New-York tribune., 1918-10-24
Whitman Quotes
Voters Criticism
OF Smiths Record
Governor Assails Claim of
Opponent That Organi-
zation Favored Him

Governor Charles 5. Whitman. STeak-
ing at the North Side Republican Club.
266l Third Avenue. last night devot I'd
the eater part of his time to assail
ing the claim of his Democratic op-
pcnent, Alfred Z. Smith, to having
been indorscd by the Ctizsns Union
Chronolcgicaly the actual rep or.s of
the union on Mr.. Smith, according to
Governor Whitman, were as follows:
'191E-He was active and able in
support of Objectionable measures and
seldom on the side of measures of pub
lie interest.
1913 Speaker Smith executed the
orders of the machine.
"1912- Majority Leader Smith, on
some issues of Importance, stood
against measures of public interest.
1900 M. Smith made one of the
worst records of the session"
Governor Mnl,man u..nded the
Democratic cand da.e as Tammany
Hal! man, and declared that not cnly
did Mr. Smith admit he was of Tam
many Hail. but boasted that he would
always be of Tammany Hal.
Attacks Party's Record
cone needs only go back over the
records of e asst three Democratic
Governors of New York to know what
It would mean were that party to be
placed in power in the state" said MIR
VIII tman. "Graft, misgovelnment
waste all these and more stand out
clearly n that record.
"M oreNver," dec ared the Governor,
when Tammany II III elects a man,
j L. i
or fall The impeachment of Governor
about olely bee use he refused to do
the bidding of Tammanv Hall. Ard
he man who was the Speaker Of the
Assembly which inpeached that man
is to-day a candidate for Governor.
"The rrinciral w~rk of the state ad-
minist.aton during the coming months
VIII bn t. w'n the war. This isn't a
Republican war or a Democratic war,
hut war of the American people.
Whoever is set at the head of the gov
ernn ent in 4 comm onwcal h Of The i'm
portancc Of New York State a. this time
IS answered. e, not only to the people of
that comm nweal'h but to the people
Of the entire nation as we'll.
The III ss' In State History
"There isn't g more ridicu Gus, alb
surd, laughable proposition than that
in order to show the Kaiser that we
are united in this war we shou d re-
turn to power an ORGANIZATION that has
been a ty word and Kissing in the his
tory of the state | am surprised that
even Tammany Hall has the cast-iron
ne~vo to suggest it."
Referring to the three Democratic
Governors he had mentioned, Governor
Whitman declared there continually
i l.. Co., l., L.
pardons for men convicted O. various
crimes which had been the dilect out
growth of those administ trations.
In answer to charges Of extravaganza
Governor Whitman said:
"My opponent points to an increase
of $333 ,O00,t 90 in the state budget for a
period covering four years." said Mr..
Whitman. "Tne1 say nothing of the
trem andous advance in the cost of
everything. Thy merely a.lcSe it as a
damning fact.
City Budget Increase Cited
an answer I would ike to ca ! atten-
tion to tho budget record for the CITY
of New York alone. In 1914, under
Mayor II tchel the budget called for
1892 600 600. The present tentative
budget, under Mayor Hvlan and Dem
ocratic administration, is $244 900 600.
an increase Of $52.000,OO0.
"Since Alfred f. Smith became head
of the Board of Aldermen that body
has been rcspons bic for an increase
in budgets of more than $4,000 OOO
| do not know whether this repr .sents
graft but | do know that he c1m me into
office with rro.estations of immedi-
atey cutting down instead of increas-
ing The year'v expenses"
Governor Whitman ronted out that
whereas Mr. Smith is attempting 20
mako cap tai of report made on him
by the Citizens I'm on, the facts are
that it has never done else than criti
else him.
AS to lis own reco~d, Governor Whit.
man hurled a challenge at his op-
ponent
Let him " he said, point to one an
polntmcnt Whitman has made that i.
wrorg. Let m point to one bill that
has been passed that he wou d have
dared to veto. Let him point to one
man in office whom he would dare re-
move"
TIE Governor congratulated the
women of the state N the fact that
they were to vote. The meeting was
large and enthusiastic The Governor
was cheered repeatedly.