The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-11-04
Smith PRONOUNCES
RIVAL REACTIONARY
Lists Fifteen Reasons for
Applying Term in His
Bronx Speech.
GIVES TWO PROMISES
Will Restore City Transit
Rights and Repeal
Lusk Law
PARADE WHOOPs IT UP
Candidate Leads Long Line of
Motors and Gets Stirring
Reception.
PARADE WHOOPS 1T UP

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AL smith crashed into the Morris
High School last night as the apex
of parade that traversed many miles
of The Bronx-7a long line of auto
mobiles filled with yelling Democrats.
The former Governor, after his
colorful and noisy reception, devoted
his next to last speech of the cam
paign to an attempt to prove Gov.
Miller ''reactionary." He seemed to
think that Mr.. Miller had spent his
two years at Albany ripping out every
good thing which he, the liberal and
enlightened AL Smith, had put there
when he was Governor.
He accused his antagonist of insin-
certify, of posing as a five cent fare
Governor to get votes. of 'scruel and
wicked invasion of the home rule
principle" of obedience to an anti
welfare lobby. of money waste, Of ia
voring government for the few against
the many, and of many other repre-
hensible qualities and acts. Mr.. Smith
was in the accusing Mood, and he
made a long speech.
For himself. he made two promises.
He said. first, that he would restore
to the city the power over its own con-
tracts with the railway companies, the
only way the Governor can insure the
five cent fare in New York city," Sec
ond, that he would seek the immediate
repeal Of the -Lusk loyalty law, which
he described as this contemplate en-
actment."
NeighbOrinE Streets damned.
The school auditorium, the athletic
field. and neighboring streets were
damned with fervent shouters. The
candidate, saluted with a roar when
the first voice piped. "Aps here" was
frequently interrupted by cheering as
he whanged away at Gov. Miller. The
PREDATORY parade made the evening the
liyeliest of the campaign.
The motor cars and brass band as
sembled near Krotona Park and went
through the borough from end to end.
The Democratic county chairman. Sheriff
Edward F. Flynn. and his committee
men met Mr.. Smith at the Willis avenue
bridge over the Harlem. There Mr..
Smith became part of the parade. which
turned north again and moved by way
or Third avenue and Boston road to the
high school in 166th street.
Ii
to the outside crow1 1t was estimated
that nearly 10000 persons heard him.
Louis ID. Gibbs, County Judge. was chair
man In the school house. Mrs. Smith
was on the platform near her husband.
Smiths New Fifteen Points.
In assailing the Governor "a ro
dictionary the Democratic candidate
raised these fifteen points:
"A Governor who will take from the
enrolled voters of a political party the
power to make their own nominations
and put that power back into the dis
credited convention system, is a re-
dictionary.
"A Governor who will cripple the
great Department of Labor and prevent
1t from functioning is a reactionary.
"A Governor who would int .rfere with
the efficiency of the Bureau of Women
In Industry and reduce it to a state of
ineffectiveness Is a reactionary.
"A Governor who would sign a bill
permitting a return to the wicked,
vicious. direct settlement between in
iured men and women and the insurance
companies. destroying the fundamental
principle of workmen's compensation is
reactionary.
"A Governor who will sign a bill that
adopts a policy of water power develop
ment, allowing private monopoly to get
control of the peoples resources for
private profit Is a reactionary.
"A Governor who in order to serve the
interests of political machine will de-
feat we'll thought out and well
planned program for reorganization of
the State Government Is reactonary.
"A Governor who. in the guise of
economy. will reduce the States neces-
sary contribution to the comfort and
care of the Anfortunates In our hospitals
is a reactionary.
"A Governor who would turn over the
state Department OF Highways to a
political machine, and destroy the Ell
fective work done by a competent and
clear-headed engineer is a reactionary.
"a Governor who would put the great
canal system OF the State in the hands
of a former official of the New York
Central Railroad is reactionary.
"a Governor who would make the
public statement that II was not the
business OF the state TO make life more
comfortable for her people IL a re-
dictionary.
"a Governor who would sign the un-
American and undemocratic Lusk bills
" "a reactionary.
IA Governor who upon any platform
I'm the United States would defend the
trust barons' personally written tariff
Is reactionary.
"a Governor who would give 20 n
commission OF his own appointment
mower over contracts between railroads.
gas companies and telephone companies
ana municipalities. depriving local. gov
ernments and their people or control
over their own affairs is a reactionary.
"a Governor who would refer 70 leg
islation intended 10 protect the weak.
the helpless. as paternalisrn, is reac-
tionary.
"a Governor who will refuse TO listen
10 the appeal OF women for legislation
for the protection OF women and chill
dren in industry " a reactlonary. par
tlcuarly 80 when his thoughts suggest
TO him the expression that such women.
organized primarily TO promote the pub
lie welfare, constitute menace TO the
community"
says miller Doesn't Reply.
Mr. Smith also said;
"Tn Nassau county last night the Gov
ernor said was discussing everything
except transit I have discussed transit