The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-23
MILLER PLEDGES
REAL COOPERATION
Republican Candidate for Gov
ernor Points to Smiths Fail
ure With Legislature.
GREETED AT ROCHESTER,
Says Opponents Epithets and
Abuse Are Only Signals
Of Distress.
GREETED AT ROCHESTER,

SpectoI Despatch TO THE NEW York HERALD.
RocH EsTER. Oct 22--Rochester gave
Nathan L. Miller. Republican nominee
for Governor, rouslng welcome this
evening, the hall being packed to the
doors In the same hall last evening
Gov. Smith had accused Judge Miller
OF devoting too much attention to the
national campaign and neglecting State
issues. This evening Judge Miller re-
Piled. saying in part:
You have observed that the Demo-
cratic standard bearer in this State Is
exhibiting signs of distress. for In your
city last night he started to use the
same kind OF language that Candidate
Cox has been using. Referring to me
he used the word 'demagogue.' and he
said something about cold and deliber-
ate attempts at deception, and / think
he said something about hypocrisy.
We'll, when a candidate gets to using
expressions Of that sort he Is merely
signifying his appreciation that he is in
trouble. But he didn't wait even for the
canvass to begin to strike his colors
He struck them before he got back from
San Francisco. where he and Mr.. Muir
ply had such n conspicuous hand in
selecting Mr.. Cox and his platform de
claring for this wonderful covenant
without change, because he forgot the
name of his candidate before he got back
20 his own State'
To Cooperate with Legislature.
Coming down to State issues. Judge
Miller said:
DESERVING his national ticket. the
Governor has undertaken to make q can
vass upon the things he has not done
ana he assigns two excuses, one of
them q Republican Legislature. He has
not failed to take credit for everything
that q Republican Legislature has done
for the last twenty years, but he says
that he has not been able to redeem his
promises because he has not been able
to cooperate with the Republican Legis-
1ature. Well. there Is a very simple
remedy for that situation. 1 will CO.
operate with a Republican Legislature.
to promote the interests of all the people
Of this State.
'TIis other excuse is that he is power
less to do anything for the people or to
stop the mounting costs Of your govern
ment until he can get constitutional
amendment to change the form of our
State government and he is going up
and down the State trying to make an
Issue on what he calls his tremendous
reform. q proposal to consolidate State
departments. And / want to say just a
word about that, and ask you to note
! am not going to use any epithets, but
I ask you to draw your own conclu-
sionS.
Tho Consolidation Proposed.
The Governor says that a Republican
Legislature defeated his great proposal
10 consolidate State departments for fear
that 1t would make him Presidential
timber. He Is admcnishing me that /
am running for Governor and not FOR
President. Well, 1 guess he Is thinking
great deal more about being President
than I am, because all I am thinking
epout in that respect is to do my little
bit to help elect Warren c. Harding
President of the United States.
Now what is the TRUTH The truth
II that the last Republican Legislature
adopted the proposal to consolidate
State departments. Everybody is for
that. But It is not the Governors pat
ent. He claims It. but he borrowed 1t
from another Republican body. tho
Constitutional Convention of 1916. And
do you remember what happened to the
constitution which was submitted by
that body? Do you remember what
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Murphy and Tam
many Hall did to the constitution of
1915 which undertook to consolidate de-
partments? Well. If you don't remem-
Der / will tell you and you can verify
my statement. They helped to bury 1t
under a majority of 100000 in this State.
But the shoe was on the other foot
when the Governor became Governor"