Evening star., 1922-10-31
MILLER AND SMITH
HA|LEDN GOTHAM
GubernatoriaI Candidates
Both Address Enthusiastic
Audiences.
WET PLANK IS ASSAILED
Governor Declares Democrat, if He
Fulfilled Oath of Office,
Could Not Aid Thirsty.
WET PLANK IS ASSAILED
BY y. q. MESSENGER,
Stan Correspondent of The Star

BY \. o. MESSENGER.
Stan Correspondent of The Star
NEW YORK, October 31-Gov. Nil
Ter. the republican candidate for gov
ernor. in his opening speech last night
IN the stronghold of the opposition
candidate, fired his first shot at th-f.
wet plank in the democratic plat
form. upon which Alfred i. Smith ex-
poets to raft into port a large vote
In this city. For his part Mr.. Smith
disclosed the line of attack he will
| follow. the charge that Gov. Miller is
the friend of the corporations as
against the people," the opponent o.
home rule and not the real advocat,.
ot reduced street car fares he claims
to be himself
Both candidates had large and or.
thuSIastic meetings. showing decided
| interest on the part Of the voters il.
the sections where they spoke on The
! issues OF the campaign. il viii h.
worth while to follow their lines o.
argument, contention, Charges ana
| conclusions as u how they might o.
should influence the voters No oth.~
test of the outcome viii be availabl..
until the voters troop TO the polls on.
week from To-Day.
Hits Wet Plank FnIIacy.
Gov. Miller's course with regar,i
! to the beer and wine issue cannot
| be called an attempt at strotegy: it
| was a frank appeal To common sens.
| and reason. and for the disregard of
! buncombe. Emphasizing that it is
| his duty as executive of the state t.
| uphold the laws, and declaring he
would do 50. he pointed out what
| he called the fallacy of the promis,s
! or supporters Of the light wine :.ua
J beer plank.
| Gov. Miller said to his audience.
/ the allur!ng hope is hold by In.
democratic platform and by the dem
! ocratic candidate for governor th4'
! II ne is elected tHe people can has~
light wines and 7eer. He know
you know, every Intelligent cIt4ze;4
KNOWS, that whether he is .iecIea
; or whether ! am elected. il can h!Ly.
TO influence upon tnat que Stipn. tf;.t
the governor OF this state and tl.-
Lesislatur" Of this. state cannot. j.
| they would. give the people of lhiS
state light wines and beer.
| Draws New Jersey Parallel.
They might, it is true. violate the.,-
oath OF office. but every one know
! that the Constitution of the United
! states and the act of Congress Of tn,
/ United States is supreme over any
/ thing which the state of New YORK
, might or could do. II any one has
any doubt on that subject he merc...
has I" look to our sister STAT. across
! the river, whtre a campaigu was
; wagcd TWO Years ago precisely UPON
! the same Kind of promise that tho
democratic candidate OF this slate iS
| now making the people. and they
! know. too, that the state of New Jer-
/ sey. like every other state IN ih,
| Union. is precisely in the same posi-
| tion with respect tn light wines ana
/ beer as when that false promise wds
made.
! Il refuse to deceive the people 4.
my opponent wishes TO do 50. he l>
welcome to take that course"
Attacks Gas Price Ruling.
Candidate Smith, as this speech Vas
being delivered. was in another parJ
of the same district going after Gov
Miller on another ANGLE.
He said: THE belief is general that
Gov. Miller's administration has been
devoted, SO far as he could dlrec; IL,
to the promotion of the welfare and
. the interest of great corporations
rather than Of the rank and lille Of
the people themselves. II should not
take very much argument .iipag that
particular line to convince the people
of this section of the state that th.-
public service comm sSion in this parf
of the state leaned toward public
utility corporations. You have had
in New York a practical expression
of this when his public service com
mission, for the first time in the his
tory of the state, made 4 retroactive
order affecting the price OF gas.
which had for its purpose the return
to the corpora tons serving light of
more than onc-half million dollars
, impounded by the court That - IL
service to the utility corporations
par excellence. That not only binds
you for the future but II reaches in'"
the past and il undoubtedly is NOR.
than the corporation had amy right ur
reason 20 expect.
Called Friend of Interests.
After all. this is nothing more nor
less than an indication Of the attitude
of the present administration in Al
bany toward the things that have {"
do generally with public welfare.
Scarcely any activity of the state can
be referred to withou; finding some
governmental favor extended to th.'
| small groups whose ideas and
thoughts have some selfish reason at
variance with the wishes and desires
of the mass of the people
And at the same time, Gov. Miller
after diSposing of the beer and win"
proposition, was declaring his own
record and attitude To have been just
the reverse of the picture drawn by
Mr. Smith. asserting that he himself
| was the real friend of low fares and
| conservation of the peoples interests
by the public service corporations.
If the same audience could haN.
heard the two men on this point the
average citizen would probably have
| come away with his head in a whiri
Well anyhow, those of you who are
interested are promised a lot of fun
watching the'rivals belabor each 9th
| er for the next five nights in the
| wind-up of the campaign.