New-York tribune., 1917-10-30
Asks Colonel to Tell If H.
Approves of Land
Steals"
Denounces Wall Street
Judge Declares at Rail-.
That Public Utilities
Fear Him

Judge Jonh r hyian, iammany en-.
didatc for Mayor, opened the .v...,
which he read TO a number OF ,,E
ences in Queens last night with a v,,
ing to Colonel Roosevelt. Unples.,,.
ness, he predicts, will attend the fv.
mer Presidents course on the stun,
for Mitchell if he attacks the judpx,
patriotism or that Of his party.
"Mr, Mitchell and the interest. 1,
serves" read Mr.. Hylan, have call.,
to their aid in this hour Of their d..
peration Colonel Roosevelt. They ho,.
that he will have more success VII,
his attack upon the patriotism Of hi,
city than Mr.. Mitchell had. They hsr.
that he will provide the shield for u,
corruption Of this city administra.iu
which is so badly needed By. the Ni:eLsI
ticket.
Warning to Roosevelt
"I am willing TO accord to Colon,
Roosevelt a full measure OF devot;,s
and love for his country Bu. &.
mand that he accord that same measu.
Of loyalty and patriotism TO me. Kh
comes here to discuss the issues Of lin
campaign-well and good. But III.
comes here TO challenge my patriotism
or that Of the party whose candidate I
an, he will not have a pleasan. visit to
our city.
"Let Mr.. Roosevelt tell the people a
this city whether he approves 0. .ts
land steals and Of Reynolds, BsIsy,
Greve and O'Malley, the quartet indis,.
ed for conspiring to rob the taxpsysn
of this city.
81 am willing TO accord Mr.. Roo~
velt, as | have said, a full measure d!
devotion to his country. But II be a,
tempts to defend these infamous deai
| will not accord him any regard .x
the interests of the people of this eg|
a city in which ne does not live nor rl|
taxes. The taxpayer of Oyster Bal
must stick to the issues of this as.
paign."
The judges asseveration of patrs
ism was received with especial sntss
siasm by an audience of 500 in Fls&
ing High School and by one Of i.Kl
in Schuetzen Park, Astoria. He sla
spoke In Muehlingbrisk Hall, Coller
Point, and at the Elmhurt High
School, his hearers in all amounting to
about $500.
Pays Respects to Wall Street
The Judge, when he dropped the Sub.
ject of Roosevelt, took up that OF Wal
Street, quoting the following extns
from last weeks issue OF the Boa,
News Bureau:
, "Hylan is an anti-corporation nr-
and especially anti-Rockefeller eo'rS
ration, and it will be bear argrnG
on traction and gas stocks II ne iis
/ pens 20 win. On the other hand,
Mayor Mitchell is elected one can ~
these stocks with bis eyes shut"
The Judge asked these questions
"Why can Wall Street specalstonI
buy gas and traction stocks with nssI
ewes shut II Mr.. Mitchell is reelee.ed
Why do these public utility cOp'rt|
items, if they are pursuing their bar
ness honestly and in the interest oim|
people, whom they serve, fear the slS
ton Of an honest man as the MsySf
this city,"
And he answered them with ques'
tions from his speech OF acceptance
the effect that, if elected, he wous
protect honest capital but give ~
quarter to the "exploiters or opprssf
ors Of the people"
He went on:
Every one Of these interests b" ~
representative on Mayor MltcheFsa1'
paign committee. The combined sssl
and resources of that Commlttee u
Two Hundred and Fifty and the Cor
porations they represent IS over s|
000,QO0,000. Not one OF these me.
will be found missing among tne ~
of contributors when It pu0''sH''
after election.
"Nr. Morgenthau has stated tha' :
million dollar fund would oe reae'
during the last ten days OF the ean
paign. IL is known that anotner ~.
ion has already been pledged. i'u
have spent, or have eontrse'ec
spend, over sl,OOO,OOo. What IS 70
come of the $1,000, 900 that sun ~
mains? You might find an answer
that question II you could learn =; o. !, -
negotiations being carried on -
half Of Mr.. Mitchell b. those wno
tempted to steal the Republican -
maries for him.
1.-TWO million dollars is lsrse ~
but it is not much to these gehssI, -
who expect to buy traction sna
stock with their eyes smut