Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-21
BY the Associated Press.

follows:
"Our country has achieved its great
growth and become MODEL lor the ma
I tions of the world under a system OF
} marty government It would be dlfflcult
to predict what might be the evil conse-
ouences if that system were changed
| Ii 1t is to survive, campaigns Tor the
presidency must be fought out on issues
really affecting the welfare and we'll
being and future growth of the country
In a presidential campaign there should
be but two considerations before the
electorate, the platform of the party and
the ability of the candidate to make 1t
effective.
In this campaign an effort has been
made to distract the attention OF the
electorate from these two considerations
and to fasten it on malicious and I'M
American propaganda
Hits Former Senator.
II shall tonight discuss and denounce
that wicked attempt. shall speak OPEN
ly on the things about which people have
been whispering to you.
"A former Senator from your own
State. a member of my own party, has
deserted the party which honored him,
upon the pretense, as he states 1t, that
because am member OF Tammany
Hall / am not entitled to your support
for the high office for which have been
nominated Tonight I challenge the
truth and sincerity of that pretense. l
| brand it as false in fact. denounce II
as a Subterfuge to cover treason to the
| fundamentals of Jetfersonian democracy
! and of American liberty. What Mr.
owen personally thinks is of no account
| in this campaign He has however,
raised an issue with respect to my rec
| ord. with which I shall deal tonight
without mincing words. l know what
! lies behind this pretense of Senator
! Owen and his kind, and l shall take
that up later,
Proud of Record.
| What he says. however, has been
seized upon by the enemies of the
| Democratic party and the foes of pro-
gressive government. They have thus
made my record an issue in this cam
paign, do not hesitate to meet that
issue. My record is one of which | am
Justly proud and it needs no defense
! 1t is one upon which I am justified in
asking your support. For the present.
let us examine the record upon which
has beaten the light of pitiless publicity
for a quarter of a century. I am will
ing to submit it to you and to the peo-
pie of this country with complete con-
fidence.
twenty-five years ago I began my
active public career. I was then elected
to the Assembly, representing the
neighborhood in New York City where
I was born where my wife was born.
where my five children were born and
where my father and mother were
born. l represented thaS district con-
| tinuously for II years. until 1918, Wnea
I was elected sheriff of New YORK
County.
Two years later was elected to the
position of president of the board OF
aldermen, which is really that OF vice
mayor of the City of New York. +:
Elected Governor in 1918.
In 1918. 1 was selected by the dele
candidate of the Democratic patty for
governor. and was elected.
Running for reelection in 1920,
was defeated in the Harding landslide.
However, while Mr.. Harding carried the
State of New York by more than
| 100000 plurality, was defeated only
by some 10000 votes.
After this defeat. I returned to pfi-
vate life. keeping up my interest IN
public affairs, and accepted appoint
ment to an important State body at
the hands of the man who had &C.
feated me.
I'm 1922 the Democratic convention.
by unanimous vote. renominated me for
the third time for governor. | was
elected by the record plurality OF 387,-
600. And this in a State which had
been normally Republican.
I'm 1924. at the earnest solicitation
of the Democratic presidential candi-
date. / accepted denomination. The
State of New York was carried by
President Coolidge by close to 100000
plurality, but 1 was elected governor.
On the morning after election l found
myself the only Democrat elected on
the State ticket. with both houses Of
the Legislature overwhelmingly Repub-
lican.
Longest Tenure as Governor.
"Renominated by the unanimous vote
of the convention of 1926. made my
fifth Statewide run for the governor
ship and was again elected the Demo-
cratic governor of a normally Repub-
lican State.
Consequently. / am in position to
come before you tonight as the Cover
nor of New York finishing out his
! fourth term
The record of accomplishment under
my four administrations recommended
me to the Democratic party in the Ma
| ton, and l was nominated for the presi-
| dency at the Houston convention on the
| first ballot
ITO put the picture before you COM
| pletely 1t is necessary for me to refer
briefly to this record of accomplishments:
I'm the face of bitter opposition.
succeeded in bringing about a reorgan-
| lzation OF the government of the State
of New York. consolidating 80 or more
! scattered boards. bureaus and commits
sions into 10 major departments. and
bringing about efficiency. economy and
thoroughgoing coordination of all the
States activities.
Under it was set up for the first time
| the cabinet of the Governor.
| "A drastic reform was secured in the
manner and method of appropriating
| the public money, commonly referred
/ to as the executive budget.
Sponsored Child Welfare.
During my legislative career. as we'll
as during my governorship. sponsored
and secured the enactment of the most
forward looking. progressive. humanita-
MAN legislation in the interests of wom-
en- and children ever passed in the his
tory Of the State. l appointed the first
commission on child welfare while
speaker of the Assembly. as far back as
1913
Il had large part in the enactment
OF the Workmen's compensation law and
the rewriting of the factory code. which
went as far AS government possibly
coutd 10 promote the welfare. the health
and the comfort of the workers in the
industrial establishments of our State.
Stood Behind Schools.
II have stood behind the department
OF education with all the force and all
me strength l could bring to my COM
mand. The present commissioner of
education is Republican. Any one in
OklahOma or in any ct hnr 1T of AZ