The New York herald., 1922-10-09
MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1922.
The Record of Fact Under Miller
and Under Smith.

Unless THE New YORK HERALD is
very much mistaken the voters of
this State cannot be lashed into a
state of superheated excitement over
anybody's charges against the integ-
rity of the Republican candidate for
Governor of New York or against
the integrity of the Democratic can
didate for Governor of New York
Their comparative ability is another
question.
The great mass of voters do not
and will not question the character
of the one or of the other. They
will not impugn the purpose of either
in the performance of his public duty
They will form their judgment fol-
the most part, as they ought to form
their judgment, on the plain question
of which one of these experienced
tested executives as measured by the
record of fact, is the better natural
workman at State affairs, the more
successful achiever of practical re-
suits and the more promising mate
rial for further and larger accom-
plishments in behalf of the public
On this record of fact, as the voters
read it and interpret it for them
selves, the next Governor of New
York will be chosen regardless of the
antiquated political practice of mud
singing and regardless of the blind
ness of impassioned partisanship and
the hatreds of selfish factionalism.
1t is on this basis of fact-what
Governor SMITH, in the light thai
guided him and to the best of his
considerable ability, did at Albany
with the problems confronting him
in his two years as Chief Executive
of the State, and what Governor
MILLER, Immediately following him
has done and is doing in the light
that guides him, and to the best Of his
very great ability-it is on this basis
of fact that the voters of the State
OF New York can draw their owl
conclusions from Governor MILLER:
plain statement, made at Troy OF
Saturday night, covering the record
OF the two men and their admins
trations on the most important issue:
and the most pressing problems be
fore the people of the State.
In his Troy address Governor
MILLER submits the fact that Gov
ernor SMITHS Public Service Com
missioner, LEWIS Nixon, urged anC
strove to give an increased traction
fare for New York city, while Gov
ernor MuLERs Transit Commission
has refused to permit higher fare.
Governor MILLER submits the fac
that in other cities all over the State
traction fares were increased under
Governor SMITHS Public Service
Commission, while under Governor
Mn.LERs reorganized commission
there have been fare reductions in
stead of fare increases; while ser
vice, which sank to a low ebb undel
the Smith Public Service Commits
sion. has been greatly improved under
the reorganized Miller commission.
Governor MILLER states the fact in
general that all the telephone rate
increases were under the Public Ser
vice Commission OF Governor SMITH
while under the reorganized Miller
commission telephone rates have
been and are being reduced.
Governor MILLER submits the fact
In particular that Governor SMITH
Public Service Commission, just be-
fore going out of office, increased the
telephone rates in New York city q
per cent, while the reorganized
Miller commission, two months after
taking Office, cut SMITHS telephone
rate increase in half.
Governor MILLER submits the fac
that while Governor SMITH discussed
doing something about the State
water power nothing was done; bu
under Governor MULLER constructive
work by the State is going on for the
development of power from the sur
plus water OF the canals and fol
bringing under state regulation all
the water power companies ant
grants ever allowed by the Legis
lature.
And Governor MILLER submits thi:
fact:
wow Mr.. SMITH says he was for
public development. People have
been talking about public develop
ment. We said that the important
thing. first Of all was 20 see that
power was developed for the benefit
OF the people or this state. u seemed
to ne perfectly obvious that we should
set IL developed soonest and most