New-York tribune., 1920-09-30

Governor, in welcoming the President
home July 9, 1919, is reported to have
said that he "had returned with 8
treaty OF peace that is worthy of the
dignity and honor Of this country"
Does he still think SO? | ask him to
tell the people Of this state whether
he is now for the Wilson league.
"The appropriations for this year
are nearly oo,ooo,o0o, and If the
Administration had mad its way they
would have been nearly $e,5oo,ooo,oo
Will Smith Defend Veto?
"This fact alone tells the story. We
have an army of 100000 civil en-
ployecs, 100000 more than at the be-
ginning of the war. When the civil
establishment for the prosecution of
the war was demobilized it was de-
modified into the regular establish
ment. The boys who had been given
jobs during the war had to be taken
care Of. Now, I say that the import
ance of putting an end to this carnival
of waste which is sapping the vitality
of our industries, which, moro than
any other cause, is responsible for the
presents one of the paramount issues
which propose to discuss in this cam
paign.
"Will the Governor defend the ex-
pendtures of the national government
since the war? He says an executive
budget is necessary to check state ex-
penditures. although budget plan is
now fairly in operation, the budget be-
ing prepared, it is true, by budget
secretaries appointed by the Legisla-
ture instead of by the Governor. Well,
if an executive budget is needed in the
state, and there is something to be
said on both sides Of the question, it
is emphatically demanded in the ma
tional government. Now, the Congress
passed an executive budget act and the
President vetoed 1t because it en-
croached, he said, upon executive
vented the removal without the con-
sent of Congress of the Comptroller
General and his assistants, who were
to have charge Of the auditing Of the
accounts of the executive branch of the
government. Will the Governor defend
this veto?
Government Up to People
"In his speech of acceptance the Gov
ernor invites attack. ! shall not ac-
cept the invitation, because I am ask
ing support for what l myself propose
to do, and not because of anything
somebody else has failed to do. The
Governors case seems to be that he
would have done great things for the
state but for hostile Legislature
Well, propose to secure the coopera-
tion of the Legislature in the Inaugural
tion of policies which l believe to be
for the interests of the state, and let
me say that the Inauguration of policies
is about all a single administration can
accomplish, whether it be for two or
Tor four years. The people alone have
the power to maintain and continue the
kind of government they want.
Il do not think it will be so difficult
TO secure the necessary cooperation.
believe it can be secured by an effort
to be fair and to deal with every prob
lem on its merits. The real test of the
administrator is his ability to secure
cooperation, and if l fail will not
blame the failure upon any one else. I
dlffer with the Governor upon the prop
oslt'on that the high cost of state gov
ernment is due more than anything
to the 1877 boards, commissions and
departments of the state government.
i DO not think it is necessary to wait
to reorgan'ze the state government be-
fore putting stop to the alarming in
crease of state expenditures.
"The truth is that no plan will work
out automatically. A bad plan in COM
petent hands may work we'll, and the
best of plans in bad nands will always
work i'll. The Governor proposed, be-
fore he was alected to reduce the cost
of government, and from his long serv-
jcc in the Legislature he knew some
thing about it. He now says that it
cannot be done without reorganizing
the state government. and while he has
been devoting himself to this subject
the cost of government has gone on
mounting. purpose. if elected, to ad-
dress myself at once TO the problem of
making both ends meet, and shall not
seek excuses for the failure to do it.