The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-05
MILLER ASKS SMITH
ABOUT POWER PLAN
q. o. P. Nominee Debates
Hydro-electric Development
Oh Stump in Oneida.
FRESH LIGHT ON SCHEME
Representative Snyder Says
Democrats Are Inlawfully
Keeping Hosts in Office.

By n Stat Correspondent Of The HIRAM.
ROME, ~ Y. oct. 4.-Sathan T. Mil
Ter, Republican nominee for Governor.
Smiths plan for development of the
States water power. He told Large
crowd at the Oneida County Court House
that while GOV. smith is trying 70 dodge
national questions the matter of hydro
electric development. the only construc-
tive policy advanced by the Democratic
/ candidate, is a matter so intimately in
tolved in Federal affairs that it Is i'm
possible TO achieve 1t without taking it
Up as national question.
There are only three potential sources
% water power. Judge Miller said the
Adirondacks. Niagara Falls and the st.
Lawrence River.
The Adirondacles project would require
q constitutional amendment. he said and
the Federal Government has adopted al
ready an act for the development OF
Niagara and the st. Lawrence under
Federal control. Moreover. there are
two other questions involved in the last
two undertakings, one being the matter
of an understanding with Canada in
volving a treaty negotiated by the Fed
eral Government, and the other Is
whether the Federal Government is not
trying to infringe upon the rights OF
the people of the State OF New York.
The solution of such questions as
these. Judge Miller pointed out, cannot
he achieved by the presto change method.
wherefore. he declared the simple state
ment of Gov. Smith and his party that
be win solve them is hardly sufficient
or convincing. He demanded that the
Governor tell the people how he pro-
posed to carry out his one constructive
promise and also why II has not occurred
to him to carry il out during this term
Of office. Judge Miller surmsed in adj
vance that the Governor would blame
lack of action along that line on n hos
tile Legislature solution for which stu
alton. the Judge suggests lies in the
election of a Governor and Legisla ture
in harmony.
Before the speaking Judge Miller met
tac leading Republicans Of the Thirty
third Congress District at a dinner in
lis honor. given by. Percy G. Thomas.
Presidential elector from this district.
Democratic Proposal Analysed.
Judge Miller's speech follows IN part
The Democratic proposal is That the
state water power be veioped by
the State itself anc not by private effort
under such regulation as will retain
IN the people control OF their water
powers and the complete regula ton Of
their development and use. We'll. there
are only three sources OF any con-
siderable water power In this State OF
which 7 know. one is that furnished
by the possibility of impounding the
water by storage reservoirs In the
Adirondacks this cannot be done with
out an amendment TO the Constitution.
The other two will come from the
further development OF the Niagara and
the development OF the possibilities OF
the Long Sauit OF the ST. Lawrence
River.
Now. we nave been talking about
water power development for twenty
years. without getting anywhere. The
Governor has been in office nearly two
years and the subject has not been adj
vanced. OF course he will say that il
due 10 the wickedness OF a Republican
Legislature. If that be so il is high time
that we had a Legislature who can and
viii cooperate. But this problem is not
SO easy as II may seem. The Niagara