The sun., 1917-08-15
CROPSEY DECIDES TO RUN;
FUSION LEADERS PAMCKY:
LIVINGSTONDROPSBARTER
HYLAN SPEECH
WOULD HIM
In 1916 He Asserted New York
Shouldn't Have Any More
Lawyer-Mayors.

The Hon. John F. Hylan, whose gela.
tine capsule has been pulled from the
Tammany wheel Of fortune, selectively
drawing him as a sacrifciai offering
upon the altar OF party regularity, has
publicly explained in advance why he
should not be elected Mayor Of New
York
Judge Hylan's reasons why he should
not command the suffrages Of the people
were not only expressed to the Allied
Boards OF Trade and the Taxpayer.
Association OF Brooklyn in a speech de.
livered November "a, 1916. but when the
echo OF the speech had died he com.
mitted the remarks TO IL point type In
pamphlet form in order that posterity
might be none the loser for having been
absent from the meeting at which he
spoke.
When we fnd men," declared the
Judge. of one profession or class prac-
tically IN control OF every branch OF the
Government II is not being administered
as was intended.
Lawyers are properly chosen to ad-
minister the judicial branch because
this is the line or sphere in which they
are trained. Lawyers are practically ir
control of the legislative branch OF oul
Government, and lawyers are beine
| elected and appointed to administer the
offices Of the executive branch.
Government for Lawyers.
Therefore we have a Government
of lawyers. by lawyers. and, 1 might
say, for lawyers, at the expense OF tht
taxpayers and others.
II am not attacking the lawyer in ths
practice OF his profession, either upor
the bench or in the legislative halls
We have in our city the very best lega
| talent. We need them and respect them
but what we need most in the Mayor.
office, in my humble opinion, is a big
broad minded, honest, practical bushes,
man. one who will understand and treat
fairly the working and the business mer
of our city one who knows what side. O.
the ledger the balance should be or
to run business successfully, one who
has the interest of the people at hear
and not the interest Of the special privi
,ege seeker
Having thus explained the lack of At
ness of the followers of Blackstone foI
. Mayoralty honors. the Judge then ex
pressly included himself in the elernen
that he slated for the scrap heap in tn,
! gentle task OF picking "A city head.
Draws a Parallel.
MY profession is the law" he contIn
ued. Il have great respect for the mem
bers of the bar. but 1 do not believ,
that Mayors are manufactured In law
! schools any more than judges are the
products of business careers"
Judge Hylan said that had the peopl,
sought somebody besides a lawyer fol
Mayor when they hit upon the lat,
Judge Gaynor they would have saved
millions in the subway contracts.
Let us firmly request all professiona
aspirants to step aside" added Judge
Hylan, land next year (meaning thl,
same year OF our Lord one thousan
nine hundred and seventeen) put int
the Mayors office a strong, honest, fear.
less, capable and experienced bushes.
man. We have such a man somewhere
among US. II Is our duty to fnd hin
and support him"
In business circles In Brooklyn last
! night number of men who knew the
Judge well said that he was generally
esteemed to be good adviser.