Evening star., 1928-10-02

What ] 2m trying to establish to-
l night is that if thc Republican pcrty
p as reported IN 1e~ Senate and Assembly
{ had their way about it. you would not
: mental reforms.
, Do you know what the cry down
, there vas? Wait another year. T1lc
+ fellow IN the second floor win be out OF
> here next year-wait. daughter and
= apriauSe.) Let lis 60 along another
year end take a chance; he cannot
come back"
Republicans Deci2re6 F0oscd.
But the people Of the State Of New
York kind Of fooled Cur Republican
friends dauchterl and kert ssndinc
.ns back. and the result is that all these
, reforms came by what We may call easy
stages. II you will look at the year in
which they passed. you will find 1t was
always an even numbered years, be-
cause that was the year they were going
out to the people; that was the year
they wanted to make the record as
clean as they were able to make it; not
50 very clean. but as clean as they were
able to make it. daughter and ap-
plause)
It is a matter Of fact that the Re-
publican forces in the State, through
their organization In the various coun-
ties. fought at the polls the executive
budget. and Senator Knight. the presi-
dent pro tenn. of the Senate, even
spoke against it in the campaign.
Now, do not let the so-called high
toned Republicans tell you that they
have no responsibility for these leaders
in Albany. There is no way of ever
fixing the responsibility unless you fix
il upon the elected officials that carry
out what they believe to be the party
policy.
Issues Declared Opposed.
Take the bond issue. They bitterly
fought the issue for public improve
ments and the issue for the elimination
of grade crossings. They, came out in
the open against the public improve
ments bond issue. and I debated it in
the city of Buffalo with Congressman
Mills and in Tammany Hall with former
Gov. Miller. but they opposed it at the
polls. and the vote In the counties indi-
Gated it.
They also opposed at the polls the
bond issue for the grade crossings elm
nation. And what reason do you think
they gave for keeping quiet about it? I
found it out down in Westchester
County,. speaking at Briarcliff Lodge.
I found out what was the matter.
|
Westchester County said to one of our
women, our Democratic women, OF
course, We don't like to go right out
against the grade crossing She said,
Why not?'
WELL he says. If there was great
railroad accident 10 days or a week be-
fore election and a dozen or two dozen
people were killed, lock at what Smith
| would sayeebout it," Not only did they
oppose the grade crossing elimination,
but they did it in a cowardiy way.
Takes Up Water Power.
Let us take water power. We have
had 10 years Of senseless, stupid oppo-
! sition to the development Of the States
great water-power resources. About
that there can be no question.
I presented definite plan. I SIM
ply wanted water-power authority set
]. up for the purpose Of reporting back to
the Legislature comprehensive scheme
for the development of all our great
water power, and the Republican an
swer to it was, mo, We propose to lease
them to private individuals so that there
may y private profit and private gain"
We;5 till I read the water-power
plank Of this years platform and if
there Is anybody IN this hall with a
sense OF humor, they will find in this
something almost as good as listening
to Moran and Mack nIaughter).
Water power: We adhere to the pol
icy of the Republican party ag-h here
tofcre declared in its platform. :Ws op-
pose the sale or alianatton. Of the
States interest in its water power re-
sources. We favor thoseSsotnd policies
in the development OF water power
which viii adequately protect the con-
| cfaa fox,A H. Iak,A -R
such resources under strict supervision
and regulation by law and; under full
safeguards of the Constitution"
Declared Meaningless.
Who can make anything cut OF that?
daughter: That does MT mean a
single thing. What they really. did
favor was "a 50-year 3eaSs,! and Ia the
| month Of December, 1928. before they
went out Of power they, were all pre-
pared to deliver a S0-yearsifass tosfite
/ Aluminium Co. of Amefiaa. s u s,t;E
And to keep 1t by them ti19re was
no other person than thu Republican
candidate himself. tiae Attorney Cen
eral Ottineer. (Appiauss). He was a
member OF the Watsr Power Commits
SION by virtue ,of his ofieer4es attorney
general. He examined The iaass He
said It wasrail right daughter and
appls.,see. 3, sta 2! that th.ysought' to go
Mind you, they. were In. full con trol I
didn't have a thing to do with it--of-
f1cially. All I had to do was sit in
the capitol and dare them to do 1t.
daughter and applause> Aud at the
last moment they weakened. lLaugl1tar.
and applaus:).
Now, they were ei her right or they
were wrong. If they were right, they
should have driven straight through.
daughter and applause And if they
were wrcng, they should never have
started it. And no attorney general
| protecting the peoples right to these
great Nater-power resources should
have advised them as he did. (Ap-
plausc).
HIS a! Master Mind"
Well who IS the chief opponent. who
IS the master mind, who sat at ti1e
Twitchboard end plugged In The. num-
bers against it for 10 years? The new
chairman CT the Republican State
committee. who left lucr: tive ofiice
in the Northeastern Power Co. to be-
|ccme chairman cf the Republican ate
connittse. You can bid good-by to
any State devclcpment ri water pow er
IN the event Of Republican. success.
They will take it rs a mandate fr.r1 tn.
spccple to lecae it for so years to a
private company.
an; go.ng 10 step from this sub
iect that l am only going to goes over,
because it would take an hour for ms
TO explain 1t, and that is the general
subject CT tn. E.ote's finances. am
going to dispose Of thc. argument of
the Republican ccmrlit,es by their own
p'atforln... am not going to say q
word cbcut it. I am s,:ny to pus the
platform IN cviG-1"e s1t ies The plat
tr"m aey 1t. Kcrc Is til: way it
wcr..is:
Sat: Finances.