The New York herald., 1922-11-03
Smith SAYS MILLER
TALK IS 'MOONSH|NE'
Quotes From Carlyle That
It's of a Transcen-
dental Sort.
STATEN ISLAND BLINKS
Understands Better When
'AF Adds the Governor
Is Groggy.'
ASSAILS TARIFF DEFENSE
Quotes Herald Attacks and
Calls Bill 'Cold BlOOded
Holdup.'
ASSAILS TARIFF DEFENSE

"A
Island last night and in speech at
Stapleton, his only one in Richmond
county, treated his audience TO dis
tplay of unsupported versatility. In
satirizing Gov. Miller he drew both
from Thomas Carlyle and the vocabu-
larry of the prize ring.
His study Of Carlyle had brought
him to the conclusion that his OPP
ponents arguments are "transcen-
dental moonshine." This made the
Staten Islanders blink rapidly. They
seemed TO feel more at home when
the gifted pilgrim from Oliver street,
sampling his quiver of metaphors. said
that the Governor Is groggy. the VIC
tim of solar plexus blow, hanging
over the ropes, and that the referee
has sounded a gong on his whole ad-
ministration.'
For the first time Mr.. Smith made
the tariff an important issue between
himself and Mr.. Miller. For this he
found a text in the Governors speech
at Cooper Union on Wednesday night,
when the Governor gave his belief that
the tariff law. with its quality of fiexi-
bility, had been misunderstood by its
severest critics.
"The fact isl said Mr.. Smith, that
1t (the tariff law is a. cold plooded and
deliberate holdup Of the whole American
people in the interest or the few that
were only too well represented in Wash
ington.'
Gear of Anderson"
He also assailed the Governor on
the score OF prohibition, saying: Moth
ing has weakened him as much as hif
palpable insincerity with regard to this
question. He might have amused his
audience last night, but we are not put
ting on vaudeville show In this State
we are conducting a serious campaign.
He could answer the question l put to
him II he did not have to fear the in
fluence Of Anderson"
Grover Whalen put special ferry
boat at the disposal of the ex-Gover-
nor's party and he himself went along
The Democratic county committee met
them at st. George. From Tompkin-
vile to Staplcton Mr.. Smith rode a,
the head Of "A torchlight parade of LOO
cheering Democrats with a brass band.
The meeting was held in public hall
known as the Stapleton club rooms.
Its 700 seats and all the standing room
were taken long before the candidate
arrived.
Alexander I. Rorke and others ad-
dressed a big overflow. When Mr..
Smith entered the hall with his wife a
representative of an Italian society
handed them a bouquet of roses. Capt.
Harry I. Gibbs was chairman and
John A. Lynch. Borough President,
preceded Mr.. Smith on the platform.
Representative Daniel j. Riordan was
another speaker. Oldtmers said 1t was
! one of the biggest political rallies the
borough had ever seen.
Mr.. Smith sprang Carlyle in almcs'
| the first breath. He said: Gov. Miller
when he arrived in Cooper, Union last
! night inforr-ed the audience that II was
! his opinion they had received enough Re-
| publican 'pabulum' for one night. This
was a new one on me and tried to re.
member where had heard It before. II
was Carlyle who said: The new celes.
! tula manner, this thrice refined
/ pabulun OF transcendental moonshine.
| Carlyle must have anticipated this cam
paign and the arguments of the Gov
/ ernor. which are the moonshine OF some
| heretofore unheard of planet"
/ Mr.. Smith went on:
| 81. Lawrence Bridge.
"It must have been very embarrassing
1 10 former Governor Hughes TO heat
\ Gov. Miller. from the platform a.
I -, Ia foht ,.tI
/ proposal for the reorganization of tn,
/ state Government AS a matter of fact
! Gov. Hughes. as the representative o.
l the City Club, was one of the foremos
I advocates OF the reorganization that
proposed and that l succeeded in pass
/ ing through a Republican Legislator,
! and which Gov. Miller afterward.
\ slaughtered.
"One OF the Constitutional amend
ments that he /criticized has to do will
an executive budget. Let us see how
well he manages the appropriations IL
| his two years in tho absence OF tina
executive budget. How does he explain
\ 10 the people that the State of New
! York, by the loose method that h,
/ claims 10 have run so well. paid SIS, 90
| for a bridge in st. Lawrence Count,
for which thirteen years ago the super
visors of that country refused 10 giv'
$500? A Commission appointed by th'
supreme Court found that to be til,
\ actual value OF the bridge.
did that get by the Governor in hi
/ splendid running of affairs or did IN
I know that small group OF men II
! st. Lawrence County bought all tn.
| stock in this bridge company for abou
| ten dollars a share and started in tn
I first year of his administration to paw,
/ the way for selling IL TO the State?
! THE Governor Is n good lawyer. bu
! he must not try TO put into the mind
\ Of the people the idea that he Is
superbeing endowed with "A knowledr
that belongs to superhuman creatures
! The real truth is that he followed aIon,
with the machine. lie sat by wihe tn
clumsy. cumbersome. log-roiling, pa {
roma ge- producing apparatus which h
thinks In running so we'll. carried hin
downstream with the full weight an.
the full tide Of the Republican polltlca
| influence that has directed IL In thi
state for SO many years.
paid for the State government undc
me was too high. The truth Ia that tn
government under me cost tho peopl
OF this state s4t.00o.000 less than II COS
them under himself and I challenge hin
10 dispute that statement.
Tho Governor himself sets aside th
picture that has been painted OF him b.
the Republican Press Bureau and comes
out IN his true attitude when he say.
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