New-York tribune., 1922-11-04
Miller Cannot
Deliver Scent
Fare, Says Smith
Democratic Nominee Car
ries Transit Issue Into the
Bronx and Discusses State
Economy and Labor Laws
No Room for Reacfionary
Speaker Declares Governor
Put Up Lame Defense ON
Laws Affecting Workers


| Carrying the transit issue into the
Bronx, pcrhaps the most sensitive hor-
| ough on that subject, Alfred e. Smith,
Democratic nominee for Governor, told
a large audience at the Morris High
School last night that Governor Miller
waa posing as ga Scent fare Governor
for the purpose of getting votes. He
| declared that when the Governor prom
ised q scent fare he promised some-
thing that he could not deliver.
The Democratic candidate also dis
cdssed economy in the state govern
raent, labor and welfare legislation
! and "reacsionary government" ascrib-
ing the latter to Governor Miller's ad-
ziiniBtration. Quoting Governor Miller
for the statement that "thsre is no
room in progressive America for what
is known as reactionary government" :"
Mr.. Smith said he agreed with the Gov
| srnor, and then proceeded to draw an
indictment Of fourteen counts to show
how reactionary, in his opinion, the
Miller administration had been.
Great Welcome In the Bronx
| The Bronx gave the candidate great
welcome. Sheriff Edward J. Flynn,
chairman of the Bronx County Demo
cratic Committee, saw to it that there
was big parade and ali the campaign
| Fireworks were set off. A feature of
| the parade was two hundred automo-
biiea, filed with deserving Democrats
in Indian dress, depicting the Tam
many tradition. The procession started
early. opposite Crotona Park, and COW
cred half the Bronx before it met the
gubarnatorial candidate and his party
at the Willis Avenue bridge. Then it
wended its way to Third Avenue, to
Boston Road and the Morris High
School. with the bands playing the old
popular airs and the flags waving.
BY o'clock the auditorium was
filed to overdowing, with crowd so
dense that even those with passes were
unable to force their way In behind
policemen who volunteered to clear q
path.
At least 1000 men and women
jammed into the hail before those be-
hind gave up the attempt to get in
TO hear the candidate through loud
! speakers connected with the platform,
Seventy-five policemen from the Nor
risania station had all they could do
70 keep the enthusiasm of the Smith
rooters within bounds after an over
flow OF 1000 had blocked the streets
outside the school
/ Fires Opening Guns
| The former Governor fired his onen-
ing guns from his transit fortiicatfons.
I I'm Nassau County last night Gov
ernor Miller said ! was discussing
everything except transit" he said. tT
have discussed transit with him until
! have him at standstill ! told him
before and repeat it tonight in the
Bronx that he can settle this whole
transit argument if he will answer lust
a few questions. For the purpose Of
getting votes he Is posing as a five
cent fare Governor. If he expects any,
body to believe that he must flrst ex-
plain his purpose when he took away
from the City Of New York all of her
power over the dual contracts, ss well
as jurisdiction that she had enjoyed
for years over all her franchises.
"T2 he really wanted to help the
people Of the City of New York there
was no occasion for the action which
he took, and nobody can tell me that
I. o man in high public office deliberately
attempts to raise storm of criticism
against himself for the purpose of
helping the people. II there was any,
thing at all of sincerity in the Cover
nor's contention he would have left
that power where it had resided for
half century and would have saved
himself an avalanche of criticism
! heaped upon him and his administra-
tion In every municipality in the state.
Everybody in this city that knows
anything knows very we'll that Gov
ernor Miller started out in 1921 to in
crease carfares. His first message to
the Legislature dealt entirely with the
financial condition of the street car
companies. It could only have been
drawn after conference with the peo-
pie who were managing the railroad
properties.
Debate In Senate
when his message was sent to tn
Senate there was an interesting debate
that. goes further than anything else
to show what the Governor had in his
mind: After his message was read, a
prominent Republican Senator from
Greater New York said: Z am opposed
to Che eight-cent fare for New York
because know it is not necessary. II
is a bad thing to propose that The
Legislature go over the heads of the
city on1clals co force higher fare en-
Che traction lines for which the city
has spent such large sums"
did that Senator know or did he
clared that he had TOO much faith in
the people of New York to believe tb at
they would turn down the chance to re-