The New York herald., 1922-10-28
COnstrues Governors ST.
lence Oh Strike Injunc-
tion as Approval.
READS POLITICAL CREED
Tells Dunkirk He Is Going
Back to Albany to Serve
Only Public.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
DUNKIRK, n. Y. Oct. 27.--Alfred 70.
Smith, Democratic nominee for Gov
ernor, speaking here tonight, devoted
himself largely to what his admins
tration did for labor and social well
fare.
This city of $4,000 has large popu
lation of laboring men. The American
Locomotive Works employs 5000.
They were on strike for a time when
required to repair the engines Of the
railroads during the railroad shop
strike. They are working on full time
now, but are said to be out of SYM
pathy with the Republican Admins
tration in Washington because of the
Daugherty injunction. Mr.. Smith con-
demned the Injunction in vigorous
terms.
Drohen Theater, which seats 1,16o, was
filled.
Wants Light on Outlays.
Mr. Smith devoted some time to the
advertisements by Republican county
committees throughout the State telling
the achievements of the Miller admin
fstration. He said he advocated In
1919 and 1920 an amendment to the cor
rupt practices act that would require
publication before election of all the
contributions made to further any can
didacy.
'Tt was brushed aside by the Re-
publican majority in the Senate and the
Assembly" he said, but the Democratic
platform this year specifically promises
such an amendment
Mr.. Smith declared that when he went
to Albany in 1919 he had but one obliga-
tion. That was the obligation l owned
to all the people who by their votes ex-
pressed their confidence in me-" he said.
"I will go back to Albany. January /,
1922 he exclaimed with no other
obligation than to serve all the people.
am unable to understand how any can
dldate for public office who desires to
stand in the same position can have any
objection to making known to the peo-
pie ahead of time and before they ex-
press themselves just who contributed 10
advance his cause"
Mr.. Smith declared that under the
Miller administration every progressive
move in the interest Of labor had been
stubbornly fought and an attempt had
been made to repeal many statutes IA
vorable to labor.
"Organized labor has its rights" Mr..
Smith said. "Organized capital has its
rights Both should be safely secured by
the Government. and the Government
should use all OF it's influence to COM
pose differences between them that from
time to time are bound to arise. The So
luton of the problem presented by these
differences lies in an ability to bring the
parties together.
Calls Injunction Unjust.
1T will never be solved by an injunc-
ton issued against one class that in It's
effect deprives them of certain
guaranteed constitutional rights that II
ought to be the highest duty of the Gov
ernment to protect. This, II seems TO
me, strikes at q fundamental question.
IL asked Gov. Miller In the course of
the campaign to say whether or not, in
his opinion, as a matter Of governmental
policy. the Daugherty injunction should
be sustained. He has made no reply,
and, on the old time theory that silence
gives consent. we can only arrive at the
conclusion that this process of Govern
ment by injunction has his approved
"A Government that serves justly
serves all alike. The Governor claims 10
have adopted as his motto the idea of a
Government to serve. II that be true,
why with one hand starve labor by Grip
Fling the agency intended to protect 1t
and, on the other hand. freely grant ia
vors to organized corporate wealth that
il had no right or reason TO expect?
Service should consist In fair and equal
treatment of everybody, and not in spe-
cial favor to the few"
Mr.. Smith ended his speech by sum-
ming UP the issues of the campaign In
this way:
"All the issues OF this campaign can
be boiled down into one single sentence
Bring the Government closer to the ten
million people that make up the State
adhere to the fundamental Democratic
principle of the rule OF the majoejty
protect the rights of the minority: pro-
mote the general public welfare
Mr.. Smith will speak at a luncheon of
at the Hotel Statler. Buffalo, to-
In the evening he will speak in
the Auditorium I'm that city. He will re-
turn TO New York City Sunday for a
week of final campaigning.