The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-02-05

tl0n heard often.
Special Dispatch to The NEW foRx HglALD.
New Ysrk Herald Bureac.}
Albany, Feb. 4.
In the quiet of his Office in the
State Capitol, Gov. Miller talked to-
day about the everyday business Of
running the State government. Eve
can talk for few minutes about
some Of these things" the Governor
said. And the Governor talked" to
THE New YORK HERALD as informally
as he could talk to friend or two
at home. It was not an interview.
One of the strikingly significant
remarks dropped casually by the
Governor was that "just as soon as
the rentpayers see they are taxpayers
we can get somewhere in placing a
check on waste and extravaganza in
State and local governments"
The Governor is the father of
seven daughters, the youngest just
out of rompers and the eldest a
mother. Perhaps this explains why
in all he said as to his Official re.
sponsibility no one subject seemed
to have such hold on him as the
care and attention for children in
State nstitutions-crippled children,
deaf, dumb and blind, defective and
delinquent children. The Governor
Is "home" man, and he spoke as a
father and grandfather rather than
as Governor Of the richest State in
the Union.
Does Not Waste Words
He was in the inner room Of the
Executive Chamber, where he makes
you feel at ease. Sitting there you
forget his title and his Office. Austen
ity is absent, but you remember every
minute that You are in the presence
of an able man. He thinks as quick
ly as you do, and perhaps more
rapidly, due to legal training. Words
are not wasted any more than he has
wasted the States money, and it has
been his iron willed purpose not to
snuauder single cent in the adj
miuistration OF the peoples affairs.
TO make any progress it is we'll to
know what you want and how to pre-
sent your request concisely when
beckoned by the military secretary
to enter.
Gov. Miller, accredited as having the
Integrity OF Hughes, the political sa-
gacity OF Odell the intuition OF Whit
man and the tenderness OF Dix, was
standing at the window looking down
over the snow covered area in front
OF the Capitol. In much less time than
IL takes to tell il lie vas In action, the
introduction being overland everything
set FOR the talk.
One might expect some reluctance
in a talk on transit matters. tele-
phone rates, water power or any OF
the other dcbatable problems. men in
public life, some of them. being eau
tlous for Fear Of being misquoted. or,
IL not misquotcd. misunderstood. Not
so with Nathan l.. Miller. lie talked
transit, and he talked telephones. the
cost OF calls and the cost per month;
and he talked water power and what
he hoped the States policy would do
TO lessen the cost Of light, heat and
power, on the assumption that the,
people own the power and should get
some benefit rather than having it go
to waste.
re leasing IL viii reduce the cost OK
living he Is for 1t. but lie is unaltcr-
ably against any plan which will allow
q loophole for any development cor
poration 10 take advantage OF the peo-
pc.
The absence OF phraseology sug-
gesti1g the judicial was noticeable, for
he talked exactly as IL he were al home
WIN one or two personal friends. Ia
troductorily, he turned from the win
dow and said:
What does State government mean
more than to administer the business
OF more than 100000 people who
own tho State and who should get a
dollars worth for dollar spent TO
maintain their government It means
that there must be rules and regula-
tons. laws that must be obeyed and
the money the people put into the
treasury should be guarded zealously
and not squandered. II should be used
In the interest of the people VINO put
IL there. State government Us not
something TO play with, but 1t is some
thing TO respect"
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