Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-08-12
Tells Billings Folks If
Elected He Will Invite
All Publicity.
PULL NOTHING OFF
FOR PRIVATE GAIN
Advocates Protective Tar
if and Assails Admins
tration for Stand.

Il lbLlNGS. Mont, Aug. Ii
- Charles E. Hughes, addressing a
chautauqua audience in a big tent on
'he village square here tonight prof-
aced his advocacy of a protective
tarlff with the declaration that if no
should he elected president. nothing
would be pulled orr for private
Deneiit at the public expense il he
could prevent II.
Il desire Is all that we do in this
campaign Mr. Hughes. said. TO
nave what is called four wears
'pltllcss publicity want pitiless
rel ''''
Il want ritiless publicity with res
ptct TO the sectionalsm of this od-
ministration. | want 'pltiless publicit,.
Wlth respect to the extravaganza and
Wdstcfulness of the administration.
Wants Publicity.
II want pitilcss publicity with res
pect to the Incompetence of appoin-
tees or this administration. let us
see that we have America first m
the hearts of every American of
Whatever race or creed and also
Alnerlfa equal to her tasks-America
efficient" "
husheS also asSailed the ad-
'iniistratloh Tor having changed its
t'"i views since 1912 and repeated
nus declaration in favor of a protec
tive tariff whose enactment and ON
lorcement should be left TO the Re-
publican party.
ueSlre 10 see a proper attitude
toward business in this country" he
continued. IL have done INV share
III attempting to correct abuses and
What | have Just said must be SUN
pienented by the remark that IL | am
elected. in connection with tariff leg-
lslatlon, there will be nothing puIIeo
Off for private benefit at the Dubiic
expense If | know 1t and can pre-
vent it.
For American PcopIc
i am not in this campaign and
nave not left the career of my choice
TO play politics for anybody am
mere simply because | believe 1 have
been summoned to serve the Ameri-
can people-at least to give them
a chance To choose for me such serv-
ice as they desire.
lf | am chosen | propose to de-
vote whatever ability | possess to
having things done right in this coun-
Try for the interests of the people
believing that my party will achieve
honor and win the success il deserves
and the only success it deserves, if
1t Is party of service: and | shall
not prostitute the office of the United
states for partisan rewards of in
competent persons"
The nominee repeated previous at
tacks on the course of the adminis-
tratiOn toward Mexico. also his
declaration that the administration
had brought this country into serious
differences with Mexico.
Mr. Hughes called attention to the
fact that Montana is the first north
western state to he visited on this
trip where women have the vote and
reiterated the declaration that he
wanted the issue speedily settled by
amendment, granting woman suf-
frage to the federal constitution The
nominee also emphasized what he
termed the need for Industrial and
commercial cooperation, and pre-
paredness for the competition he pre-
ticted after the war.
lnasmuCh ne said. rs in ten years
after the Russo japanese war. Russia,
instead Of being steeped in debt. had
doubled in prosperity, there was
every indication that recovery from
financial burdens imposed on the
present European bclligercnts would
be much more rapid than anticipated
now This. he declared, made doubly
important the need for commercial
in the United States for
conditions when peace should be re-
stored.