New-York tribune., 1922-11-06
ThinkingP, ,lblic
Will Elect Me.
Asserts Miller
Governor Voices Confidence
i'm Fundamental Justice
and Intelligence of
New York State Voters
Rests His Case ON Facts
Rivals Campaign Contrary
to American Conception
of Fair Play, He Charges

Governor Miller declared yesterday
afternoon that he expected to be re-
elected because of the intelligence and
fundamental Justice Of the people Of
| this state.
Il shall be reelected Governor Tues
day because of the immortal truth Of
Abraham Lincoln's estimate of the in
telligence of our people-you cannot
fool all of them for any length of
time" he said.
Looking at the Democratic candi-
dates appeal to the electors in the
most tolerant way possible, there has
been campaign Of misrepresentation
actual falsehoods, confessions of ire
sponsibility and failure. My campaign
has been based entirely on actual facts,
the known record Of Mr.. Smiths admin
istration and my own.
Having an unshakable confidence
in the intelligence as we'll as the funda-
mental justice of the people, l am su-
premely confident that the great ma
jority will not hesitate in choosing be-
tween the, representatives of the two
ideas in government that are opposed
in this campaign.
"From start to finish mere vote-ges-
ting has been the motive furthest re-
moved from my mind. No office within
the gift of the people could tempt me
to misstatements or distortion of the
facts.
Neither ! nor any other man has
hn frph 10 ~ ~ 4 ..
their government shall be. It is for
the people to erect the kind of govern
ment they want. What have tried
with absolute candor and unvarying
adherence to the facts and with all Of
the earnestness in me has been to offer
their intelligence clear-cut COMPARE
son between loose, careless, wasteful,
unseryiceabIe government on the one
hand and responsible, humane, eff
ficient, square dealing government on
the other. Ny central purpose has
been to put all the available informa-
tion before the people in an unbiased
and uncolored way so that they may
Judge what is for their own salts
faction.
"My cardinal objection to the argu-
ments and appeals of the opposition
has been that they have declined, or
at any rate have failed, to place exact
information, the real facts of the Sase
at issue, before the voters and have
based their whole effort on impossible
promises, absurd excuses, outright mis-
statements and, worst of all, subtle.
sinister suggestions which / believe are
intolerable to the American sense of
fair play.
There may have been time when
less check was kept upon state govern
ment and the doing Of state exeeu-
tives, when people could be misied, but
with the close scrutiny to which gov
ernment is now exposed end with the
vastly wider instruments Of communi-
cation and knowledge tnat time has
passed
my Judgment, wholly apart from my
status as a candidate, is that hundreds
of thousands Of voters in this state
are thinking more clearly, more deeply
about good government than some of
the profeased clairvoyants pretend to
believe. 1t is that great silent force
for good upon which we who earnestly
desire to carry on the work Of the last
two years, are confidently counting"
Governor Takes Rest
Governor Miller allowed himself to
relax from the routine Of campaigning
yesterday for the frst time in nearly
month. In the morning he attended
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church,
slipping into a pew without attracting
attention and departing before the
large number who had recognized him
during the service and who wished to
shake his hand were able to reach him
The remainder of che day he spent
in seclusion at the Hotel Gotham, ex-
cept for several short conferences with
friends and brief visit to the cere-
nony Of laying the cornerstone Of the
Beth-Israei Hospital. The Governor
departed for Albany late in the after.
noon. Tomorrow he will go to syria.
morning, and then return to Albany
where he will receive the election re.
turnss