The New York herald., 1922-06-21
MILLER ASKS HYLAN
IF DEMAGOGUE TITLE
E0NE THATFITSH Him
Governor in Queens Speech
Replies to Criticism
Made by Mayor.
OPENS HIS CAMPAIGN
Says Tourist Arriving Soon
From Europe Will Give
Hylan His Platform.
TELLS OF PIER SCANDALS
Declares Himself Champion of
Municipality Owned
Transit Systems. /.
TELLS OF PIER SCANDALS

In answer to Mayor Hylan's criti-
cism of his use of the word "dema
gogue" in his speech before the con-
ference of Mayors at Poughkeepsie
last week, Gov. Miller in an address
last night before the Queens County
Republican Committee in the Rich
mond Hill High School said that 'if
the Mayor thinks that my description
of a demagogue fits him, that is a
matter solely for his own conscience. u
Gov. Miller said that in this speech
he took occasion to say the great
masses of people are unaccustomed to
American thought, ideals and tradi-
tions. and that he was told the next
day by Mayor Hylan he had insulted
the citizens of foreign birth. The Gov
ernor added that it perhaps would
have been more expedient politically
for him to have flattered the people by
telling them they did not need en-
lightenment.
That is what the demagogue does,
he said, but 1 am not in the habit OF
blinking at facts
The Governors speech was inter
preted by his audience as the opening
gun of the Gubernatorial campaign
though the Governor was still silent
on whether he would run. He said
frankly that the Republican party can
enter the campaign with mo necessity
for making excuses for broken prom.
ises," and that the campaign will bs
conducted on a record OF performance
of promises made to the people two
years ago.
Confidence Men in Politics.
There is no law by which you car
protect people from the political conf
dence man. he said. There !s only
one way that I know of. and that Is by
education. enlightenment. by presenting
the truth and. by constantly combating
error Those who attempt to deceive
the people, whether of foreign or native
birth; those who attempt to misrepre.
sent the truth. those who attempt tc
tempt to mislead by flattery and by
making promises which they either dc
not intend to or cannot perform. are
enemies both of the people before whom
they pose as friends and are enemies
of the State.
indications are daily multiplying tc
the effect that we shall meet from the
opposition with a campaign of misrepre-
sentation and campaign of reckless
promises. We shall have to oppose a
record of performance against a cam
paign or reckless promises. We have nc
need to have any fear Of what the
intelligent and deliberate judgment OF
the people will be.
II made some remarks the other night
at the Mayors conference at Poughkeep.
sic. in which l took occasion to say that
the great masses of people are unaccus-
toned to American thought, ideals and
traditions. ] said that 1t was necessary
for us with those people to face misrep-
resentation by truth that II was neces-
sary for us patiently. considerably and
understandingly to put forth every pos
sible effort to make those people ac-
quainted with tire benefits OF fvee insti-
tutions and with American customs and
manners.
GetS 0rtttClgm IOr nyIan.
II was told the next day by the Mayor
OF your city that I had insulted the
citizens of foreign birth. We'll. perhaps
Il was not politically expedieni for me
to have made that observation. Per-
haps II would have been more politically
expedient for me to have undertaken to
flatter tho people. To tell them that
they did not need enlightenment. That
they never make mistakes, and that they
cannot go wrong. That is what the
demagogue does. but I am not In the
habit Of blinking facts.
"A temporary success at the polls
IL not so important to the Republican
party. It is not very important whether
this, that or the other individual hap
pens TO hold for a brief space Of time
an office subject to the election OF the
people.
"I used In that speech the word 'dema.
sogue' and the Mayor said meant him
don't know how he knew II. for surely
there Is more than one demagogue In
the state of New York. The truth IL
that our country and our public life
are to-day beset by demagogues. was
referring 10 a class. not to any par
ticular individual. II the Mayor thinks
that my description Of demagogue fits
him that Is matter solely for his own
conscience.
Soon to Leave Platform.
But at the same time he undertook
TO lay down the platform upon which he
said the Democratic campaign would
be made this fall. Whether he kncws or
not. / do not know suppose he will
find out upon the arrival OF shir
from Europe pretty soon
Among other of the various things
which the Democratic party promises &c
do Is this one: To enable the farmer
TO obtain better price for his products
and the public to purchase them at a
lower price
'Well, that sounds demagogic, doesn',
Continued on Page Seven.