The New York herald., 1922-10-12

Smith SAYS He GOT
PRAISE OF MILLER
Nominee Ayers Governor
Landed Administration
Two Years Ago.
'DOCTORED FIGURES
Charges Opponent Is Try
ING to Mislead People by
Twisting Facts.
PLANS QUESTION LIST
Nominee Will Ask Executive
Queries Concerning Party
Responsibility.
PLANS QUESTION LIST

Digging into the record of the State
campaign two years ago. Alfred e.
Smith brought out statement which
he said Gov. Miller made at Glen Cove.
L. l., that in the Smith administration
State affairs had been pretty we'll man
aged He called on the Governor to
reconcile that with the charges now
being made that the Smith administra-
ton was the most wasteful in the his
tory OF the State.
Accepting Gov. AIillers challenge 10
make the campaign one Of reason, Mr..
Smith said he would give the voters
plenty TO. think about.
Il want TO drive home the fact that
just because the Governor says his
administration was one of economy
doesn't make it So" Mr.. Smith said.
His statement doesn't mean anything.
Before a court of law or a jury his
charges would not stand a minute.
"At Cooper Union last week he stated
that mine was the most wasteful AM
extravagant administration in the State.
with what he said on October 5 two
years ago at Glen Cove.
Referring to the management Of
State affairs in my administration, he
said: 'Truthfully speaking. these at
fairs have been pretty well managed
What do YOU think Gov. Miller would
say to a jury about a witness who inn
fnediately after the close Of my admins
tration said that had managed affairs
pretty we'll and then two years after
ward, when he wanted TO get the public
misled into believing a lot OF doctored
figures about State expenditures, actu-
ally turned completely around and made
the absolutely opposite statement that
| had been guilty of gross extravaganza? :?
II call this to the attention of all
thinking people and / ask any man or
woman who is giving any consiaera-
tion to Gov. Miller's plea OF economy
mot accept blindly what Gov. Miller
says, but 10 look into the facts as they
are and as put them In my speech
last night
After comforting for hours with his
campaign managers yesterday the
Democratic nominee said:
II have the plans for my campaign
arranged and we'll in mind In the
course OF the next week / shall have
some questions to put TO Gov. Miller as
TO party responsibility. which two years
~ago he said was an element necessarily
involved in a State campaign.
This statement means that Mr.. smith
win go after the Harding Administra-
ton. His reference is to the fact that
in the state fight two years ago, when
Mr.. Miller and Mr. Smith were op-
ponents, the former made Federal issues
an important feature. He has so FAR
this time ignored all national questions.
Mr. Smith proposes to give consid-
cradle time to the bonus. the tariff and
the Harding Administration.
Gov. Miller will have all he can do
10 carry his own city" Mr.. Smith said.
"Al the reports I get from upstate
indicate a larger plurality for me than
two years ago. The New York plurality
should be increased. making the final
result look pretty good.
II am accused by the Governor OF
pleasing the people rather than serving
Them. / have looked UP the definition
Of the word please and, according to
Webster, IL means to give pleasure, to