Evening Star Newspaper, November 3, 1928, Page 7

D MONTROMERY VOTE RESULT 1S IN DOUBT Republicans Have Chance to Swing Normally Democratic | Lead in County. 7 (Continued From First Page.) ey T bf the Democratic nominee. The so- lcalled La Follette vote this year is ex- pected to split, a large part going to Smith, and a good many of those vot- ers who are affiliated or in sympathy ith the Ku Klux Klan going over to oover. Everywhere one goes in the county the hears of the existence of two Demo- cratic factions, one headed by Maj. E. Brooke Lee of Silver Spring, who is 'speaker of the House of Delegates of the Maryland Legislature and is recog- nized as the Democratic “organization deader” of the tounty. The other Dem- ocratic faction, if it can be called that, 1s generally said to be led by Albert M. Bouic of Rockville, although Mr. Bouic is inclined to deprecate the idea that de is a leader of any party faction. Both Maj. Lee and Mr. Bouic are sup- porting Smith for President and en- deavoring to get as many of their fol- lowers as possible to do likewise. The organization leaders say that Smith will get a greater majority in the county than was given either to Cox or Davis, and that Representative Zihlman, present chairman of the House committee on the District of Columbia, will be defeated by Mr. Lewis, his Dem- ocratic opponent. They admit that the :enamrial race is close, but say that if here is any “edge” Senator Bruce has 4t, although there is comparatively little Yeing said in Montgomery County about the senatorial race. Upper End for Lewis. _ These same Democratic leaders ex- | pressed to this writer the opinion that | r. Lewis in his race for Congress would Tun better in the upper or northern end than in the southern end of the county and that he would probably get more votes than the head of the national Democratic ticket, Gov. Smith, which ‘would mean, of course, considerable splitting of the ticket in the county to the detriment of Smith. Democratic organization men called Attention to the fact that in the 1928 Tegistration 2,239 Democrats and 1,448 Republicans enrolled for the first time, g:nre members of both parties than ever gistered in a single year in this 'county. They pointed out that the electorate of the county includes the Jargest Quaker settlement in Maryland, Sandy Spring; the largest Seventh-day !Adventist voting settlement in the coun. dry, Takoma Park, and that the me Yership in the Protestant churches pre- dominates throughout both the upper and suburban sections of the county. They said the suburban sections are Anhabited by “the type of professional, business and Government people who ‘mre strongly inclined to Hoover.” Notwithstanding all these elements of Hoover strength, the organization con- fends that Smith will carry the county substantially and that Senator Bruce and Mr. Lewis, Democratic candidate ‘for the House, will be given majorities 4n the county. Lamar Switches to G. 0. P. One of the severest blows which the Smith adherents have received was the ¢announcement this week of George H. unar, member of the Rockville bar d a Democrat of long standing in ontgomery County, that he will sup- rt Hoover for President. Mr. Lamar id not reach his decision hastily, but “after long consideration. He finally {{came to the conclusion that “Mr. Hoover THE EVENING TEXT OF GOYV. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 3.—Gov. Smith’s prepared address follows: For more than six weeks I have been traveling throughout the United States, and while I live I shall always cherish the welcome I received from millions of my fellow countrymen. The warm and affectionate greeting in every city, village and hamlet will always be a treasured remembrance of the cam- paign of 1928. Closing the campaign in my own *| state, conscious that I am speaking to the Nation, I desire to say a word of thanks to Senator Robinsol ‘While I have not met him since last Summer, I have followed his campaign closely, and I am deeply impressed by the fact that the Democratic national conven- tion gave me a most worthy running mate, one who has demonstrated his character, his capacity and his ability during his long and distinguished pub- lic_career. I know that you have been following my speeches in the national campaign. I propose tonight to devote myself largely to State issues, but I shall re- late them to national issues, for, after all, the proper and orderly adminis- tration of State affairs rests essentially upon the same basis as the handling of the business of the Federal Govern- ment. No man in the history of the State has had as great reason to be grateful to its people as I have had. They have honored me even beyond my own hopes. Actuated by a spirit of gratitude, I naturally feel a keen desire that the State continue to progress and that our people, from Buffalo to Montauk Point, continue to derive the full and com- plete benefit of a well organized, re- sponsive, intelligent and forward-look- ing government. Lauds F. D. Roosevelt. I therefore welcomed with great sat- isfaction the nomination of Franklin D. Roosevelt. During my governorship I have had his vigorous and hearty sup- port. The measures I have pressed for the betterment of the government of this State are close to his heart. I shall hand over the reins of the State gov- ernment on January 1, and I know of no man to whom I would sooner turn them over than Franklin D. Roose- velt. ‘The Democratic party was wise in its selection of Col. Herbert H. Lehman for lieutenant governor, a man of broad vision, a capable financier, with a strong human understanding and a keen sense of his responsibility to those less for- tunate than himself. ‘The office of attorney general is an important one. His legal advice con-~ trois the conduct-of the great depart- ments of the government. The Demo- cratic party has performed a distinct service in nominating for this high of- fice a man of the ability of Albert Con- way. He is going to enjoy the unique distinction of being the only “Al” elect- ed on the State ticket. Our candidate for controller, Mor- ris S. Tremaine of Buffalo, has been my associate in the State administra- tion in the last two years. Democrats and Republicans must agree that he has been one of the best controllers the State has ever had. His broad business knowledge has put the con- troller’s office on a sound footing. Senator Copeland has given us faith- ful and progressive representation in the Senate. His re-election will keep the State of New York in line with the other forward-looking Commonwealths of the country. Crouch Able Jurist. For the Court of Appeals the Demo- cratic party has nominated Leonard Crouch, an able, fearless and compe- tent jurist who will be a valuable addi- tion to that great court. The present campaign goes a long way toward making good my argument for four-year term for the governor istands squarely with the Democratic {74dea of strict construction of the Con- 3 :{mmon and against nullification of the ighteenth amendment.” * Mr. Lamar’s announcement is expect- £d to have much influence all over the Jeounty. He declared that to his mind B paramount question in this cam- gllg;li is “nullification or the prohibition uestion.” “In my humble opinion,” said Mr. mar, “Gov. Smith of New York and v. Ritchie of Maryland have, wittingly #or unwittingly, done more than any | ::‘tlher br:e? to further the purposes of | those bent upon a complete nullification Pf the eighteenth amendment, “Therefore, as a lifelong Democrat, ho has voted consecutively nine times or the presidential nominee of the emocratic party, I refuse by my vote #o ratify the official conduct of Gov. mith in the 'gnst, or approve his urpose to use the reins of leadership, eived at the hands of the Houston onvention. as a means by which, in he name of Democracy, to further ex- nd chaotic conditions and contribute i n:orl.l degeneracy in this great coun- I ‘There is no organized anti-Smith ‘mocratic committee in Montgomery ounty such as there are in many other arts of the Nation. The Democratic ‘oman’s Law Enforcement League has %had very little influence, so far as can Eg learned, upon the voters of the unty. ¢ Those Democrats who intend to vote for Hoover apparently have made up heir minds to do so because they think, 11 things considered, that he si the bet- T man for the presidency. i County for Hoover. ! Betore turning to the Republican view oI the situation, which is very different rom that of the Smith adherents, it ay be well to say a word about Mr. ouic’s views, He said he dislikes “to hear that lemocrats are not supporting the head f our ticket on account of his religion,” nd he would like to see the liberal- inded Republicans of Montgomery ounty and - elsewhere support the emocratic presidential nominee to take eligion out of American politics. . & Paul Sleman of Chevy Chase is hairman of the Republican State cen- ftral committee for Montgomery County. is views are diametically opposed to those of the Democratic organization leaders, especially in so far as the esti- ate of the result of the election Tues- ay is concerned. { “Montgomery County, before it began to develop in a suburban way,” saii r. Sleman to The Star, “was just as uch a Southern county as any county of the so-called solid South. " But in | §3ecent years it has developed as a spill- y from Washington. Those people who have come from Washington to 'h\'e in our county are cosmopolitan in character and they are predominantly Republican. Many of them affiliate for {local election purposes with the Demo- cratic party, but in national elections yihey vote the Republican ticket. In (this election the lower end of the | scounty nearest Washington will go strong for Hoover. I think the county as a whole will give Hoover a majority f several hundred.” 4 The total number of registered voters, § Including the new voters registered this ¥ vear, in Montgomery County is as fol- !'#lows: Democrats, 11,726; Republicans. | . 1,457. As heretofore explained, great numbers of men and women who are registered as Democrats, and many of ! whom vote for Democratic county offi- cials, customarily vote for Republican presidential candidates. Indications are that more of them than ever will vote for Hoover this year, and that many of them will also vote for Repre- sentative Zihlman, whose work in be- half of the suburban area of Maryland is appreciated by members of all parties, according to information given to The Star correspondent. ‘The sum of the Democratic and Re- publican registered voters in Mont- gomery County eligible to vote in the election Tuesday is 19,273. This is with the election held in years when there is no presidential contest. Interest throughout this State during the last six weeks has centered largely around’ the national campaign. Never- theless, see how important it is to the State to continue and to progress the constructive, forward-looking policies adopted at Albany. It is a matter of regret that the Re- publican leaders, for. selfish partisan reasons, refused to separate the elec- tions and allow the people during a gubernatorial contest to devote their at- tention entirely to State issues. During this campaign I have been talking to the American people on the subject of water-power “development. This is a live issue in New York State. Divine Providence blessed the State of New York with great natural water- power resources and in line with pro- gressive thought throughout the Na- tion, the Democratic party has taken the position that these resources are the property of the people themselves and should be developed by the State ;lmlier State ownership and State con- rol. The Democratic theory of water power development is in sharp contrast with the Republican theory. The Republi- can party believes in the alienation of these resources to private individuals for private profit and private gain. All during my governorship I have battled for the Democratic theo: ‘While I have succeeded in staying fhe hands of the power trust I have (n unsuccess- ful in bringing about develdpment under the Democratic theory betause of the stubborn opposition of the Republican leaders. Raps Power Trust. ‘The present chairman of the Repub- lican State committee up to the time of his selection was the head of the North- eastern Power Co., and while in the Legislature was the most aggressive and outspoken champion the private power interests have ever had. The Republican party is definitely on record in this State in favor of private development. It is definitely on_record for private development in the Nation. ‘The Republican candidate for President himself has taken that position. That the Republican candidate for gov- ernor believes in it there can be no ques- tion. As a member ex-officio of the water power commission, by virtue of his office as attorney general, in De- cember, 1926, he was ready to lease for 50 years the valuable water power on the St. Lawrence River to a subsidiary of the Aluminum Co. of America. 1 stopped that lease by directing public opinion against it and he and his brother Republican commissioners gave in at the eleventh hour. The overwhelm- ing sentiment of the people of this State, expressed in no uncertain terms, stayed the execution of that lease and forced the Republican commissioners to leave this great resource in the hands of the people themselves. 2 If you want the benefits of State water power development you cannot look to the Republican candidate. You Will have to look to Franklin Roosevelt to execute the Democratic principle of State ownership and State control in the interest of the rightful owners of these resources, the people of the State of New York. Let me call your aftention to some- thing that was disclosed only a few days ago which fortifies my nation-wide argument against the alienation of these waterpower resources to private inter- ests. Warns of Private Leases. One hundred years ago the surplus waters of the Erie Canal to Lockport were leased by the State to a private company for $200 a year. At that time modern hydraulic machinery was un- known and power was developed by turning wooden wheels. The lease ran on and in 1901 the Erie Canal was en- larged with State funds made available for that purpose, The Democratic superintendent of public works nscer- tained that in 1926 the power developed under this $200 a year m!e was worth at least $76,000 a year and after litiga- tion succedded in getting the favorable report of a referee to that effect. This is a lesson of what you may expect just 2,000 more than the total registra- zition two years ago, which was divided prnpem; fnnows:‘!?,emocrlu, 10,505, Re-1. In upcewt n:,cep}.nnc: the Re- when you make long leases of public for private gain, that the State's ownership of the great waterpower resources should remain in- violate. That means nothing. It does not do much good to retain an empty fee to property if you alienate all the benefit to be derived from it by a long- term lease. Let us take up the subject of agricul- ture. This time every year the Repub- lican party is busily engaged in explain- ing that it is the great friend of the farmer. Let us analyze the Republican attitude to agriculture in our own State as taken from the record. ‘The Republican candidate speaks about prompt payment of indemnities to the owners of slaughtered tubercular cattle. What does the record show; it shows that the last Republican admin- istration in the State of New York failed absolutely to make any appropriation for the slaughter of tubercular cattle. When I arrived in Albany for my second administration I was compelled not only to suggest appropriations for the current vear but to meet the deficit left over as a result of Republican neglect to make provision for payment of indemnities. We have appropriated for this purpose $20,000,000 in the past five years, the largest sum ever appropriated in this State for this important protection of public health. i In the last six years under Democratic administration more has been done for the farmer than in any similar period in the history of the State. Appropriations to Cornell. Generous appropriations were made to the College of Agriculture of Cornell University. State subsidies to the country for the repair, the building and the mainte- nance of county roads designed to bring the produce of the farm closer to the consuming public were inaugurated. The co-operative marketing bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Straus, Democratic Representative from New York, and signed by me. The American farmer is awakening to the fact that the Republican party has been engaged in the political pastime of making promises to him. As Senator Norris of Nebraska said, what the farmer wants today is a little slice of fulfillment; he has been fed to death on broken Republican prom- ises. Let us take a journey into the field of the State's educational activities. In one of his speeches, the Republican candidate for governor said: “The Republican Legislature of New York has in the past 10 years made a notable record for itself in this field.” It is a notable record, and we will note it here tonight. It is a record of hostility to improving the educational facilities of the State. It is a matter of record that nothing was done by the Republican Legislature, although I in- sisted upon it year after year, to im- prove the rural school system of this State, to give to the children on the farm the same opportunity for educa- tion that is given to the children in the great cities. The Republican candidate for governor will not deny this. Every forward movement in the interest of public education was initiated from the office of the governor, with the sup- port of prominent and influential citi- zens of New York who gave of their time, their ability and their energy to a study of the problem. Smothered Bills. ‘What happened to the bills that came from the Friedsam committee, pre- sided over by Col. Friedsam of New York? The Republican party smoth- ered them, only to be compelled the next year to accept them under the fire of adverse public criticism. It was my insistence as chief execu- tive that brought about increased ap- propriations from $9,000,000 in my first year to $88,000,000 in my last year for State aid to the localities for the pay- ment of teachers’ salaries. It was the same insistence that brought about sufficient appropriation for the construction of Teachers Col- lege at Albany; that gave liberal aid from the State to make possible the increase in the salaries of school teach- ers, and that effected a definite pro- gram for betterment which brought the education department of our State up to the high standard it now maintains. ‘The present commissioner of education is a Republican. He is clearly on rec- ord as stating that as governor of New York I have been the best friend that the department of education ever had. On the subject of the reorganization of the State government, let me quote from the speech of acceptance of the Republican candidate for governor: “I am in complete accord with the consolidation of State departments which occurred as the result of the enunciation of that principle by Elihu Root, and which was constructively de- veloped by the adoption of the recom- mendation of the commission headed by Charles E. Hughes.” Did the Republican candidate, when he made that statement, believe that he was talking to the people of the State of New York? Or that he was talking to chldren under school age? The whole history of the reorganiza- tion of the government constitutes to my mind one of the strongest argu- ments against the return of the Re- publican party to power in our State. It is true that reorganization of the government had its birth in the con- stitutional convention presided over by Esnhu Root. That was as far back as 1915, Defeated by G. 0. P, ‘Thereafter the matter was entirely forgotten until 1920, when I recom- mended it to a Republican Legislature. ‘That Legislature approved a constitu- tional amendment to carry it into effect. But under our constitution it had to be approved by a second Legis- lature before submission to the people. In 1921, under a ‘Republican governor, it went down to defeat in the Republi- can Assembly presided over by the present chairman of the Republican State committee. The effect of that was that I had to begin all over again when I returned to Albany in 1923. I renewed the fight for this great reform to consolidate over 100 scattered and overlapping bureaus into 18 responsible departments of the State government and designed to make the government more understandable, to cut out waste and to promote efficiency and economy. At that very time the same Republi- can hostility was being exhibited to the subject of similar reorganization.of the Federal Government. Promised in the national platform in 1920, promised again in 1924, we come to 1928 with absolutely nothing done about it. It is a matter of record that the Re- publican party in this State did every human thing they could to defeat the reorganization of the State government, However, by the force of public opinion, I succeeded in driving ti through the Legislature, Look at the vote on the constitutional amendment and you will find that it was defeated in every strongly con- trolled Republican county in the cen- tral part of the State. Not only did they try to stop it in the Legislature, gufi they tried to defeat it on election ay. Now, so far as Mr. Hughes being chairman is concerned, let me give you the real story. The man selected by the Republican organization as chair- man of the commission was Mr, Machold, the present Republican State chairman and the known foe of re- organization, the man_ responsible for ditching it in 1921. When my atten- tion was called to that fact I made a public statement opposing Mr. Marchold’s selection because of his well known opposition to reorganization, and defi- nitely suggesting. Gov. Hughes as chairman. I had no desire to play politics. I wanted to get results for the people of this State. Hughes Gave His Ability. Mr. Hughes gave of his time and of his ability to the work of that com- mission. He deserves full credit for it, and nobody in the State will give it to him sooner than I; but I certainly resent the statement of the Republican candidate that the Republican organ- of the credit Teorgapiza ization is entitled to.any for ‘the passage -of -the-Teorgaylzation -¢ TAR. WASHINGTO SMITH’S amendment to the constitution, when the fact, known even to the page boys in the Legislature, is that they persist- ently and consistently stood against it with all the vigor they could brnig to their command. Nobody knows this bet- ter than Gov. Hughes himself. ‘The companion censtitutional amend- ment providing for an executive budget likewise met with bitter opposition fromn the Republican leaders. Mr. Machold, himself, when speaker of the Assembly, followed me around the State talking against it. It was finally accepted be- cause of the pressure of public opinion. I next come to a subject that is very near and dear to my heart, and that is the Department of Labor and work- men’s compensation. The Republican candidate said that if he is elected there will be a reorganization of the Labor Department. That is exactly what the people of this State do not want. That department has been re- organized and disorganized by each succeeding Republican administration since 1911. The effect of the last re- organization of it under Republican auspices was to cut down apprepriations by one million dollars, paralyze the de- partment and leave it helpless. This is the record and nobody can deny it. Just before election, here as through- out the entire country, they talk about their great love and their great devotion to the workingman, but every time they have had an opportunity in the State of New York they have done every human thing they could to reduce the efficiency of the Labor Department and hamstring the administration of the labor laws. In 1925 a Republican Senate com- mittee, presided over by Senator Whitley of Rochester, recommended that in view of the increased business of the bureau of workmen’s compensation it was necessary to add two members to the industrial board. What became of that recommendation? It was defeated by the Republican Legislature of 1925. Upon what theory? Upon the theory, as one Republican Senator put it, that “if gave Smith two additional appoint- ments.” Were they with the working- man at that time? Were they with the injured man or injured woman? Not at all, they were with the Republican machine. Statements Denied. Two years later they were forced to yield, and as it turned out, no active | member of my party was rewarded with ‘the appointments. Because I promoted men inside of the department. Only last year we again find Republican charges against the Labor Department. I appointed Prof. Lindsay Rogers of Columbia University as commissioner to hear the charges, and when the power of subpoena was invoked and these critics were confronted with the prospect of having to make good under oath the statements made to the news- papers by Republican legislators, they were denied or withdrawn. y No, the people of this State, in the light of history want no reorganization of the Labor Department. They want adequate _appropriations to make it effective. They want intelligent, honest, progressive personnel to operate it, and neither Mr. Ottinger nor anybody else can say that under my administration these conditions were not fulfilled. The Republican candidate speaks about extending the benefits by law to men and women in industry suffering from any occupational disease. Why, the Republican Legislature has had four years to do that. I recommended it repeatedly. Bills were introduced to bring it about—one of them by a Brooklyn Senator, Senator Love. Every one of the bills went down to defeat. Nobody can _seriously consider that promise. Nobody believes that there is anything behind it. The record of the party is altogether In the opposite direction. Where did we get the great body of law enacted.for the protection of thc health and comfort and the well-being of men, women and children engaged in industry? Why, it is a matter of history that it came from the Demo- cratic party. It is further a matter of history that the Republican party did everything they could to break down these statutes. I recommended a 48- hour law for women as far back as 1918. It was never enacted until 1927. Court Kills G. O. P. Law. I read with a great deal of amuse- ment that Mr. Ottinger claims that we got the workmen's ‘compensation act during the administration of Gov. Hughes. He cannot mean that. He could not have looked it up. The work- men’s compensation law was enacted and became law in this State in 1913. The act was signed by Martin H. Glynn, one of my Democratic predecessors. ‘What the Republican candidate should have said is that the Republican party attempted in the administration of Gov. Hughes to give us some form of work- men’s compensation, but made such a poor job of it that it was set aside by the Court of Appeals as being in con- flict with the constitution. The Republican candidate for gov- ernor in Utica on the 20th of October made a speech on social welfare, and he said a remarkable thing. He urged the establishment of orphan asylums and other institutions where the mother would be permitted to see her child, to be with her child every day rather than to permit it to rest in an institution away from the home. What does he mean by that? The whole policy of this State for 13 years has been to get away from orphan asy- lums and to leave the children with the widowed mother, and to have the locality wherein she resides to make the same provision for her, for the care of her child at home, that would otherwise be made to an institution: ‘The Republican candidate apparently talks about this matter without even a primary understanding of the State’s policy. As far back as 1913, while speaker of the Assembly, I appointed a commission to study the whole question of pensions for widowed mothers, and I had the satisfaction and the pleasure of leading the fight for it in the Repub- lican Assembly of 1915. ‘The Republican leader of that body in that year made the same argument against widows’ pensions that is now being made by the Republican candi- date for President against a great many of the forward-looking proposals that the Demoeratic party is urging. He called it Socialism. I do not think the Republican candi- date for governor means to recommend a chnng: in that policy, but I cannot escape the conclusion that he does not understand it when he speaks about the building of orphan asylums that the mother can go into every day. Law Not Compulsory. While we are on the subject of child welfare, let me say that a great many counties in this State have not estab- lished boards of child welfare and have not come into line with the progressive thought with regard to the care of orphan children, because the statute is not compulsory. I had a cure for that and I urged it on each succeeding Legislature for the last 10 years. I suggested that the State subsidize the county in an amount equal to that con- tributed by the county. That would cause the backward counties to come in under the provisions of the law, be- cause if they did not they would be helping to pay the State's contribution to the counties which did, and get nothing in return, What happened to that legislation, designed to preserve the home of the widowed mother and the orphaned child? ‘The Republican organization in control of the Legislature at Albany smothered it year after year with the regularity of clockwork. No operation of the Government so readily lends itself to misrepresenta- tion as does our financial administra- tlon. I assure you that I have no notion in my mind tonight of attempt- ing to make the Republican candidate for governor look ridiculous in the eyes of his fellow citizens, but it is impos- sible for me to resist making this ob- servation: In his speech of acceptance he makes promises of future develop- ments in the State variously estimated to cost from fifty to one hundred million -dojiais, and -1 “apother Jpart fef *ihe D. €. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1928 ADDRESS IN BROOKLYN same speech says that we must stop spending money. I can readily understand that the Republican candidate for governor would feel compelled to poll-parrot what is being said around the Nation about the Federal finances and their comparison with the finances of New York. He says that under the wise leadership of President Coolidge the cost in the Nation has been reduced from five billions to three billions. Where did I hear that before? It is the old cry of Undersecretary Mills, re- peated by Mr. Hoover himself, although they all know that this reduction rep- resents the difference between the cost of the Government in time of war and in time of peace. Vetoed Appropriations. Mr. Ottinger in his speech goes on to make a comparison between 1919 and 1928 in the cost of the Govern- ment of this State. He well knows that the Governor of New York cannot spend a 5-cent plece not appropriated by the Legislature. And he further knows that in all of that period the Legislature has never been Democratic, and he knows as well as anybody in this State that year after year I vetoed items of appropriatian sent to me by his own party that I deemed to be unnecessary for the proper conduct of the State’s business. If the Republican leaders of the Legislature had their way about it, the government in the last 10 years would have cost the people of this State much more than it did. I am amused at his suggestion that he would wipe from the statute books the personal income tax. And he refers to it as a war measure. There is an astounding example of his lack of un- derstanding of the State's fiscal system. In the first place, it was not a war measure; it was enacted to take the place of the excise tax on the sale of beer and liquor. It brings in approxi- mately $35,000,000 a year. I would like him to answer a simple question. If the income tax act were repealed, where would he get this $35,000,000 which is required to run the government? Thet I admit, is a kind of hard question. There is no answer to it that he can make. He is not in earnest about it, because his speech is intended just as a play for votes. I carnot restrain a smile when I hear him talk about eliminating the direct property tax. At the last ses- sion of the Legislature on my recom- mendation, the direct property tax was made the lowest since 1923. I pointed out to the Republican Legislature that the great burden of direct taxation arises from the expenses of the coun- ties and other localities. I suggested that the Hughes Commission be empow- ered by law to make a study of town and county government to the end that the costs of local government be re- duced. I pointed out that in certain sections of the State, under old and antiquated statutes, supervisors were receiving in fees as high as $43.000 a year. I suggested the possibility of county consolidation to reduce overhead expenses and to relieve the burden on the owners of real estate. Republicans Kill Plan. What happened to it? The Repub- lican party threw it in the waste basket, and concededly for patronage purposes, because the Republican party builds up its organization upon the patronage of the small Republican counties in the interior part of the State. When the Republican candidate for governor speaks about taxation bearing heavily upon the owners of real prop- erty and particularly upon the farmer, let him read the record and he will be compelled to blame the leaders of his own party in the Legislature for that condition. They can't escape it. They are guilty. In every campaign we hear this question of State finances always dealt with in general terms. The Republican candidate is not a stranger to Albany. The expenses of his own department of law have materially increased under his administration, He came to me when the appropriation bills were pend- ing and he made a reasonable and a fair and a satisfactory explanation of the increases and I accepted them. He is nat a man without experience. If he is sincere in his expression about spending money in connection with the government of the State of New York, let him give the people a little bill of fare. Let him give them a little de- tailed program. He is familiar with the appropriation bill that came from the leaders of his own party. Let him men- tion one single term—just one—in the last appropriation bill' which, as gov- ernor of the State, he weuld have re- jected. I challenge him to do it and I do that fearlessly because I know he cannot make good. Now, as a matter of fact, the largest part of the expense of the State is fixed and definite. The operation of the State government is a good deal like the operation of your own private home. You have got a fixed amount you pay for rent. You can approximate the butcher’s bill and the grocer’s bill and your lighting bill. The State is in exactly the same position. It is just like & household. It pays rent, it pays interest on the money that it borrows. It goes to the grocer and it goes to the butcher and it goes to the clothing store for the purchase of necessary articles for the great army of wards who are in the hospitals, the prisons and the vari- ous institutions that the State main- tains. These are all fixed and definite charges and unless and until the peo- ple of the State are ready to curtail the service that they give to the wards of the State, no saving can be effected in that department of the government. Expenditures Fixed. ‘There are certain other expenditures, the amount of which is not absolutely fixed, but liquid. We spend a certain amount of money every year for the construction, the maintenance and the repair of State highways. As the State has steadily gre 50 have the expendi- tures for high ‘Will Mr. Ottinger state that he intends to save any money in that appropriation? I challenge him to do it because I know he will not. Another such expenditure is for ed- ucation. While education in itself is a State function, by policy we have delegated it to the municipalities; but the State makes contributions to the municipalities to help them in their educational work. Thosg contributions are applied to the salaries of school teachers and are referred to as teachers’ quotas. When I went to Albany in 1919 the total appropriation by the State for that purpose was $9,000,000. This year it was $88,000,000. ‘Will Mr. Ottinger say to the people of this State that he proposes to cut down the quotas to the educational forces of ;ll’;e State? He won't do it. I challenge m. Would Mr. Ottinger have the people believe that he is opposed to State aid for public health work in rural coun- ties, to adequate laboratory service, to maternity and infancy aid, to physical examinations of children of pre-school age and to improved care for crippled children? All these things cost money. 1 regard money spent for these purposes as the best investment the State can make because the dividends in the form of better health and increased efficiency are incalculable. I repeat what I said earlier; nothing lends itself so readily to misrepresenta-~ tion as State finances, and I want to call your attention to this fact, that no one who has ever said a word about the State finances in this State has ever been definite enough to point his finger at anything specific. No critic of the fiscal policy of the State under my ad- ministration has ever pointed to a wasted dollar. To say that the cost of government of the State is increasing does not mean anything, because the cost of government of every State is increasing, the cost of the government of every municipality is increasing, and, in fact, the cost of operating the Fed- eral Government has increased under President Coolidge, notwithstanding the false picture that the Republican party has attempted to paint. Cost is Doubled. I my speech at Sedalia, in the State of Missouri, I pointed out to the Ameri- can people that the cost of running the municipality at Washington, operated by the Federal Government, has in- creased since 1914 100 per cent. The cost of the Federal Government between 1924 and 1928 has increased by $200,- 000,000. And in keeping with the pledge that I made to the American people when I entered upon this campaign of talking out honestly and frankly and fearlessly to them, I make this predic- tion: No matter who is elected gov- ernor of New York State on the 6th of November, the cost of the government will increase next year. The attitude of the Republican candi- date on the question of prohibition can be summed up in a few words. He is a wet dry. He is carrying water on both shoulders. He has attempted to be all things to all men. On this subject his party platform is as silent as the tomb. He is constantly worrying, day in and day out, as to how he can get over the campaign without being compellec to_have anything to say about it. In one of his speeches he said that he ‘would pass that whole question up until the commission appointed by Mr. Hoover had dealt with it. Well, I will relieve him of all doubt and worry about that by informing him here to- night in Brooklyn that Mr. Hoover will never have any opportunity to appoint any commission on that subject. I will take care of that subject, by and with the advice of the American people. In one of his speeches in Suffolk County, Mr. Ottinger spoke about the smiling countenances on the little chil- dren who were enjoying the State's great system of parks and parkways and he paid an eloguent tribute to the new Republican leader of _Suffolk County, Mr. Kingsland Macy. I cannot attempt this evening to go through the long history of Republican opposition to the park program. Fought Public Parks. Mr. Kingsland Macy was the head of the organization that opposed State parks on Long Island and opposed them on the theory that the rabble from New York would litter up their beautiful countryside with empty cracker boxes and empty sardine cans. Of all men in the State of New York, the Republican candidate is the last one who should speak about the benefit of parks and parkways, because he lined up with the interests against the public parks. He became the attorney for Mr. Macy when he gave unsolicited an opinion as to the value of the prop- erty being acquired by the State for park purposes at East Islip. Had his opinion meant anything, had it pre- under the statutes, the State would have been unable to acquire that beau- tiful property to make smiling faces and smiling countenances on the children enjoying the fresh air and the recrea- | tion which they are now afforded. | In the time given to me tonight I have done the best I could, in view of the number of subjects to be covered, to leave in the minds of the people oi | the State of New York the conviction that the return of the government in | this State to the Republican party would be a serious mistake. For me this is not so much a question of party victory. I make this plea ear- nestly and sincerely in a spirit of grati- tude to the men and women who, re- gardless of political affiliations, have supported me and stood behind the policies I have advocated. Having in mind the best interests of this State, I strongly urge the people not to take a backward step, but to go forward and tc maintain and progress the high stand- ards which now prevail by electing Franklin D. Roosevelt and the entirc Democratic ticket. ELECTION WAS WON IN JUNE, MOSES SAYS Declares Country Has Not Changed Mind on Two Candidates Since Conventions. By the Associated Press. NEWARK, N. J, November 3.— Senator George H. Moses, Republican, of New Hampshire declared here last night that Gov. Smith believes elections are won in the last ten days of a cam- paign. “As the matter of fact,” the Senator added, “this election was won as soon as the nominations were made. The country then made up its mind; and it has not swerved in the meantime.” “There had been ample opportunity to study these two candidates prior to their nomination,” Moses said. “And the choice was definitely fixed as be- tween the statesman and the showman. The progress of the campaign has served chiefly to empbasize this dif- ferentiation. On the one hand, we have seen and heard over the radio—one candidate writing the perpendicuiar pronoun and speaking of ‘I" and ‘me’ and ‘mine! and ‘my State,’'—although it is not his State as next Tuesday will demonstrate. “On the other hand we have had our —and the successful candidate—speak- ing in terms of the country, submerg- ing himself and trying as always. to prove himself one who seeks the ad- vantage of the other even to the dis- advantage of himself.” RETIRING AR.CHBISHOP NAMED BARON BY KING Primate of All England Is First to Be Elevated From Post to Peerage. By the Associated Press. LONDON, November 3.—Most Rev. Randall Thomas Davidson, who will re- tire on November 12 as Archbishop of Canterbury, has been named a baron by King George. There is no precedent for the granting of a peerage to the retiring archbishop, Dr. Davidson being the first to retire as primate of all England. The granting of the peerage will en- able Dr. Davidson to retain his seat in the House of Lords, which he first en- tered in 1895. The archbishop’s private secretary said that Dr. Davidson had not yet chosen his title. Competent author- ities said that the retiring primate would be known in the future by his new title. AUTOS FOR VOTERS ASKED'| Republicans Will Give Free Rides on Election Day. Dr. W. L. Robins, chairman of the committee on automobile service for election day, under the direction of the Republican State committee, today asked Republicans who.own automo- biles and who can devote part of the day November 6 to taking Hoover voters to and from nearby polling places in Maryland and Virginia to phone Franklin 1511 or call at Re- publican headquarters, 823 Fifteenth street northwest. The transportation will be free and ;otexr's are urged to call headquarters or it. School Named for Lindbergh. PALISADES PARK, N. J, Ndvem- ber 3 (#).—Unable to decide on a name for a new public school here, the board of education turned the matter over to the students. They voted to name the school after Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, LR SMIITH WILL CLOSE CONTEST TONGHT Garden Speech to Be Final Formal Appeal to Electorate. (Continued From First a great side of the governm When I leave Albany, no matter v..t hap- pens to me, I want to see that preserved as I worked night and day to build it up.” Audience Is Restricted. The governor spoke in the Academy of Music which is no larger than an ordinary theater. The result was that his audience of a few thousand was the smallest of his whole campaign. It gave him one of the longest ova- tions of his 11,000 miles of stumping, however, when he entered 10 minutes before he was scheduled to go on the air. The cheering and hand-clapping continued for more than 20 minutes. At the outset Smith paid his first tribute to his running mate, Senator Robinson of Arkansas, since his notifi- cation speech. “All during this campaign,” the gov- ernor said, “I have not had an oppor- tunity to say something that I want to say now that I am home, and that is to extend congratulations, great good wishes and heartfelt gratitude to my running mate on the ticket, Joe Robin- son of Arkan: He is a man of ex- traordinary ability, great capacity and a man of wonderful experience. He has used every bit of it in the last six weeks, working night and day in the interest of the success of the Democratic ticket.” Calls Campaign Vacation. As for himself, Gov. Smith assured his audience that he had “just had a wonderful time for six weeks.” “I have been on the greatest vacation I ever had in my life,” he said. “I have been all over the country. It 1s the hardest work I ever did, but behind it is the greatest satisfaction that could possibly come to a man, and that is the warmth of the greeting and the affec- tionate regard that has been displayed for me in practically every part of the United States that I visited.” ACCUSED MEN FAIL TO APPEAR IN COURT Trio Wanted in Bribery Case Brought Against Los Angeles District Attorney. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, November 3.— While a group of attorneys conferred yesterday on the legal procedure to be used on November 8, when District At- torney Asa Keyes and seven others charged with bribery appear in court for arraignment, officers were searching for three accused men who promised to surrender, but failed to do so. Five men who have surrendered are Keyes, E. H. and Jack Rosenberg, brokers: A. I. Lasker, former head of the Lasker Finance Co., and Jacob Ber- man, so-called “financial wizard” of the Julian Petroleum Corporation. It was the allegedly fraudulent operations of this corporation which eventuated in the indictments. ‘Those missing are Charles Reimer, former investigator for the district at- torney’s office; Ben Getzoff, accused “go-between,” who is a tailor, and his son David. . It is charged that' Getzoff’s tailoi shop was the place where the money changed hands, and two former em- ployes of Cietzoff told of having seen Keyes receive money there. Keyes and the other sccused denied the charges, and the district attorney said it was a frame-up by a former employe of his office. HOUSE VETERAN EXPIRES AT HOME IN MISSOURI Representative Thomas L. Rubey Had Served All But One Term Since 1910. By the Assoclated Press. LEBANON, Mo, November 3.— Thomas L. Rubey, 67, veteran Repre- sentative from the sixteenth Missouri district, died at his home here last night. He was first elected in 1910 and, with the exception of one term, has continuously represented the dis- trict. 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