New-York tribune., 1922-11-02
Return Miller
To State House,
Urges Hughes
tcaa'lausd from asse sss, I

interest Of any sort to get in The way
of s'sgidly eniorced economy in Fed
sraI expenditures. Dent forget the
figures; they are most clonacr,t. For
siae year ended juno 80, 1920. our Fed.
eral expenditures aggregated $8,a0S,-
$4,000; q gehr later S5,1is,a2O,ooD, and
Cor the fscRl yeas 1892, S;,SIa COZ 900.
The President has established q budget
control, and, through the cooperation
Of the Executive and Congress, the
promise made two years. ngo has been
fulfilled.
Governors Economies Listed
'sln this state the Governor faced a
peculiarly difficult task. Few thought
that he could accomplish It. All the
currents were set in the direction of
increased outlays. But Governor
Miller. in the most masterful manner,
has overcome his difficulties; the tide
mas been turned and you have what
seemed to be impossible tn this state
diminished expenditures and reduced
taxation. The situation ss strikingly
Illustrated by the fact it the issue
before the people seems be not how
much the Governors aim aistration
has spent, but how much II aas saved.
That in itself tells the STORY"
Tho Secretary outlined tho steady
Increases in state government expendi-
lures from s43, 100000 IN 1910 to more
than S145,noo,0oo In 1920, when Cover
nor Miller was elected. surely it was
time to call a.halt," &c aasd. THE halt
was called. Governor Miller stopped
this seemingly resistIess current Ap-
preparations have been reduced: taxes
have been reduced and millions Of dol
lars have been saved to the people OF
this state. This has been accomplished
not only without the aacritice OF the
essential interests of the people but
with great increase in tho development
OF public works Il
az shall not undertake to review the
achievements of this administration,
which are familiar to you all: rather,
should like to refer to some of the
qualifications and characteristics of our
Governor which have made these
achievements possible and which make
it of the highest Importance to the
state that his services should be con-
tinued.
Says Miller Knows fiis Job
First his familiarity with the husi-
ness of the state is the result of long
and varied training in its service. He
knows the business of the state from
every point of view and has complste
mastery of it's complicated detail. Now.
therc is q great difference between &c
quaintance and mastery. The most
foetless persons in the world are those
who are oppressed with u burden OF
facts which they carnot turn to use,
| The Governor is q master.
Governor Miller has t,.e genius of
impartiality in administration. All
plans for Improvement in government
are wrecked by favoritism, which is the
curse of our politics. 1t is very diff
cult to say no to those who have aided
and supported you. But the. Governor
is not elected as the servant OF those
who have supported him. Hesis elected
as the servant of all the people who
arc entitled TO faithful and impartial
administration. That is whataw praise
when we speak of the genius Of our
administrative institutions; that is
what we rarely get.
Governor miller has the courage to
resist the demands Of groups who,
though nainorities, by strong organiza-
tion and the terror they inspire seek
to control government. They do not
control Governor Miller !.
! 4..The reason is that the Governor
j is Indifferent to his political future
| No Governor can be success without
| that Indifference. In the administra-
tion of government, as in the higher
realms of conduct. it is true that he
that saveth his life shall lose it. Only,
where the government ia administered
in the interest of candidates., the
people lose out also. You can have
good administration in this state only
10 the extent that you have in office