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met them and listened TO them, and
sent their recommendations to the Legis-
lature and the Republican majority
turned them down. When they called
on Gov. Miller he told them they were
menace to the State.
Another special interest---the repre-
sentatives OF organized laoor-cailed on
me- l recommended great many
things at their suggestion that L thought
of benefit to the State. They received
the same treatment by the Republican
majority that the welfare bills received.
The door of the executive chamber was
open to them all during my administra-
ton Last year and this year they nave
been unable to approach even the Cap
itol itself.
Another special interest--men and
women interested in the welfare OF the
people in our penal institutions called on
me. / appointed committee on survey
that made many recommendations that
were put into force and effect, bettering
conditions in our penal institutions.
When that interest called on the Gov
ernor he told them that the prisoners
were too well off
"I had another interest call on me,
namely, employers and employees who
were at odds. / appointed board for
the consideration of strikes and lock-
outs and sat in with them myself
and adjusted great many of the strike
troubles throughout the State. Gov.
Miller called ou: the police.
Public Utilities.
''The water power interests knew bet
ter than to call on me because they
had known my position on water power
for ten years They know that | am
in favor of the development, ownership
and control of the water power of the
State by the State to the end that the
people themselves may get the full
benefit of their natural resources.
When they called on Gov. Miller and
the Republican Legislature they got
what they wanted and a grant of power
was given to them to divert water
from the st. Lawrence river that they
were denied by q repeal of their char
ter under a Democratic Legislature n
1913
1.-THE New York traction interests did
not call on me because they knew
very well that l would refer them back
to their own city TO settle their affairs
before the only tribunal competent to
hear them. They called on the Cover
nor and the Republican Legislature and
were sue |essful in having the city
authorities lifted entirely out of the
picture so that a State appointed COM
mission might without regard to exist
ing contracts with the city increase
the carfares in the city of New York.
The city or her people did not ask for
this transfer of power. The only other
party in interest was the railroads. so
the special interests won.
"The telephone interests and the gas
and electric companies throughout the
State were not unsuccessful when they
called on Gov. Miller. They succeeded
in having a Public Service Commission
upon which they are themselves rep
resented so fastened into the law for
ten years to come that they are prac-
tically beyond the power of anybody
to remove them.
"A special interest visited me to speak
about the insane soldiers. I recon-
mended an appropriation of $4,000
for special hospital for their exclusive
treatment. When the same special in
terests called on Gov. Miller they were
told that the war heroes in State hospi-
tails are much better fed. kept and
housed than 75 per cent. of the people
of the State who are paying taxes which
support the hospitals
The State Constitution.
Another special interest that called
upon me was made up OF the Advisory
Council of Real Estate Interests, the AS
sociation Of the Bar of the City of New
York, the Brooklyn Young Republican
Club. Chamber Of Commerce OF the State
of New York, Chamber of Commerce of
all the municipal cities of the State,
the Women's Municipal League, the
Women's City Club and Rotary clubs
throughout the State, backed up by such
prominent Republicans as Elihu Root,
Nicholas Murray Butler. Charles Evans
Hughes, J. Gould Schurman, George W.
Wickersham. Judge Clearwater Senator
Davenport. Samuel S. Koenig, Jacob A.
Livingston. Alfred E. Marling, Adelbert
Moot. Henry L. Stimson William L.
Ward of Westchester. Erskine c. Rogers.
the Republican candidate for Attorney
General and Nathan l.. Miller, then a
private citizen. in the interests of the
reorganization of the State government
and the simplifcation OF its makeup by
reducing its $50 odd agencies Of govern
ment to eighteen compact departments
by amendment to the Constitution which
would further provide for a scientific,
executive budget, something that the Re-
publican party thought good in the ma
tion but~were unwilling to give to their
own State.
'I recommended to the legislatures OF
1919 and 1920 AMENDMENTS to the con-
stitution which would empower the Legis-
1ature to reorganize the State govern
ment. The Legislature. starting In
hostile frame of mind toward the
amendments. heard from the folks at
home. and we're unable to withstand the
pressure of public opinion in favor OF
them. and reluctantly and grudgingly
passed them in the dying moments of
the session
"The same interest was unable TO