New-York tribune., 1920-10-16
Miller Asserts
Gov. Smith Is
Dodggilng Issues
Declares He Hides Behind
Social Welfare Plans;
Judge Answers Charge
Questioning knowledge
Wrote Court Decision
Author of Opinion Uphold
ing Compensation Act;
Gives First Principles
From q stag correspondent

BINGHAMTON, N. Y, Oct. Is Con
board the Miller campaign specaD.-
Making stops at six agricultural CEN
ters and one college town, on the way
to this city from Utica to-day, Judge
Nathan L. Miller continued hammering
behind the social welfare program to
escape discussing the real issues of the
campaign.
Large crowds greeted the Republican
nominee at all points, the largest of
them gathering here tonight when he
spoke at the high school auditorium.
The audience was composed largely of
workers from the big shoe plant at
johnson City, on the outskirts of the
town
Judge Miller answered Governor
Smiths charge that he does not under
stand the subject of social welfare and
labor legislation by replying that it
was he, who, as judge Of She Court of
Appeals, wrote the decision of the high
est court Of the state sustaining the
validity of the workmen's compensa-
ton act.
and l think that my study of that
subject and my actual experience in the
application of the. law in connection
with the industries with which l am
associated nay nave given me as much
knowledge Of the subject as even the
Governor himself possesses"
Challenges Smith on Promise
The candidate called attention to
Governor Smiths promise to do away
with delays occurring in the settlement
of claims of injured workmen and the
families of those who have been killed
while engaged in hazardous occupa-
tions.
'And now call upon the Governor to
explain why he has failed to redeem
that PROMISE said Judge Miller.
"You men and women OF Binghamp-
ton know all about social welfare,' he
continued. This is a good place to
discuss it. You have a practical dem
.onstration Of it at Johnson City.
"The Governor thinks that as mem
ber of the Assembly for ten years he
has had an opportunity to learn all
there is to be known on this subject.
He asserts that | am a counsel for a
corporation, and therefore approach
these questions from the wrong angle.
Well, wonder if the men and women
Of Johnson City think that the Presi-
dent even Of a great corporation is
qualified to deal with social welfare
wonder if they think that member
Of Assembly or Governor even. knows
&c t,ol, J.,
dVatrial relations Of George F. Johnson
knows.
Student of Welfare Before Smith
Il am the counsel OF a manufacture
ing corporation which studied the sub
ject of social welfare and industrial
welfare before Governor Smith was
ever a member Of the Legislature. That
corporation deals with the problem as
George f. Johnson deals with it, as a
human problem, on the basis Of giving
to every man his just due on the basis
OF according justice and the square
deal
"Now, the Governor wants to discuss
his social welfare program, consisting
of three proposals: Compulsory health
insurance, eieht~hour law for women
and children, and the minimum wage
law for women and children. He has
dropped the compulsory health insur-
ance and the platform of his party does
not mention it. Yet he urged it upon
the Legislature as strenuously rs he
did either of the other proposals."
Judge Miller warned against the
League of Nations, and pleaded for the
election of Harding and Coolidge.
Before coming here Judge Miller
spoke at Clinton, Hamilton, Earlville,
Sherbourne, Norwich Oxford and
Greene. His staff of speakers includes :
Theodore Roosevelt, MIS- Rosaie
Loew Whitney, Miss Agnes Laut, and
Jeremiah Wood, and, Elon H. Hooker
who Joined the party at Utica early
this morning. Al to-night's meeting
Jacob Gould Schurman. president Of
Cornell, spoke on the League Of Ma
tons and Congressman William II.
Hill presided