New-York tribune., 1922-11-05

largest Republican candidate has ever
attended in Stapleton. A torchlight
parade, in which about 500 persons and
fifty automobiles participated, preceded
the meeting. fsEa zfs
Staten Islands interests are closely
bound up in the outcome Of this cleo
tion, Governor Miller told his auditors,
adding thatswhiie it has up TO date re-
ceiyed very little. benefit from the con-
solidation Of the boroughs, and that, in
fact, the term Conquered province"
about which a good deal has been heard
lately, might we'll be applied to it,
since it has been little more than a
conquered. province added to Tam
many's domain, Staten Island will OBJ
tain positive benefit III the Transit
Commissions work is continued. ~ g
'For years you have had nothing but
promises" he said, "but now you have
the definite proposal, readyto be put
into execution, which will give Staten
Island rapid transit, will connect it
with the transit lines sof the greater
city and will give you the five-cent
fare and through the Transit Commits
sion I definitely pledge you that re-
sult.u,4s So b -s.Fg 4
Referring to the. dissatisfaction
which exists in Staten Island over the
Port Authority. plan, thu, Governor
challenged the sincerity of Mr.. Smith
because when he. u member Of the Port
Authority and one of the authors Of
the plan, visited the island, he made
no mention Of the matter.
Promises Terminal Progress
II pledge you that my purpose will
be to see to it that your borough, as
well as every borough and municipality
within the port district he. added,
shall receive the very maximum devel-
opment of terminal facilities required
by their business" s@>'
the transit law had been amended at
Governor Miller's suggestion so as to
command the Transit Commission to
raise fares, IA statement SO ridiculous
on Its face as hardly to need refutation, y
the Governor asked why, II the COM
mission Is commanded to raise fares, it
has not done so, and why, il it is true,
the traction interests have not been to
court in the~last eighteen months to
compel them to carry out the statute. d
The one definite Recommendation
to increase fares was that of his own
public Service Commissioner Nixon,
whom | have challenged him to de-
fend. 1t is a curious coincidence that
what he says was in my mind was en-
bodied in recommendation by his
commissioner, for whom he has not
yet ouchsafed even a lame apology
What had in mind was that the
| transit muddle must be cleared up
| that the solution of the problem was
to be found only by IAN intelligent
impartial and courageous investigation
Of all the facts in full view Of the
| ppl &ho4 4
fare problem was first to find out how
maximum service at q minimum fare
could be supplied TO the people of the
metropolitan area.
Sees Hylan Behind Charge
1.-THE charge now that there will be
q fare increase, Notwithstanding the
fact that 1t Is not needed and thai
there will not be any, is the mcanest
sort Of petty politics. 1t isSine onceiv.
able that the people will fail to see
mat mat st is raised as screen TO,
| Hylan's wrecking purposes. What Il
attempts to hide is the breaking up 81
what the Mayor has left of the ole
nve-cent fare system, in order that the
| broken parts may be run under the
4 Mayors brand Of municipal operation
! AS to that, witness the buses. Do tht
people want thei, subway guards ane
motormen answerable to district lead
ers? VIII they trust themselves anc
their daily safety to such a risk? Wha,
do the $4,000 transit employees them.
| selves say? Do they crave to be sub
| lected to the sort Of thing they have
been reading about for three weeksY
! This is precisely the sort of thins
that Mr. Smith is willing to stand for
and does stand for, to restore Tam
many's tarrn,ished prestige and to gel
| office for himself"