The New York herald., 1922-10-22
Smith SAYS MILLER
CAN'T GRASP FACTS
Makes Spirited Reply to
Baby Act Charge by
Governor.
ENDS WEEK In ALBANY
Blame for Income Tax Laid
to Republican Senate
and Assembly.
RAKES EX-SENATOR SAGE
Challenges Miller on VetOes-
Glynn Says .Al' Heads for
White House.
Special Dispatch 10 THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau


( Special Dispatch 10 THE New YORK lIEaALp.
New York Herald Bureau.
Albany. Oct. 81
Alfred f. Smith. Democratic nomi-
nee for Governor. burning with indig-
nation at Gov. Miller's accusation
/ that he is playing the baby act"
scored his Republican opponent in
speeches in Albany and Schenectady
tonight
The addresses reached the high
water mark Of the first week of his
upstate trip. ending here. At Sche-
nectady, home of Mayor George r.
Lunn, nominee for Lieutenant Cover
nor, Mr.. Smith spoke before a crowd
that jammed the Hudson Theater.
Returning to Harmanus Bleecker Hall
in Albany, where former Governor Mar
tin II. Giynn. as presiding officer. had
delivered a plea for the Democratic
ticket, Mr.. Smith turned his heavy guns
5000
The hall was jammed. Nearly 1000
persons stood outside and listened by
means of an ampiifier to the speech
that the candidate delivered by radio
in Schenectady Introducing Mr.. Smith,
Mr.. Glynn said:
Years ago this State took a barefoot
boy from Undertook and made him
Governor. Then it sent him on to the
White House. That Is what we are GO
ing to do with AL Smith
There was roar from the audience.
Mr.. Smith in his speech attacked
former Senator Henry NJ Sage of
Albany. who was chairman of the
Finance Committee fthe Senate, when
he was Governor ''They call me a
good fellow" said the candidate when
| was Governor ! vetoed appropria-
tions amounting 10 s6.s34.959.26 that had
been recommended by Mr.. Sage's COM
mittee and passed by a Republican
legislature. ! challenge Gov. Miller to
tel me of single State activity that
was injured by those vetocs of mine.
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Snys Miller Lacks Grasp.
Loose language" "camouhage." "pre-
tense" evasion" were some of the
characterizations that the Democratic
| candidate applied to the Miller argu-
ments. He accused the Governor of not
having an intelligent grasp OF the busi-
ness of the State.
~ iS JlILlcuit 10 cLp.dlu Standpat
administration" exclaimed Mr.. Smith.
but infinitely more so to defend a re-
dictionary one"
The Democratic candidate then
summed up the arguments be had put
forth during the week, the charges he
had made against the Miller admlnistra-
ton. What group had asked for the re-
peal Of the direct primary law? the
speaker asked Which one aad urged
friendship for transit. gas and other
public utility corporations? Who were
they who had asked that the Governor
favor private control Of the States water
power rather than development by the
state itself? Who had pleaded with hin
TO decrease the efficiency Of the highway
and agricultural departments?
"It is UP 10 the Governor to answe-
these questions" Mr.. Smith declared
land no talk about economy. group gov
ernment or the various issues he has at
tempted to invent win make satisfactory
answer TO these very apparent facts Sc
forth by me In all parts of the State
even those that UP 10 this moment have
been unable TO visit
Reviews Weeks Speeches.
In Alban. the speaker said that dur.
ing the week he had discussed the
issues of the campaign frankly an
honestly stated "only facts that can
be checked by the records" In Syra.
cuse he had asked Gov. Miller for de-
tails Of the $4,000 900 Miller had as.
serted the good Fellowship" OF Smith
had cost the State.
'He replies that.I put tho income tax
on the people of the State" he doomed
valking TO the front of the stage. ''ant
In the same speech he accuses m.
OF playing the baby act. II n maj
gets the reputation of being an earl,
riser he can sleep all day and nobod.
will know the difference.
THE Republican press bureau of the
state Committee. by propaganda. has
instilled into the minds OF some peo-
pie that Gov. Miller has very intelli-
gent grasp OF the business of the State
of New York. His reply TO me does
not indicate 1t. because he knows that
the income tax Originated with a Re-
publican Senate and a Republican AS
sembly. In fact. he refers 10 the act
imposing the tax as the Judson bill in
his own speech Judson Is n Republi-
can member o. the Assembly from
Rochester, who In 1919 and 1920. during
my term. was chairman OF the Assem-
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