New-York tribune., 1922-10-05
Straight to the Issue

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Disdaining bombast and buncombe
Governor Miller in his speech of
acceptance. made it plain that il
elected he intends to give the state
exactly the sort of administration he
has given it for the last two years.
For the thinking voter that is prom
ise enough. The state has never
been more ably or more economically
governed.
Throughout his address the Gov
ernor talked straight to the issue.
He made no pledges that he cannot
and will not perform. He quietly
accepted the challenge of his Demo-
cratic opponent. In few words he
answered every attack made on him
by that gentleman on his return
from Syracuse and every charge
lodged against him in the Demo
cratic platform.
Significantly courageous was his
reply to Mr.. Smiths desire to "break
a lance against the special inter
ests'":
There is nothing in our record
which holds out promise to special
interests There is nothing which
has occurred at Albany for the last
two years which has been pleasing
to the special interests. And 1 care
not whether by special interests
you mean the sinister corporate in
terests of a kind which always wants
to get little the best of it at the
public expense, or whether you mean
the kind of interest represented by
agltators-represent if you please,
by those who, styling themselves
workers, get living by working the
workers.
81 care not whether you mean
those influences which by devious
and dark methods seek to get special
favors from government, even to
pollute the very stream of govern
ment, or whether you mean those
special groups which, either from
self-exploitation or to put special
interest above the general interest,
threaten public servants into a de-
sired course of action"
These are not idle words. They
have been backed up by consistent
policy of serving the citizens of the
whole state, whether at the time
such service seemed politically ex-
pedient or not.
Men who have had axes to grind
and favors to seek have left Albany
disappointed since Governor Miller
has been in office. What he has
deemed in the interest Of the whole
state he has done. What he has
deemed against the interest Of the
whole state he has refused to do,
no matter who was offended by his
refusal.
1t is an excellent thing, as Gov
ernor Miller declared, that in this
campaign the people have an oppor-
tunity to judge between two men
each of whom has been tried in the
Office for which they are now con-
tending.
Governor Miller was able truth
fully to point to saving by the in
PRODUCTION of efficient, businesslike
methods of government of $29,000,-
600 in direct taxes in two years. No
savings of any sort whatever were
effected by his predecessor. On the
contrary, the cost of government
was greatly increased during his
term.
Governor Miller was renominated
by the Republican party because he
was the one man in the state best
fitted to serve in the executive
chamber for the next two years. He
has added experience to great
natural ability and absolute courage.
He has performed what he has
promised to perform, and so prompt
ly and completely that there can be
no doubt in the public mind that his
next term will, as he says it will, be
of the same character as his first.
No citizen who does not represent
either specially interested plunder
or specially interested demagogy
could ask more.