
Indicating few inches) on the dyestuffs
question.
when it comes to a question Of tariff
the Democratic party has not any princi-
pies at all. It is simply a party, so far
as the tariff is concerned, for votes
only
In assailing the administration for its
appointments to the diplomatic service
Mr.. Hughes declared that some appoint
ments were Of more use than the AT
lantic cable" and that the first lesson
! tia country had to laarn 10 far A an