New Britain herald., 1928-07-05
SOY. SMITH MAKES
 TWO ADDRESSES
Supports Tammany But Steers
 Clear of Politics

New York, July P-Governor Alfred l.. smith, democratic nominee for the presidency, turned his face toward the state capitol at Albany again today after two Inde- dependence Day addresses in which he told what he thought Of the constitution, citizenship. and Tam many Hall, and took sly dig al congress.
 In each of these addresses he made passing allusion to his recent nomination but on the whole he steered clear Of politics.
 He said al the Indepy ndenCe Day- address at Tammany Hall that he had heard a great deal Of caustic criticism Of Tammany but expressed the opinion that nothing that was not all right could have continued its existence in this country, as the society of Tammany has done. for 139 years.
 Doesn't Care.
 Tammany, he said, cared not whether a man was rich or poor or what his religious beliefs might be so long as he was a lover Of Amer ica.
 In his second address of the day, delivered from the steps of the city hall to several thousand new voters, he likened the Declaration of Inde- pendence to a political platform and Sail hof lDl lf was contained in the one sentence that holds that all men are created equal, that life, liberty and the pur- suit of happiness are their inalen- able rights. and that to secure these rights governments are formed which secure their powers from the governed.
 Talked to Death.
 Of the constitution he said that no matter how much We may qCar- Tel among ourselves politically-''the senate and house of representatives can talk themselves to death, and sometimes it looks to the American public as though they were attempt ing it-nobody can interfere as long as it remains with the privi- leges its enactment guaranteed.
 The allusions to his nomination were made at the opening of the two addresses and in each instance were called forth by remarks of the persons introducing him.
 At Tammany Hall, John R. Voor. his, the 99 year old Sachem of the society, recalled that at a similar meeting three years before the chair man had predicted Smiths nomina ton in 1928 and that the governor had replied T accept the nomina tion."
 Distinct Recollection.
 T have a distinct recollection a, the incident" the governor respond. ed. Tn the past five years l have been nominated at least three time: Tn Tammany Hall, I was nominated at at least 200 dinners. I have beer nominated at weddings, chrstenings laying of cornerstones, breaking O. ground for new buildings, openin, or dedication of new state bulldies but, in TeXas--''
 lhunderous applause cut tn, sentence off at mention of the demo- cratic convention which nominated the governor and he did ct com. piete 1t. In the evening at city hal the chairman of the mayors com. mlttee on citizenship also mentioned me nomination in introducing the goveror
 The chairman's introducti<a, the governor responded, sound. more like ratification of the Hous. ton convention than meeting O, first voters.'
 Get Nothing for Nothing.
 He told the new voters, both native and foreign born that citizen. snip carries with 1t responsibility "on the undisputed theory that you get nothing i'll this world for noth. ing and expressed the opinion that one of the principal respon. sibilities was the exercise of the franchise.
 Saying that it was surprising tc know how many people were so in. different to their citizenship that