New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-16
Mitchell Insists
Americanism Is
Campaign Issue
Replies to Whitman That
Tammany Should Repu-
date Disloyal Elements

Mayor Mitchell replied Yesterday to
the 500" Endorsement OF his can
didacy by Governor Whitman, IN which
the Governor said he would vote for
Mitchell. but declared that American
ism had no place IN the campaign as an
issue. The Governor repeated his as
serticn again yesterday at the Hotel
St Regis. that there was no Hohen-
zollcrn issue in the campaign and
pointed out that. in his opinion. the
Mayor had not adopted a wise politi-
cal move in playing that particular
issue so hard.
Il notice that Governor Whitman IN
his statement last night said the
MAYOR. said that he was only slightly
acquainted with Judge Hylan, and had
no doubt Of his loyalty to the country.
!. like Governor Whitman. am very
slightly acquainted with Judge Hylan-
in fact, have only seen him across the
bar OF the Board of Estimate-but
do know who his packers are in this
campaign.
Says Tammany Started II
1T is those hackers who have raised
the issue of Americanism and loyalty
in this campaign that is to say, the
seditious and disloyal element in the
community are engaged IN bit
ter assault upon me because of the
strongly American position taken by
my administration. Now TO the point.
II Judge Hylsn wishes 10 eliminate the
question Of loyalty and Americanism
from this campaign he has very sim
pie way Of doing II.
Let him repudate Hearst and all
that Hearst stands for, the doctrine OF
the Hearst editorials. Let him repudi-
ate Cohalan, Murphys personal ad-
wiser. and all Cohalan stands for Let
him repudiate OIeary, whose relative
is directing Judge Hylan's campaign
and all OLeary stands for OLeary. TO
whom President Wilson wrote IA year
ago saying that he did not want his
6isloyal vote or the votes OF men Of
his kind Finally, let him repudiate
Henry Bruckner, who supported the
McLemore resolution and recorded
himself thereby for the Won Tirpitz
submarine policy. That is the way We
can get rid Of the American loyalty
issue in this campaign. We cant get
rid Of It IN any other way"
The Gary system. or the school is
sue. the Mayor declared. would be an
issue i'm the campaign until the peo-
pie understood what the school pro
gramme of the Board Of Education
and what the financial support of the
Board OF Estimate has been. He said
II was an issue only because Of the
amount Of lying that had been done
about IT, He declared that he be
lsved the public would understand
and realize the benefits of the so
called Gary system before Election
Day.
Delivers Four Addresses
The Mayor addressed meetings at
Park View Palace. West ll0th
Street: at the City Democracy Club,
80 East l09th Street. and at the
Mitchell Fusion headquarters, 6S West
l25th Street. He also spoke al the
MONDAY meeting Of the Commercial
Travellers and Business Mems League
al $50 Broadway.
The Mayor left A meeting Of the
Board of Estimate, which was con
,idering the tentative budget for 1918,
70 20 TO the MONDAY meeting. He eN-
plained there that the substantial in
crease in next years budget was
largely due TO the greatly increased
cost of all supplies which the city
needs and increased pay for low priced
city employees. The Mayor reviewed the
work OF his administration, and de
clared that he had redeemed his prom
Use OF four years ago 10 give the city