The sun., 1918-10-31

He can't pull the red herring over the
trail In the middle of this campaign.
defy the Governor to produce evidence
against the men I appointed as clerks
Of the Assembly"
= Mr.. Smith began his talk after brief
Introduction by Abram I. Elkus, former
Ambassador TO Turkey, by complaining
that he hadn't been able to get Gov.
Whitman to discuss the issues OF the
campaign.
II have made Just criticisms Of his
administration, but the Governor makes
not a single reply" he said. He en-
ploys the same tactics he did against
his opponent in the primaries When a
man in the gallery last night called a
question the Governor turned to the
chairman and said Put him out He
can put out a citizen at Bohemian Hall,
but he can't put me out"
Some Items He Would Veto.
Mr.. Smith then turned to the matter
of the appropriation bill.
Gov. Whitman asks me to tell what
items I would veto,' he said. an the
first place would veto two of the
three salaries paid to his secretary. apd
would veto two of the three salaries
paid to the chairman OF the State Re-
publican Committee. II they are en-
titled to the aggregate amount pay it to
them, buts don't spread II all over the
bill to deceive the people. Gov. Whit
man brought Glynn into the Executive
chamber, where his activities were d.
rected to building up the Whitman ma
chine. and when one job didn't pay him
enough he gave him three jobs. He did
no work for the State,
II would veto the $4,000 salary paid
the counsel of the Conservation Com
mission. His duties should be per
formed by the Attorney General. ]
would veto the items Of salary for the
Board OF Port Wardens. on the Gov
ernor's own statement few years age
that they did not perform any state
function and he recommended that
they be abolished would veto the
1000 item for printing the reports OF
the Public Service Commission. The
reports are a lot of junk. What the
people want OF the Public Service Com
mission and are not getting is action
not reports"
Mr.. Smith said the item Of $4,000
for committee to'celebrate the compile
ton OF the canal looked to him like q
Joke
S3SO.OOO for Canal Repairs.
Secretary McAdoo's letter settled al
question about that when he said. TIL,
Federal Government has not taken th'
canal over and 1t is not completed. Thu
appropriation of s35o.000 for repairs tC
the canal Is suspicious on the face of II
That Is the sum it cost to keep the ofc
canal repaired. and Whitman asks Il
for new canal"
Mr.. Smith also criticised the appro
v,yiat - o., tra,
penses. asserting they were capable O.
great abuse.
THE Governor" he said. added 1.90'
new places to the State rolls during hi
| first two years. The expenses of tn
| State jumped so per cent and man,
| men were paid out OF funds meant 70
war expenses The Governor has no
! replied to this, nor has he replied Il
! the complaints OF the farmers that h
appointed as farm specialists,I in th
department OF farms and markets. ciga
| makers from Binghamton. track walker
from Greene county, printers from Troy
ITO return to the appropriation bill
/ would remind Mr. Whitman that thu
time to take notice Of the items Is while
| the bill is being drafted. 1t was the Re
! publican leader of the Senate, Elon r
Brown. who declared that GOV. Whitman
allowed the $50 100000 appropriation
bill to become a law without one single
conference with the authors of the bill.
! Later in the evening Mr.. Smith spots'
at Mckinley Square Hall, 169th stree
and Boston Post road. and at Hunt
| Point Palace in The Bronx. He will
speak at the following meetings In Queen
| tonight: Hettinger's Hall, Broadwa.
and Seventh avenue. Long Island City
! Parish Hall. Forty-eighth street ant
Shell road. Corona high school. Broad
way and Whitestone avenue. Flushing
| Parental Training School. Flushing ant
Hillside avenues. and Public School 80
! Forest avenue and Madison street
! Ridgewood.