New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-05
Tammany Police Produced
Rosenthal Murder,
He Declares
CallsJudgePro euton
Mitchell Asserts First Issue of
Tuesday Is Loyalty
to Nation


ly closed yesterday, Mayor Mitchell will
make an appeal tonight for the soldier
vote at Camp Upton. The Mayor made
three speeches yesterday, delivering his
final message to the voters at the meet
ing at the headquarters of the City De-
mocracy last night.
He spoke at Terrace Garden in the
afternoon ct a large and enthusiastic
meeting held under the auspices Of the
Greek-American Independent Political
Club, and at the James Methodist Epis-
copal Church in Brooklyn earlier in the
evening.
In a statement issued last night from
| Fusion headquarters the Mayor sum-
married the issues of the campaign.
The Issues of the Campaign
He declared there were four big
| issues:
First-"That of loyalty TO the
nation and to the nations pur-
poses.
Second-"The issue of Murphy.
Third-"That of the personal
fitness of Judge John F. Hylan.
Fourth-"That of continuing
the kind Of government this city
has had for the past four years"
Referring to the first issue the May
or said:
"Mr. Hillquit represents retreat and
surrender in the war in which the
nation Is now engaged Mr.. Hillquit
proclaims this and there is no need TO
say any more.
"Mr. Hylan represents disloyalty and
sedition, which will Illustrate the ma
tons endeavors. Mr.. Hylan has re-
fused either to admit it or TO deny 1t.
Here are the facts:
From the very outset of the war
Judge Hylan has sided with Germany
as against American rights. He allied
himself with those who defended the
sinking Of the Lusitania.
an March, 1915. he became a mem
Der of the advisory board of the
Printers and Publishers Association,
controlled by Hugo Schweitzer. Henry
Weismann and Won Bernstorff, which
was organized to publish a chain Of Sc
ditious newspapers. O..
Says Judge Cannot Deny Charge
"This fact was made public two days
ago, and Judge Hylan has not denied
it because he cannot.
"On August 20. 1915. he permitted his
name TO be used on the letterhead Of
the Friends of Peace. pro-German,
anti-American society, in converting its
convention in Chicago. Judge Hylan
now declares that he did not know mis-
name was on this letterhead. ] have
submitted an affidavit from the report
er who informed him that his name was
there eighteen days before the letter
was sent out, which affidavit is cor
roborated by an article published in
The New York World on August g.,
1915. stating that Judge Hylan's name
was on the letterhead.
"On August %, 1915, William Ran
dolph Hearst, the Kaiser's spokesman
in this country. sent word TO the Re
publican leaders of Brooklyn that he
would sacrifice the rest Of the Demo-
cratic ticket, but would insist upon sup
porting John F. Hylan.
Berlin Recognizes Hearst
"Mr. Hearst's loyalty to the Kaiser
gust 10. 1917, on which date the 'Vos.
sische Zeiturg,' Of Berlin, said: Since
Wilson threw in his lot with the En-
tente Mr.. Hearst has been striving con-
tinuously to influence Americans not to
fall in line with Wilson's followers
"On October 81, 1915, an advertise
ment was printed in Hearst's 'Deutsches
Journal signed by Henry Weismann,
the actual head Of the Friends of
Peace, calling upon Weismann's friends
to support Hylan.
1.-TWO years later, in August Of this
year, Judge Hylan, on being informed
of his selection ~ Mr. Murphy and Mr..
Hearst, told Senator Ottinger and
others that he was opposed TO the Sc
lective draft.
"In September of this year he open
I ly disclosed himself for a second time
as the candidate of William Randolph
Hearst.
"In October of this year the Stats
Zeitung,' which took DR.. Dernburg's
money, called upon its readers to vote
for Hylan.
"In October of this year jeremiah
OLeary. the acknowledged agent Of
the German Foreign Office, publicly in
formed Judge HYlan that he would
support him. OLeary's brother-in-
law was already managing Judge Hy-
lan's campaign.
Judge Hylan has pcrsistently re-
fused to repudiate any of this dis
loyal support. His election would
mean the ascendancy of the seditious
elements in this city"
Discussing the Tammany issue, the
Mayor declared tint the city knew what
Murphy government meant.
"A Murphyized police force produced
the Rosenthal murder" he said
"A Murphyized Fire Department pro.
duced the Triangle fire.
"a Murphyized Street Cleaning De-
partment left reeking garbage unat-
tended on the sidewalks.
"a Murphyized Dock Department
handed over the city's docks to the Ice
/ Trust
"a Murphyized Board of Estimate
turned the city government over to
Murphy and TO Murphy's friends"
In pointing out Judge Hylan's unfit
ness for office, the Mayor reviewed the
disclosures which have been made of
the Tammany candidates past. The
Mayor reviewed the work accomplished
by the various city departments in
discussing the fourth issue. He de-
clared that New York for four wears
had had a government which sought
first, last. and all the time, ihe welfare
and progress OF the CITY