New-York tribune., 1920-10-30
Smith LiOnized
In Bailiwick of
Chief McCooey
Governor Gets q Rousing
Reception in Brooklyn;
Tammany Men Guido
Themselves i'm Parade
Crowd Fills Academy
Candidate Answers Charge
of Extravaganza; Urges
Election Of Governor Cox

lhe McCooey-Tammany organization
did itself proud when Governor Alfred
(. Smith visited Brooklyn last night
and spoke to large audience in the
Academy of Music. The Democratic
leaders OF Kings arranged a parade
which escorted the Governor through
the downtown streets Of Brooklyn amid.
red fire and the clashlng tunes of sew
eral bands The demonstration was
planned to be as impressive as possible
for the candidate, because the borough
always stands as q political enigma at
election time.
big hall and gave the Governor a
stormy reception when he appeared on
the platform. The cheering was divid-
ed between the Governor and Lieuten-
ant Governor Harry c. Walker, who
is running for United States Senator
and who spoke from the same plat
form
The Governor gave prominence early
IN his speech to the national cam
paign. Referring to the Democratic
candidates. he said:
''The history in public Office Of the
Governor OF very progressive mid
western state indicates that the man
best equipped and best qualified to ap
ply modern and progressive thought 20
the solution Of our problems is James
NJ. Cox, of Ohio. Our own state is
slgnally hOnored III the nomination of
Franklin ID. Roosevelt, young man,
democratic and able, who should have
the support of forward looking citi-
2ens throughout the country Our
candidate for United States Senator.
the present Lieutenant Governor, has
by the conduct Of his Office in the
.ast two years fully demonstrated his
ABILITY to understand the wants and
the needs Of the great rank and ile of
the people Of this state
Says He Cut Appropriations
The Governor then followed ms usual
course Of discussing state issues and
vent over good deal of the ground
that he has covered in his other
speeches throughout the city TINS week
HIS devoted mucn of his time to dis
cussing the economical phases of his
adminlstratlon in reply to Judge Mil
ler's reference in his speeches 10 the
SIZE Of the appropriations at Albany
He reiterated some of the things he
has declared in favor of a Albany, in.
cluding direct primaries, an executive
budget and the reorganization and con
soNdation of the state departments, al
OF which, he said, were opposed By
Judge Miller
Judge Miller talks Al great .engtt
about economy and the size OF appro
priation bills at Albany" he said
Still, he opposes the one remedy sug
gested for keeping down the ever in
creasing cost Of the state government
thinking people must be amused a
Judge Miller's charge that the Gov
ernor did not keep down the appropria
tons. The truth is that all the appro
priations were made by the members O.
MS own party, in control Of botl
houses Of the Legislature. The furthe
fact is that | reduced the appropria
tions $500, 900 during my two years.
''ln other words, the Republican
leaders Of the Senate and Assembly
would have made the state government
cost $1,000, 900 more tnan it did il
they had had their way.
Issued Challenge to Critics
At the close OF each session l gave
out Il statement showing in detail the
amount Of the appropriations and what
the money was to he used for, and II
that statement I challenged anybody
either in or out Of the Legislature tt
point to any necessary activity of tht
state which curtailed or weakened il
the slightest degree by my vetoes.
Il have repeated that challenge con
stantly throughout the campaign anc
| have met with no answer. The truth
Of the matter is that the items which
| vetoed represented patronage anc
were not made in the interest Of al
the people in the state, but were made
for the benefit Of individuals and local
tiles.
aside from that, in my vetoes OF
claim bills directed against the treas
ury of the state, saved countless