The New York herald., 1922-05-18
SECOND TERM seen
in M|LLER'S ORDER
TO BUCKLE ARMOR'
Kings Republicans Take
Hope in His Ringing
Call to Action.
.CITY'S PROBLEMS UP
Governor Handles Hylan
Administration Without
Mincing Words.
PRAISES PARTY's RECORD
Can Go Before People on a
Platform of Pledges
Performed.
PRAISES PARTY'S RECORD

Gov. Nathan L. Miller made ring
ing political speech last night and
called on Republicans to "buckle on
their armor.' The more than 1000
Republican leaders and others who lis
tened to his forceful> words before the
meeting Of the Kings County Repub-
lican Committee in Manual Training
High School were hoping for declara-
ton he would again be a candidate.
But they took his attitude as clearly
indicating he was ready to go out and
hight for the principles for which the
party stood
The Governor was never in better
voice and he aroused the audience to
applause time after time. He spoke
particularly of the problems of this
city and without mentioning any
names handled the local Hylan ad-
ministration without gloves.
At the end he said
/ This splendid audience, from the re-
ception you have given me and the in
terest which You have manifested, had
prompted me to make what 1 did not
expect to make when l came hereS a
political speech But 1t is time that
Republicans buckled on their armor
Our party. as we believe, is the party
upon the success of whose principles the
future development and prosperity Of
our country, State and city depend
I'VE are Republicans not for place or
power, but because we believe IN the
principles of our party, and, believing
In those principles. 1t is our duty to
fight for them. We fail only when we
falter In the defense of principle. We
fail only when we resort to expediency
or seek to catch some temporary shifts
of public opinion"
Party on sound Platform.
Starting Off with the declaration that
the Administration would be "able to
present to the electorate this fall plat
form not Of excuses for broken prom
ises but a platform of pledges per-
formed" the Governor outlined what had
been done in tht way Of economy, ad-
ministrative reforms and constructive
achievement.
Speaking on the accomplishments of
the present State administration, the
Governor said:
The first thing I claim for it is
that 1t has kept faith with the people.
The first thing that claim Is that 1t
is able to present to the electorate this
fall a platform, not of excuses for
broken promises, but a platform of
pledges performed. And IL there was
any pledge made in the campaign two
years ago which has not been redeemed
n xsFIIl h. .AI a. ~~.1It
call attention to IT,
Relative to the saving TO the city Of
New York in a reduction Of direct taxa
tion of sl7.6oo.ooo. the Governor said:
That is no bagatelle, although in
your city budget YOU are now soaring
into the hundreds Of millions. But there
Is one OF two things sure: Either the
taxpayers have had the beneflt of that
SIT 500. 900 or IL has been wasted by the
city administration. IL that money has
been wasted by your city administra-
ton, 1t Is not our fault The remedy
for that Is not in Albany. II would
be a violation of home rule for Albany
to interfere. The remedy for that lies
with the people of this city. Unfor
tunately. they cannot exercise that for
nearly four years-to be exact, three
years from November.
would Ala SCHOOLS.
IT would say that seventeen and one
half millions of dollars II wisely used
would have at least helped somewhat in
relieving the condition OF your schools.
and II the tax levy had been reduced to
that amount I would have thought that
an administration interested In the pub
lie good would either have returned that
money TO the pockets OF the taxpayers
Al 1t.
occurred to them to put II would have
been to increase the facilities Of your
schools. to improve the conditions in
your schools, because the first. the most
important. the most necessary use to
which the public money can possibly be
put Is providing decent and sanitary
conditions, facilities to educate our boys
and girls.
"And yet" continued Gov Miller. $50
nee essarv was IL to use the public funds
for the faithful that last year not only
was not sufficient new provision made
for schools. but there was an actual
shortage. as you know. of s21. 900 goo pro-
vided for the school budget. which haI
to be mad, up by temporary financing.
and yet the amount which the State
administration has saved the city would
almost have taken care OF that deficit"
what the present administration IS
attempting in Albany" the Governor
said. "is not 90 do the public. but to do
the public business" He outlined the
achievements along the lines OF real So
cial welfare. and. speaking Of the Fed
eral maternity bill. declared with force (.
I'VE told Congress 20 keep their s7b,-
900 (to which this State was entitled un-
der that bill) and VIC appropriated
$3.50. 900 out OF the State treasury. not
TO build up places for Job holde 5. but TO
provide nurses to carry advice directly
to prospective Mothers
There are two classes OF people that
are the greatest menaces In this country
to-day. One of them consists Of those
without character. without conscience.
without scruple. without morality. who
for place or profit or personal ambition
attempt TO corrupt the electorate. to pol