New-York tribune., 1922-12-04
,ari.ers Tell Program
v..ubIicau Members Ex-
''s~ ssc,ed TO Cooperate Be
lsuse Of November Vote


a., annual message to the
- - ..' Coveruor-eieet Alfred T.
l'gl,'' . Iii cali not only FOR the re. re.
sul'n S,in, ~. o. the present 'ransi,
''.'al,siio' assl,o ..rvi,, n commissions. real
sd 20 paO,,s 10. ,or cities and the re''or,, ora,
s'l' =, 5,,eet primaries, eui he wiz wiz
u'h ..,s :. also ,has the l'WmaAers
'''O.'1 ,.~.diately numeroo; nls's9sts me- .9sts
enact. iia'neo,1., ~ strus.ion Of the s'1ee
government by stal0"
~. ear be cfcctee- .leet Smith
Adviser Of Govern, ~ The Tribune
10 outlined bis Plsh'u uS ~ Smith does
,,., @ night ssid th,' .snosition ~. TO his
la.' net ~s ans real opPo,,s,ob o,en,ber vote
tot eNPs'i v;cw Of the NoNehDeI 49,
program - ,.,,s Of bis reconstrIetloh
althougn svn sn FOR the ousting oil ke-
n.tj;.sr oeieehelaa,eis. = ono hill
~ ~. for the absorption OF Ine
yhleh ,,s.tr,rs eHl, Commission by the De
o'e.s s - A. Pubic Works. Mr.. smltn
i5diiha.n ii,, ~. he appointment OF Com
w -, n~. Of Public Works when nc
..s.s Office. as the present s heau,
cssrles L. Cadle. automatically B0'S
ID witb Governor Miller.
r,rbert I. Sisson. OF Bufalo' "ho
-, one OF the targets Of Governor
- smith during his pre-eicetlofl
s..,,ign. is Commissioner OF hlgh..
tlnP.noin4ed in the early part OF
~ y :. a salary OF $4,000 a year. lie
e.s.,nor Miller's term for hve years
VI rrder ordinary circumstances ne ne
.-..,S ~, not retire until February, lyZo.
80. ir,n,cnse patronage at his dls--
.",d and in addition has eohtI9i i',i %
gs,ire contracts agCregating mii''o"s
4 dollars annually.
Educational Measures
=. ~ the measures which will be
oya.;seA - i'm the so-called recon
'.,SS,,ion s-Ss program Of the incoming GOV. gov.
.-,ar are Of a purely reeons,tru,e.t'lyse
'ts,,eter. such as the placing OF eduea-
80 .,6 ouasi-educotional institu-
..ss s.ss wbolly maintained by the state
~ ~ control Of the State Depart
rspt OF Education -, .~,
% VI sebools. such as the one at
,..otai ,,..o,is.asie L. l.; schools for the
IA ~ the New York State Hospital
s,h1 1cs,n,ied Children az Haverstraw.
rt.,s sshools are now run by boards
= srssteos who, 70 use the language
~ one Of Govcrnor-elect smiths az
s' y W. are foo,loose and free TO do
.,', ~ plsase regarding the courses
=, ,n,tyustions and the care given 20
my, hao,Ssr measure IN the reconstrue-
hon nrogram Will provide for the es-
tablishment Of community health cen
,srs throughout The state 70 Dring
about the reduction Of mortality among
children under six years Of age.
These health eonters will be main
,,ined partly By the state and partly
br the communities affected. Dental
eljnies tuberculosis clinics and gen
ersl medical treatment will be pro
vided for children below the schooii
sge in these centers. The prenatal
care Of mothers, which IS now Delng
done n 0 limited fashion, will be ex-
tended and brought under the same
head
The reconstruction bills will be in
roduced Independently Of the resoiu-
tons, calling for amendments 20 the
r,s.s constitution, amalgamating the
lG various Offices, departments ana
bursaus Of the state government into
sixteen departments. The amend
menls 10 the Constitution also cal,
fof shorter ballot for the election OF
only Governor and State Comptroller,
and extension Of their terms from two
70 four years.
Amendments Affect Governor
Tt,ss amendments. which make the
Governor the responsible head Of tha
';iie government, had their inception
81 the Republicau-control'cd Constitt-
tcral Convention Of 1915. They were
.aircduced IN the 1920 session OF the.
legislature. backed not only by the
Democratic Governor but by leading
Republicans. They we're killed in the
Assembly Rules Committee by the
.hta Speaker OF the Hcuse. Thaddcus
G. Sweet.
Friends and advisers os Mr. Smith,
vAe were membegs Of the Reconstruc
Ton Commission which he appointed
1919, have been a. work on the
iseonstruetion measur. for more than
fortnight. IN fac, they started work
o. them Immediately after Mr.. Smith
lsii town for a rest Before he left,
some OF the members ~ the commits
non. including Yrs. Henry Moscowitz,
yho was secretary OF the commission.
ascussed the plan and scope Of the
serk they have undertaken and prac-
,,lly completed Il will be submit I
e 70 the GovernOr-clect on his return
own to-day.
we're IS considerable speculation
~ lasi what shape the direct
.--T restoration bill will take. The
i.pe,ue Republicans will demand
- e primary law De not only
;Hs' b, strengthened and liberal
S'ae Of Mr. Smiths friends (
49,. ''1 70 include a provision pro-
,..s i'' preferential Presidential
'tLsn's holding that this would /
~ f.-'lse William Randolph Hearst
-. 'onsderation in 1924. Other
,..... .,.s.. ef Ar. Smith say this is un-
/, ,',il''.'y' as Mr. Hearst is eliminated
-' minds OF an except himself. 4