New-York tribune., 1920-10-27
Smith Pledges
Are All False.
Says Miller
Judge, in Whirlwind Trip
Over City and Through
Westchester, Declares the
Governor Is Deceiving
Handing Vets Gold Brick
Asserts His Opponent Knows
Beer and Light Wine Act
Can't Be Legally Enforced

Judge Nathan L. Miller, in the sec
ond day of his whirlwind tour of New
York City and vicinity, made three
speeches in Manhattan and four in
" estchester County. Before each of
his audiences he charged that Governor
Smith was making campaign upon
false promises, false hopes and false
claims.
The judge declared that the trans
portation muddle in this city was due
to Governor Smiths failure to treat
the question as an economic business
problem, instead of playing politics
with it, He made like charge against
the Governors attitude on the Vol
stead act
At his biggest meeting in this city,
at the Casino Theater, Judge Miller
dealt with the prohibition question.
He charged that the Governors att-
tude on this question was the basis Of
his declaration that the Governor was
making campaign on false hopes. He
added that the Governor was tlying to
hand the vets a gold brick
81 had been advised not to say one
word on this subject in this town."
said Judge Miller. But | think that
If there is any place in this state
where it needs to be talked about it is
right here.
Beer Act VIII Not Hold
"The Governor is holding out hopes
to the people Of this city and of this
state that they can have beer and wine
but he knows, as Governor Of this state,
he has no power to give them beer or
wine. He proposes to continue a law on
our statute books (the 3la per cent
beer acO which the Supreme Court of
the United States has held to be in
valid
That law cannot give you beer or
wine Under the present situation in
this city you have chance, illegally, to
buy poor whiskcy at an eXorbitant
price, and that is all the law ever will
give you
~ am not promising the people to
give them beer and wine, because |
know that such a promise would con
template violation of my oath of
office. shall take an oath to support
the Constitution Of the United States
and purpose to respect that law.
The Governors proposition is moth
ing more nor less than an invitation
to law breaking. 1t is an invitation
to people to walk into Federal prisons,
because no matter what the State of
New York does, the law Of Congress
is absolutely controlling and binding
and our invalid law now on the statute
books is but an invitation to people
to violate the law"
Charges Politics in Housing
Judge Miller declared that the Gov
ernor also was playing politics in other
economic questions, such as education
and housing.
"The trouble with the great prob
lens that you have in this city that
are crying for solution,' he said, land
upon which the future development Of
the city depends, il that they ought
to be dealt with on the level, regardless
Of political consideration
Referring to the transportation prob
lem, Judge Miller recalled Governor
Smith promises of two years ago.
II said that the Governor after his in
duction into office asked that the local
Public Service Commission be reorgan-
lied along lines designed by him, prom
Using that if the Legislature passed a
reorganization measure he would re
duce expenses and remedy the transit
situation. The Judge went into the de
tails Of the situation, declaring that
the people were now paying more for
worse service in some instances pay
ing 20 cents for ride that form erly
cost but cents. He cited figures to
show that the Public Service Commits
sion in this district cost more now than
it did before Governor Smith appointed ID
his own Public Service Commission
Tammany Would Control Lines
Last night in the Bronx the Gov
ernor said that municipal ownership
was the PROMISE, said JUDGE Miller
This is another promise. And wha-
does municipal ownership mean? II
means turning over your public utili
ties to the management of Tammanl
Hall. | ask you, in the light of you,
experience, if YOU are ready to dc
that ?"
Judge Miller said that he had beer
asked if he favored increased fares
He declared that he was not in the ha6i
of solving problems until he had the
facts.
The other two meetings in Man
haitian were held al the Hotel Plaza