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Newspaper
Big Timber Pioneer
Location
Big Timber, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
4
President Charles Evans Hughes and Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks headline this ticket. The brief item notes the Republican pair as standard bearer candidates in the upcoming political contest.
The Pioneer argues against Theodore Roosevelt for president, praising Justice Hughes as the Republican nominee. It asserts Roosevelt would split the party and calls Hughes the strongest, most available candidate, while noting the convention ignored Roosevelt and that the main race is Hughes versus Wilson.
Rep Andrew J. Volstad of Minnesota denounces Canadian reciprocity and the Underwood tariff as favoring cities over farmers. He argues tariff policies raise costs for farmers while offering no relief as long as the European war continues, urging unity to build the country and prevent special favors.
The piece argues that wartime munitions exports raise stockholder incomes, producing expected tax revenue gains and fueling tariff politics. It quotes Charles E. Hughes resigning a judicial post to campaign, urging efficient civil service and unity.
British account tallies German casualties through May with 102,507 in May alone: 22,471 dead 72,075 wounded and 7,961 prisoners or missing. Official May totals place dead at 734,412 wounded 1,852,652 and prisoners and missing 388,622 for a running total of 2,924,586.
The speaker argues income tax and war tax are direct taxes on citizens and that postwar repeal of democracy’s tariff would shrink revenue. He warns that prewar patterns of duty-free goods and war-order prosperity could mislead voters into supporting a party he says ignores personal interests.
All Montana delegates except Joe Dixon supported Justice Hughes after initial Cummins support. On Thursday eight ballots showed Cummins. Friday Hughes gained after Montana was released, reaching 408 1 2 votes. Dixon remained with Roosevelt on the final ballot as Hughes secured the nomination.
The Pioneer notes Montana wool once sold 28 to 32 cents per pound and asks how much it would be worth without the protective tariff. It also asks how much clothing and woolen goods have dropped since the Wilson free trade bill.
The Livingston Enterprise cites a comment praising Theodore Roosevelt for his actions in Chicago. It argues his rejection of the progressive nomination and appeal for Hughes defend harmony and show self elimination, portraying him as the world’s foremost citizen and blaming others for attempting to wreck the party.
The obituary notes the death of Lee Smoot at about eighty two. Survived by his wife and children Mrs J D Coffey Queen City Mo Mrs W A Rice Deadwood S D Lee Smoot Big Timber Mrs Ferman Tullock Lewistown Mont Mrs T R Sanders W E J D and Miss Kate Smoot all of this county He worked his large farm two miles east of Downing until illness and kept working until struck down A Democrat who followed current affairs closely He was a Baptist and lived by his faith All his children attended the funeral including his son Lee who came from Montana a week earlier
Glen Parker, chairman of the board of county commissioners, reports that winter wheat in Sweet Grass county is practically down and out after cold rains and freezing weather. Alfalfa also suffered severely amid the ongoing road matters he has handled in recent days.
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