The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-11-04
MILLER DENOUNCES
Smith FOR BACKING
HYLAN TRANSIT PLOT
Says Long Concealed Plan
Is to Crush Lines and
Boost Buses.
QUOTES HYLAN'S AID
Uses Whalen's Testimony to
Prove Democratic Job
Getting Vaccinations.
ENDS VISIT WITH BANG
Capacity Crowd Hears Last
Manhattan Speech-Cheers
Every Utterance.
ENDS VISIT WITH BANG

campaign with a bang last night IN
Durlands Riding Academy. Seven
thousand men and women jammed
into the tanbark arena. and it's BIG
ea.ier exploded cheers when he ac-
cusod Mayor Hylan Of fostering a
foa- yea- scheme for wrecking tho
citT's surface car system to make way
for bus lines run by Tamnany hench-
men-a hidden scheme now exposed
by the bus arnE revelations.
The Governor denounced Smith for
accept the 'an TO wreck
the VIII nd turn t,ls
pieces o machine, and
he asked the u voters in Dur
lands If that was the kind of govern
ment they wanted He told them that
the opposition, facing defeat, is plying
whispering campaign--a campaign
of whispered malice and falsehood
appealing to the various races and
creeds. and he declared himself tho
Governor of no one group or race or
creed, but OF all the people on the one
I principle of square deal.
! Heckler Answered Quickly.
II was a speech with punch in every
period. probably the most forceful Miller
has delivered in his vigorous New York
City campaign; and the biggest sand
most demonstrativo audience he has
faced in four weeks OF appeal shouted
approval OF the man and his words. Hs
| fr,
from the gallery asked him what about
the primaries. He replied instantly that
he was discussing the real issue (tran-
sit) and was not to be diverted from it.
Representative Ogden L. Mills pre-
sided over this lively and confident gath
ering and opened the ball with some re-
marks that seemed 10 sink in. He satd
4 that the people of New York State not
the candidates. were on trial in this
election.
'If Gov. Miller Is defeated" said Mr.
Mills. 1T VIII be evidence that the peo-
pie prefer the Hylqn type of public off
I cial TO the Miller type IL would serve
notice that the people do not want iner
of courage and efficiency in politics. II
would deal a blow TO the morale OF
every man In public life, and from now
on we would get towards instead OF
courageous men"
Gov. Miller entered Durlands through
a glare of red fire and through cheering
crowds In Central Park West and M
4 Sixty-sixth street. AS he stood almost
alone upon che big stage there was =
moments silence as the great crow,
| looked him over. then they gave N,
slim man with the horn rimmed eye
glasses one OF those receptions that
literally deserve the description "enthu.
siastic.' For an hour and a half they
held their seats in absorbed attention
Not fifty people OF the 1000 left the
hall throughout the unusually long
address.
Tho Governors attack on NIayol
! Hylan and the city administration foi
the long concealed" scheme to wreci
| the surface car lines of the city so thal
tile broken parts could be replaced b
bus lines operated Tor the private pocket
OF Tammany favorites. was OF the mos
direct character. He did not hesitat.
to send broadsde into tho Hylan al
| ministration. using Grover Whalen'i
! testimony at the Transit Commissioi
hearing on Wednesday to prove and q
lustrate his charge that the whole ei
fort 10 smash New York's transit sys.
tenn was based on a vast scheme o.
graft.
= Most Effective speech Yet.
1t was the most effective speech IN,
/ Governor has made thus far in his fighr
Ing campaign. and constantly as h.
hurled his accusations at the wrecG'
ers," the crowd In Durland's yelled Il,
approval. lie made it clear that he al
tackled Hylan because Smith has pledges
himself 70 destroy the Transit Commis
sion, and the destruction OF the Transi
/ Commission meant a further extensioN
OF bus lines illegally operated for pri
vate gain.
He charged that the Mayor had per
sIstently violated the law. althouy,
there was legal way 20 establish and
operate the bus lines. But the legs
pav. the Governor pointed out. woult
have meant paying five per cent. or tsi
gross revenue into the city treasury
would have meant financial responsibility
on the part OF the owners OF the lines
would have made dummies impossible
and would have protected the public y
The matter OF accident claims.
''It Is now possible for the people q
understand" he said. why there wa.
a desperate struggle for four years 4
,urn the transit facilities into junlx f
order to substitute another mode q
trausportatlon. The reason which hsi
been 40 long concealed Is now mad
manifest An open, avowed, alnos
dallv declared purpose has existed q
gcrap the surface lines IN order TO SUB
stitute a politically controlled method O
operation.
For about three years VIC have hst
bus lines illegally operated, and the rea
son why they have been Illegally opet
a,ad he also plain. There was a l0gc
method OF operation, but a legal metht&
would have prevented their operation 70.
private profit. There was way. undoi
permits to be granted by the Board ol
Estimate and under certificates OF res
essity and convenis snce BY the Transs
Commission. that bus lines could icEalr
have been established. But Ia unat cas-
? &. would have been Necessary fcr ps