New-York tribune., 1922-05-18
Kept Faith With
People, Miller
Tells Audience
Speaking in Brooklyn, Gov
ernor Says Party Candi-
date This Fall Will Stand
OH Pledges Performed
Warns Against Flatterers
Pleased With Progress in
the Transit Problem;
Hopes for Cooperation

Governor Miller told the Kings Coun-
ty Republican Committee at Manual
Training High School in Brooklyn last
night that the guoernatorial candidate
of the party this fall will stand on a
platform of pledges performed. Gov
ernor Miller did not say who that
candidate would be, but the warmth of
been introduced by United States SEN
ator Calder showed clearly whom the
Kings County Republicans want for
their candidate.
The first thing that 1 claim for the
present state administration" said
Governor Miller, "is that it has kent
faith with the people ! claim that it
Is able to present to the electorate this
tau platform, not of excuses for
promises broken, but platform of
pledges performed"
The Governor declared that during
MS occupancy Of the Executive Nam
SION the burden of direct taxes in New
! ork has been reduced S2S 800 900. He
reviewed the accomplishments of his
administration, including the creation
OF chIldren's courts, boards of child
welfare, care of the insane, the Port
authority and finally Of the Transit
Commission.
Two Glasses Menace
There are two classes oe people that
are the greatest menaces in this coun-
try to-day" said the Governor. "One
of them consists of those without
character witho conscience. without
scruple. without morality, who for
place or profit or personal ambition at
tempt TO corrupt the electorate. to
poison the minds Of the people, to
matter and to beguile the people on the
pretense that they are their friends,
when they merely seek to debauch
them.
The other class is the opposite ey-
treme: No less dangerous because
they furnish ammunition for the class
70 winch | have alluded are those who
tnlnA that because they possess power
Iney may exercise it as they please,
mat because they possess proper,y
Chat property rights are supreme to the
pubic interests, that from habit or de-
sire to have come to think that they the
CHOSEN to direct the dcstinies of the
people, but that that direction must he
along the line of putting money in
their own pockets. | want to say that
Eetner OF those classes has any in
nuence whatever with your present ad
HlIHlStfaCiOn.
Pleased at Transit Progress
IN his discussion of the transit prob
lem the Governor said:
y am pleased to see that the c;tv
administration has been spurred (the
Governor's voice fingered afectionate
IS over the Word) TO some action and
that at least, after the long delays
from which you suffered, it now looks
as though the plans already made. the
routes already mapped, the lines all
ready established are at some time in
the near future, with the cooperation
OIL the city administration. going to be
completed. That is hopeful and | am
hopeful that those favorable symptoms
VIII become progressive.
1T IS time that people ceased to at
tempt to make political capita! out of
the distress and out Of the necessities
of the millions of people who have 10
use the public utilities of this great
center 1t is time that politics were
iald aside and that the right thing to
40 whatever il may be and whomeyer
1t may affect shall be done with
courage, with energy and with per
sistencc."
Before he appeared before the KINGS
County Republican Committee the
Governor was the guest Of honor at a
dinner 1t the Montauk Club. He will
address the Queens Chamber Of Com.
merce to-day at the Hotel Commodore