The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-01-29

carefully explained. 1t is not unhheiy
that gpecial committee OF leading
members of the party will he asked 10
study The plan and report on 1t TO the
county committee.
Tnmmany Gives Its Reasons.
In drafting it's resolutions denuncia-
tory OF the Miller programme Taminany
gave the following reasons for its OPP
position:
Because 1T means the destruction OF
tho little measure OF home rule now re-
naming with the people OF the city Oh
New York over their own atiairs'
'Beca Use il means an eight cent rare
for New York city;
Because il means that the elected
municipal officials Will lose all contIoi
over the present transit system when
has cost the people OF the city or new
York more than $3.50. 0Ooo0o;
Because it means that the people OF
the city will be robbed OF the use 'an9
control Of their streets and. further.
''Because il means that the power Oh
fixing rates and service of gas ana cleo
tricity supplied to the people OF the Guy
Of New York will be in the hands OF
the Upstate Public Service Commission.
no one OF whom can by law be resi-
dent OF the city of New York, and none
Of whom has any interest in the people
the CITY or III the leTIllOty sriNcu'
Tammany then called upon all the
elected officials Of the city and State ito
unselfishly join. irrespective of party.
in a vigorous fight TO protect the people
Of the city of New York against nom
resident domination and greedy corporate
control Of it's public utilities"
1t Is understood to be the plan OF the
Republicans to let the Democrats,
Hearstites and others exhaust their am
munition shooting in the air. wait until
carefully drafted bills embodying the
Miller suggestions are ready and then to
organize n campaign of education.
senator Luxk Gives Hts Views.
Clayton Il. I.uss. president pro tenn
OF the Senate. has statement in the
current issue OF the Metropolis which
is of interest in connection with the trac-
ton controversy He says:
"1n addition to the Statewide prom
lens are many which at first sight
would appear to affect New York city
alone but which in fact affect the entire
State. The transportation of passengers
and freight, housing and finance ana
tho many problems which have become
acute in New York city are really or
general state concern.
II believe in home rule, but the pub
lie interests of the entire State must
custom to approach these conditions
from which New York city seems to be
the greatest sufferer from the stand
point of personal political advancement
and sensational newspaper publicity
rather than from the standpoint of
serious deliberate effort to solve them"
Speaker H. Il. Machold, of the AS
sembly. H. quoted in the same magazine
as saying the lower body OF the Lcgis-
LOT, h.. niuI n Npv- York
solve her own problems so far as Dos
sibie, but would be eager TO give assist
snce in solving those problems that
needed State Interference.
Senator Walker secuted Gov. Miller's
statement in Yesterdays newspapers in
which the Executive advanced the idea
of giving the city home rule by repre-
sentation on the directorates OF the
transit companies in lieu OF home rule
by local commission on transit.
'IIomo ruler" said the Senator. ''Try
II and see whether you get home ruic.
You would get just about as much homo
rule as IN YOU owned three shares Of
Steel stock"
A former city official called attention
Yesterday to the fact that at the time
tho dual contracts between the city ana
the subway companies were drawn up
the same idea was advanced and seri-
ObrlS tbHclutit0. IDt POdIt VI fs-li-
mate took the question under advise
ment for long while at that time and
finally rejected II on the ground that the
city could derive no advantage from
being represented on the transit COM
pany directorates.
In regard to control Of the gas COM
panies senator Walker pointed out that
the Governors message made specific
reference to the present commission for
the second district" as the body which
should regulate gas matters for tho
entire state. The greatest number OF
people interested In such regulation" he
said. naturally would be the residents
OF the city OF New York. yet the law
under which the first and second district
commissions are created provides speci-
fically that:
Each commissioner shall DO resi-
dent OF the district for which he Is APP
pointed"
That restriction. the Senator argued.
automatically stops the Governor from
naming a New York representative on
the commission having charge Of fixing
US gas rates even though he Nigh. de-
stira ~ 10 So