New-York tribune., 1921-11-06
HylanMenace
IoCityHo1nnes
Curran Says
Cites Neglect of Children
Packed in Unsanitary
Schools as Factor i'm
Life of Entire Family
Pier Graft Adds
To Living Costs
Promises to Work for
More Fairgrounds to In
sure Safety of Young

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Henry H. Curran, coalition candi-
date for Mayor, began the last round
OF his campaign last night in Rich
mond Borough. In series ~ sreoc!,es
at Tottenville, Stapleton and Port Rich
mond, S. l., Mr.. Curran made a stirring
appeal to the voters to drive out the
trlumvjrate of Hearst. Hylan and
Hirshfield on Election Day.
The coalition candidate discussed
all the important issues in the cam
paign, and declared that it was the
children of New York and their moth
ers ard fathers who have suffered the
greatest harm through the incompe
tence, wastefulness and neglect of the
administration of Hylan, "Hearst's
tool in the City Hail." The children
had suffered, he said, because of the
failure of Mayor Hylan to remedy the
intolerable conditions in the schools
denying them an equal opportunity for
education, and providing no adequate
park and playground policy.
No Cost Relief Under Hylan
Parents suffered, he said. from worr,
and overwrought nerves, fearful as to
what might happen to their children
who had to go to the overcrowded, un-
sanitary schools that Hylan allowed,
and dodge death every day in the
streets because under Hylanism there
was no otter playground. Mr. Curran
c"arged that the Hylan administration
had done rothing to reduce the high
cost of living, ich brought so much
hardship and misery into the homes
The candidate promised relief e~om al
these things when he became Mayor.
"Hylanism has ruined the effective
ness Of the city departments" said Mr..
Curran. "Hvlan SIN has made the
Board of Estimate. tie governing hody
of the great City of New York, by
word and laughing stock throughout
the whole country. But, worst of all
is the harm that Hylanism has wrought
in the citv's homes. Hylan's neglect of
the children is the strongest count in
the Indictment that we bring against
Rim. With Hylan the ch ldren, who
rave no votes, have always been last
They shall he first with me. That |
promise YOU"
The coalition candidate also addressed
meeting in BROOKLYN. at the Parkway
Assembly Rooms Fourth Avenue and
Fiftieth Street. and meeting il, Man
haitian, at Public School 65, on Eldridgs
Street near Canal after retur,irs. firm
Staten Island. With the exception of
a coalition meeting at Cooper Union
Tonight and noon address tomorrow
at $50 Broadway. Mr.. Curran ended his
campcign last ni~ht.
His speech follows:
"It is the children of New York and
their mcthers and fathers who have
suffered the greatest harm through the
incompetence, wastefulnes SIS and neglect
of the administration of Hylan, Hea SITS
tool in the City Hall. 1t is the chill
dren and their parents who plead the
stronge~t against granting Hearst's
four years more. The million and more
voters in the five boroughs are going
to heed this plea. ard on Election Day
they a'e goinc to drive out this tri-
urvirate of Hears. Hylan and Hirsh-
field.
Hylan Too Busy Playing Politics
-Four years ago, seeking your votes,
Hy'an declared that his fight was 'on
behalf of the children and their chill
drcn's children He has broken tfat
promise not once, but over and over
again. He has been too busy playing
politics, squabhling with Craig in the
Board of Estimate, or insulting citizens
whose business compelled them to call
at the City Hail. to remember the
children Our troubles with rents,
education and the high cost of lvi 2
have meant nothing to Hylan; unless
he could use them to his own political
advantage to further the fortunes of
himself and Hearst, his boss
"Let US forget fer rcment that we
ere in the heat Of political car,nnign.
Let us forget that we are fighting,
and drive Hearst forever from our
City Hall. Let us look at Hylansm
from the point of view of the child who
has lived in New York during his ad-
ministration. who has gone to the over
crowded, insan tary schools that Hylan
allowed, who has played in the streets,
dcdging death every day because under
Hylanism there was no other play
ground. Let US look at the Hylan ad-
the father and mother whose lives are
bound up in these helpless and neg
lected children. Let us look at Hylan-
ism with the eyes of the ather and
mother who have found it impossible
to properly house, feed and clothe
their little ones while Hearst has been
governing New York by wireless from
California. The fathers, the mothers
and the children will judge Hylanism
"Take first education would in
clude not only the question of schools
but also the problem of providing
proper recreation facilities. Three
years ago the children. had they been
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