The New York herald., 1922-11-02
Smith in BROOKLYN
SEES A new ISSUE
Humanity and Getting AL
bany Closer to People Is
Dwelt Upon.
HECKLERS ARE BUSY
Information OH NiXOn's
Fare Stand Is Volunteered
by Auditors.
HYLAN MAKES ADDRESS
Mayor in Prosaic Talk About
Platform Mentions Nom
inee Only Once.
HYLAN MAKES ADDRESS

Al Smith crossed Brooklyn Bridge
last night-a feat once deemed beyond
the powers of the Tammany Tiger
and talked to crowd that filled the
Academy of Music, with Mayor Hylan
sweetly presiding. John H. McCooey
Democratic borough Billiken, made
good his promise of a big meeting
and there was great whooping for the
former Governor and the other can
,ldates as they appeared to speak
their pieces.
The building, which normally seats
$500 persons, was packed not only in
the auditorium but on and off the
stage, in the foyer and in every corri-
dor and entry, SO that probably 4O0C
heard the candidate and nobody knows
how many were turned away.
Mayor Hylan dwelt on the merits OF
the State platform, advised everybody
to vote the whole ticket, from Al
Smith down. and predicted it's elec-
ton, but managed to refrain from
praise of Smith himself except in this
respect: He credited Smith, when
Governor, with having the city's pay
as you go policy modified and thus
enabling the city, by issuing long term
bonds, to build schools.
Smith Gets n laugh.
| 1t was the Mayors first appearance
with Smith in the campaign and he had
high old time lambastiag the transit
ours He said scurrilous letters ha
been sent to his wife ard other rela.
tives. which he attributed to these
ours" He reported that his telephon,
line had been tapped. He said: "Yo:
can't wonder why l fight this crew o.
transit c,Irs-I call them curs--and II
fight them TO the last ditch" He fount
in the Democratic platform the oity'.
hope of political salvation.
When Smith entered the nall and IN,
cheering subsided and c,ie band qdi
playing she Sidewalks of New York,
Mayor Hylan, starting to introduce him
said "A few weeks ago AL Smith am
| went to Syracuse and beat hi,1
home,' which induced Smith to star
off with, 1T was easy for the Mayo,
to beat me home, for l had rheuma
tism." The crowd, RECALLING chat tht
Mayor lnft In n huff Wfsn Hearst wa
turned down, laughed.
Smith In his speech marshaled many
OF the points he has been hammering al
about the State and emphasized his
contention that he regards government,
as humanitarian institution, while
Gov. Miller sees the State as interested
only in property and money. He in
sisted that il he had erred in his own
| term at Albany 1t was on the side OF
human sympathy, and that IL he made
mistakes it was in effort to 60 forward
The greatest campaign issue he termed
| this: Bring the government of the
State closer and into more intimate re-
lationship with the rank and file of her
people"
He also made bold to answer Gov
Miller's recent question as to how Il wa,
that Smith, now preaching five cen
fares. appointed. when he was Governor
Lewis Nixon as Public Service Commits
sicner, and Nixon proceed ed to ben,
every effort toward raising fares
Smiths answer was that when the re
ceiver for the Brookyn Rapid Transi
Company asked Commissioner Nixon OF
May IL. 1920, to permit an increase,
fare the Commissioner refused.