The New York herald., 1922-11-01
stamps a Lie as n Lie.


Among other things It is being said
nat if elected l will remove the MaYor
BIZ yoar town. In view of the opialon
sAe1tained OF each other by the 'fayor
"a the Democratic candidate. do not
know why anybody should think that
n the Mayor is safer in Mr.. Smiths hands
an M But 1 do not want any
o u for me under a misappre-
atuelcf wing the impression. inten-
iv n otherwise. that he didn't
anl uc1, E, to rush to vote for him
-uel h they hoped he would re-
nlag5 vian Il am firm believer IN
b0mc af nd perhaps the most funda-
suentai principle of home rule is fhat
the people of each locality chould elect
their own local officials. An essential
corollary of that principle is that they
should also correct their own political
mistakes 1 believe firmly in That prin-
ciple also"
Which was the most artistic bawling
out the Hon. John +. Hylan has received
In many a day, and the crowd rocked
with inextinguishable laughter. Again
and again Miller was applauded, and no
speech OF the campaign thus far has
evoked so much of the good old human
reaction of whoop. ha-ha and hurrah.
Turning from Hylan for a little while
Though not for long. for Miller is doing
weeks slambang canvass), he took up
prohibition or the wet or dry issue, and
he challenged Smith to come out and
say what he was going to do about
getting beer If he should be elected.
Would he break his oath of office. or
was the platform declaration and his
present talk just plain bunk? The peo-
pie were entitled to know.
The Governor said now:
while in a questioning mode. l sug-
gest that the Democratic candidate ask
his running mate Ounn) how he
stands. He (Lunn) was member OF
= the Congress which submitted the
Eighteenth Amendment to the people,
ard on the 18th Of December, 1917, as
shown by the Congressional Record, to-
3 gether with one hundred and forty other
Democrats, constituting majority,
oted to submit the Eighteenth Amend
ent 10 the people. is he still for the
endment, or TO get office. is he now
Or notification? He abandoned the
SOCIALIST party TO get office under the
democratic party. Is he now abandon
ilB his professed principals of life
time to get Office on platform which
he does not believe in? Is he now for
qualification, or does he think that the
Democratic beer plank means so little
a prohibitionist can safely run for
on IL?
srpands Smith Tell Methods.
hq Democratic candidate for Gov
tu land his prohibition associate for
fsc dnant- Governor are seeking votes
lie promise that. somehow or other.
can give the people wine and beer
SIX them how they propose to do It.
1rne Democratic candidate has said that
tie favored referendum. Does he think
chat the people Of this State by a refer
kndum can override the Constitution OF
the United States or an act of Congress?
Ie is either doing one of two things. he
either seeking votes on a promise that
knows he cannot perform or he has
he definite concrete method in mind
keeping that promise. L ask MIN to
the people what Il is.
Me truth is that as Governor or this
If he respected his path Of office.
uld be bound to do precisely what
done-stand for the enforcement
law Is he willing to say that he
r notification of the law? Is he
3ng 10 say that he will violate his
In Of office? He should 70 either one
two things frankly admit that that Is
In Implication he wishes to convey or
else recede from an attempt to get votes
pm false pretenses.
~ would not seek the votes of the
condition party on false pretenses and
will not seek the votes OF anybody else
Ey holding ont the hope that will dis
gard my oath Of office. If he thinks
|at tho ignorant and the gdllible are in
majority I'm this State let him continue
make his appeal TO them. I shall con-
inue TO appeal to the intelligence OF the
Electorate"
~ saved New Workers Millions.
b Pack no swung 20 Tylan and Tam
many. saying that his taxation reduction
had saved st7.5oo.0OO in direct taxation
70 tho people OF New York city, while
- OF local government had gone
m extravagance applied TO
tat machine which is living
r. II the city Miller fired
nrl like bullet.
part of that saving" he
nave sufiiced to have done
kgn 3 policemen and the firemen
N ~. ily lmperilling their lives TO
have yours and whose representatives
havc received only insults when they
appealed for just recognition. IL wou'i
have helped 20 give school facilities TO
100000 boys and girls deprived Of their
hrthright by q grating political ma
Chime
Thon the Governor discussed the whole
Nraction situation, recapitulation OF
&mith's failures and Hylan's blunders
Mind the solid achievements OF his own
Vrransit Commission. which he listed, one
~ one The ~l.ole situation should show
Ghe people who served tho corporations
.fnnd who served the people. The cor
porations had never failed TO get what
rhcy wanted. no matter what hard
words were used. until the Transit Com
Emission made them toe the mark His
Transit Commission has preserved the
X cent fare. and intends 10 make uni
eersal cent fare 20 take tho place or
xAc 10 and 10 cent fares forced by
1Iylan. Obstruction and destruction
have been repealed hy construction. He
did not believe the people were blind to
shesa matters. He did not think that the
people could be deceived by lies. After
all. Il came TO this: DO they want good
government or bad2 II is theirs TO say.