New-York tribune., 1922-11-02

linen who are conscious Of tho dignity
and rrisc tho opportunity of public
service, but who are perfectly willing
to remain in private life if tkeir
public career must be determined, BY
the demands. of those who seek govs
ornamental favors \,
State Held as Medei
"The administration OF the govern
rnent in this state during the past two
years has been an object lesson TO
all other states. II has been worthy
of this, the greatest of sll the states.
it has been in accord with the highest
standards Of fidelity and hotor; it
is stainless and incnrruptible; and it
should be insiorscd in the triumphant
recollection OF Governor Miller
Miller W'ina Ovation
The Goyernor received tumuitucus
rcSeptiea when he entered the hail
shortly heforg ln np'clock, After a. ref
efence to the economy issue he tackled
prohibition,
The Dem ocratic candiate,' he said.
wants to be elected GoYernor not to
administer the duties of office, but in
order that he can persuade Congress TO
pass beer bill, He mistook the Office
that hh ought 10 have run for. He
should have been candidate for Con-
grcss. The people know that Wash
ington is the only, place where that
argument can be addressed And the
price that the people paid for irre-
sponsible government for two years
under him was too high. Sixty million
dollars is too much just to set some
body up in Albany to agitate for beer
and wine.
AT this point some one in the audi
enee demanded: what are youwet
OF dry?'
"in this campaign the Governor re-
piled, there is ne fair issue in this
state of wet or dry That, sir, is bunk
issue. 1T is false issue Put out TO
deceive the Intelligence of the electo-
rate. IL you are deceived by It you are
not f. TO exercise the franchise.
81 refuse, sir, to stulify myself by
accepting nomination from party
whose principles | do not believe in
and | refuse equally to stultify my
self by trying to get votes by holding
cat tha hope that / willy violate my
oath of office. There are two kinds
of campaigns being conducted in this
state to-day. One is being addressed
to the intelligence Of the pecpie The
other is being addressed to ignorance,
to prejudice and cupidity. think that
the Intelligent are in the majority,
though there. appears to be one in
this vast audience In the minority
Governor Miller praised the Harding
Administration for its achievements in
affairs, and decried unjust criticism
of the tariff which he said was
"framed in obedience. to the great
principle of protectiop for which the
Republican party still stands" He
spoke enthusiastically of the arament
conference, which he said had ."done
more than has eyer yet been done by
any. single act TO promote and to Sc
cure peace at would be national
calamity if you failed to elect
Republican Congress to. enable
Warren e. Harding to continue. to work
out his progressive sane and construc-
tive policies in the, intercsts of this
country"
Denies Presidency Aim f's
Turning then TO the prophecy that
HIS e-election as Governor would. start
q Presidential boom on his behalf. the
Governor, said: Il have administered
the duties of the Office of Govern or for
two years not to get .. reelection, but
to serve the people of this state. ] am
standing for reelection because can
not quit in the middle of job. II re
elected | shall continue to administer
the, duties of that office without regard
to getting any other office.
II think without undue 1nodesty, if
there is one claim I can honestly
make, it is that usually I keep my feet
on the ground. I apl not going TO get
into the situation where I have to
spread my hands out wide to scratch
my head. Some people make a mis-,
take in doing that. / want to say, be-
cause ! want to nail such kind of TOOL :
ish talk, that have been, am now,
aud ] shall be two years from now
supporting Warren G.. Harding. and
say further that when it comes, If it
does come, to presenting the name of
the favorite son of New York / en-
roll nov under the banner of. Charles
E. Hughes"