Show Al AI Smith I on Power I Recently Alfre who Alfred who SmIth Smith who is an unequaled authority on the I of practical Ical said politics politics that he doubted that power po could be tinned tUl n nid id into a major poll poh issue He Said md aid further that he 0 as never ne able t to get far with Ith it In IS 0 own n state o 0 N New ew York The ex governors governor's candor is to 1 e and it I 1 is likewise tant due to his position position a as the beat known and most powerful po-erful member of the Democratic party V W hat he says is borne out by his 0 own n record m in in New York his personal popular popular- popularity popular Ity popularIty and his stand standon on other issues far 0 ed any position he may ha have ve taken on the subject of pO power er In some cases where men opposed ito to the power po industry have been el- el elected elected el elected to high office lIt t it will be found that a s very ery great part great part part of the vote they received wag a given them by persons to whom power po is not of the slightest importance as a political I Issue I IThe The entire power issue has been confused by Idle talk idle talk To the a aver average er- er age citizen this talk talk talk is not only pOintless pOintless-It it is dull dull He lIe knows that he l lights his ls home and nd operates any wishes for fOl a few dollars a month He knows that an I i c small part of his Ins income income goes to the utility company that series seres series him He lIe knows that the electric industry Industry is of great value as an employer emp oyer taxpayer and purchaser directly and indirectly of supplies and commodities of all kinds 1 At the time the United States Treasury is isi facing a gigantic deficit and talk is lS going the rounds of tax increases if f various carious kinds Many 1 states arc are in its a similar position position tion This f fact lct alone is an almost insurmountable barrier to the ambi ambitions ambitions of those who would give the pow pO eI ei y os over o er to political con con- control control con control at additional public expense |