New Britain herald., 1926-10-09
SMITH AND MILLS PLAY EACH OTHER
 GubernatOrial Candidates in New York Launch BrOadSidS "AL" FORMALLY ACCEPTS
New York Democratic Candidate, in Speech, Says Vote For Republi cans Is Vote to Disorganize State Efficiency.

New York, Oct. g Pl-Governor Alfred L. Smith in formally accept ing the democratic nomination for a fourth term last night declared he has placed the financial affairs Of the state on a sound business basis.
 T have done all in my power to remove the business of the state from the realm of political con- troversy and the state stands today with a credit second to none; with its taxation reduced; with its bal ances ample and with every pro- vision made for financing every legi- innate need" he said.
 Answers Mills Claims
 Answering charges by Ogden L. Mills, his republican opponent, that extravaganza existed in the state government, Governor Smith coun- tered with the charge that the legis- lature upon republican control would have made the cost of government infinitely more had he not exercised his veto power.
 During the year 1925 alone, the republican legislature appropriated over $10.000,G00 which was vetoed by me and they would have appro- priated an additional s13,000,0o0 in order to defeat tax reduction had not gone to the people of this state with a clear demonstration of the absurdity of the threatened action of the legislature" said the governor.
 In the administration of a great state," declared the governor, the question is not how much money was spent, but was 1t spent for needed purposes and did the people get the value of what was spent?"
 Will Rcfutc Charges
 And I shall stand waiting during this campaign he said, ito call the congressman the moment he asserts that any expenditure authorized by me was improvidently made or im- properly spent. Loose talk of reck- less spending is the last despairing wall of a candidate who has TO real issue upon which to ask the con- fldence of the people"
 Touching upon Tammany Hall, the governor declared, this for a quarter of 3 century has been the only argument that a corrupt, priv ilege-seeking. patronage hunting re- publican machine of this state could offer to the people,"
 The carrying out of the reorgani- zation of the state government un- der the constitution. he asserted, was the most important administrative function that has arisen in the state in century.
 Fought Republican Machine
 During the entire period Of his sovernorship. he said, he had la bored against the most bitter, sub tie and vindictive opposition from the republican machine of this state to reorganize this state government by constitutional amendment and to coordinate it's wasteful system of 1S7 bureaus and departments into 19 correlated divisions of government responsible to the executive chosen by the people Of the state"
 Issues of Campaign
 The governor concluded with what he termed the issues of the cam paign, as follows:
 "A vote for Mills Is a vote to give away the water power Of the state: 10 replace competent department heads with the political quacks who held office in Albany for years un- der republican administrations; to return to political control the canal and the highway departments; to slow up the elimination of railroad crossings at grade; to hamstring the labor department: to slow up the development of the state park sys- tenn; to endanger the reorganization of tho state government and put 1t at the mercy of the republican ma chine spoils system"
 Mills Opens Broadside
 Amsterdam, N. Y, Oct s P-If