The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-19
SMITH CLAIMS TOO
MUCH, MILLER SAYS
Good Deeds All His, For Bad
Ones He Provides Po-
litical AlibI.
SEEKS TOO GREAT POWER
Judge Cites Precedents t.
Show Governor Would
Misuse Authority.

Special Despatch TO TIE NEw York HEnALr.
ITHACA, Oct 1s.-Gov. Smith is a sort
Of Alibi AL. as ne was pictured here to-
night in a speech by Nathan L. Miner,
Republican candidate for Governor.
I'm one blush" Judge Miller said.
he claims the credit for everything
that a Republican Legislature did, and
in the next he offers e Republican Leg
islature as an excuse for what he did
not do. There Is one way to correct
that excuse or obviate the necessity of
its ever again being presented: thai is,
10 elect a Governor and Legislature
who will cooperate in the public in
terest
You have observed" the speaker said
that the Governor says he Is entitled
to credit for every good thing done in
the State of New York while he has
been in public life. He tells the school
teachers, for example, he got them State
aid. That was really worked out and
voted by a Republican Legislature.
The other night he said he had
caused the Court of Appeals to sustain
the constitutionality of a statute relat-
Ing to the employment of women at
night. 1t so happens that participated
In the making of this decision of the
Court of Appeals, and 7 am sure 1t win
be surprise to my former associa ties,
as IT Is to me. to learn that Mr.. Smith
he was then mister, not Governor--had
instructed us as to the constitutionality
OF that statute"
Buried by Tammany.
The Governor, said Judge Miller. had
with great flourish appointed the Re-
construction Commission. which seized
upon the proposal for the consolidation
OF State departments that was worked
out In the Constitutional Convention of
1915 under the leadership of Elihu Root.
The recommendations of that convention
were buried in the election by Tammany
Hall, with some help from upstate.
And now the Governor digs it up gain.
And he is going around the State"
added Judge Miller Saying that, while
the Republicans in the Legislature ia
vored the plan when 1t came up last
winter. they finally voted it down. The
fact is that the Republican Legislature
adopted Ii so far as the proposed plan
OF consolidating State departments is
concerned
II submit to you that n candidate for
the office of Governor who goes over
the State in a Presidential year talking
as though he were the only candidate on
his party ticket. claiming the credit for
everything that has been done during
his party life, claiming that the Repub-
leans have prevented him from carry
ing out some programme for fear It
would make him President submit
that he is really taking himself n little
too seriously.
"As a matter OF fact. all duplication
and overlapping could be cut out by act
w w n
amend the constitution But, although
Gov. Smith served many years in the
Legislature and was Speaker OF the AS
sembly, he then made no effort to re-
organize the State government and in
the Constitutional Convention he made
light OF the proposal and HIS party de-
feated II. But now he needs the abb
for on-performance. and so he is strong
for consolidation"
What Smith would really do IL he had
the immense one man appointing power
he asks is Indicated by his action when
the Legislature split the Public Service
Commission Of New York city into two
departments and allowed him to appoint
the heads, Judge Miller said.
Appointing Power Misuse.
HE forthwith appointed to the head
OF one commission an ex-leader of Tam
many Hall and to the head of the other
Lieutenant of McCooey, leader OF
Brooklyn. The two commissions Inn
mediately began to increase their over
head expense-and you know how much
they have done to relieve the traction
problem of the city of New York"
Prices realized on Swift Company sales
of carcass beef In New York City for week
ending Saturday October 10th shipments
sold out ranged from 1900 cents 20 Is