Smith framed the Moses parks fight as the many against the few

Evidence

So, Smith said, “there is a greater question here than Park Councils, Attorney Generals or Land Boards. There is a question of what will ultimately become of the $15,000,000 authorized by the people. Will it buy choice park spots and locate parkways where there is fine air and scenic beauty, or will money, power and influence compel the state to buy for the people that which nobody else wants? The people are either going to get these parks and parkways through the properly organized commissions…or this program will be given into the hands of the very men who now desire to weaken it in the interests of the few…” — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker, 859