The New York herald., 1921-11-03
CURRAN PROMISES
TO DISMISS ENRIGHT
Continued from First Page.

step by ousting Hearst:s Man Friday.
I shall complete the work when I take
office on New Years Day.
"In addition to appointing trained
and able commissioners, shall reverse
the Hylan methods OF dealing with the
civil service employees. There are more
than $4,000 men and women. splendid
hard working. loyal force. They are
entitled to courteous. fair and Just treat
ment. They have not had 1t from Hylan
nor his commissioners. I am going to
see that they get it. I have never be-
lieved in scrimping at the expense OF
service. City employees earn their sal
aries and / shall not reduce their sal
aries. In my ten years experience in
the work OF city government I have
found that the city gains in the end
from increased efficiency of employees
who are satisfied with their Jobs. be-
lieve that. 1t Is the position shall take
when / am Mayor"
Assails HyIan Record.
That statement OF policy was greeted
with approval that swelled into howls
when Mr.. Curran ripped into the En-
right record and a thunder Of cheers
when he promised to remove him.
THE most important department un-
der the Mayor is the Police Department
continued Mr.. Curran.
when Hylan took office an attempt
was actually made to appoint a good
Police Commissioner. He named Fred
erick Bugher for the job. Bugher lasted
just twenty-three days. He resigned be-
cause Hylan insisted that his Police
Commissioner should be only an office
boy. Eylan looked around and got En-
right.
"Enrights greatest accomplishment
during his four years In office has been
to accumulate q bank account OF $780,
600 on an annual salary of $1,000. To
be sure. one of his millionaire Special
Deputies gave him Packard limousine.
and another Of those Special Deputies
took care Of him in q stock transaction
whereby the Police Commissioner, with
out putting up a nickel, made $4,000
in Wall Street. This is Enright, the
Police Commissioner that Hylan, self
styled friend of the people. put at the
head of great department. This is
Enright, in whose eyes a patrolman's
refusal to play favorite with a million
aire Special Deputy Commissioner Is a
more serious offence than tho clubbing
of an innocent old woman by drunken
detective. This Is Enright, who per-
secuted his Deputy Commissioner. Mrs.
Ellen OGrady, because in her efforts
to drive vice from this town she dared
to interfere with his favoritcs. This Is
Police Commissioner Enright. who is
going to get out just as soon as I be-
come Mayor"
"Go get him, Henry" shouted nan
in the audience.
MIR. Curran then told OF how Mayor
Hylan, friend of the poor" TO help En-
millionaire favorites as Special Deputy
Police Commissioners, among them T.
Coleman Du Pont. O resident of Della
ware Edmont Guggenheim Of Pennsyl-
vania, Rodman Wanamaker OF Phila-
de'phia and Allan Ryan Of West Vir-
ginia.
Next he told the story Of how pro-
teges OF E,nright. with the aid or the
police. have become millionaires by
bleeding steamship companies for ser
vices in guarding piers and Of how the
s35 900 900 that such servlccs cost the
steamship companies has been passed
along to the consumer, who pays the
freight.
on street Cleaning.
Turning his attention to the Depart
ment of Street Cleaning. he said
Here Hylanism has scored with an
other failure For more than two years
the Street Cleaning Department under
Hylan ran along with the sublime faith
that Hearst and his newspapers could
accomplish anything. 1t was not
deemed worth while to make any plans
or to provide equipment. But when the
1920 snowstorm came even Hearst
couldn't disguise the fact that, while
Hylan was taking II easy at Palm Beach.
the Street Cleaning Department, fell
down and the whole city suffered. Have
you forgotten the muddy snow piles OF
1920 that Hylan left us to wallow In.
while he basked In the sun at Palm
Beach? Not only that. In the face of his
campaign promises. Hy1an has not been
able to get one constructive act out OF
this department for proper garbage re-
moval
II almost forgot the Department OF
Markets in this thumbnail sketch OF
Hylanism In city departments. .O'Mai-
Icy Is going Just as sure as take office.
He added touch OF picturesQueness to
the dull drab methods Of most OF Hylan's
appontees. For money you get honey
aay those who get market permits from
o'Malley's department. / am going 10
end that and o'Malley will sec the end
Of a perfect day.
"fIlrshheid, the Commissioner OF Ac-
counts under Hearst's man Friday. Is
on par with his boss. lie draws $500
q year and fills what Is an important
pla~ IN any administration. On the
integrity. loyalty and ability Of his
Commissioner OF Accounts depends in
large measure the success of any city
! administration. Can you imagine a
business man In full possession of his
senses employing TIirshfleld in that kind
OF placer Hlrshhelds job has been to
whitewash Hylan favorites by fake in
vestlgations and TO sling mud at those
who opposed anything that Hearst or
Hylan wanted IIirshheld will go as
soon MS ] become Mayor.
This IL Hylaniam. This IL tho sys-
tenn with which Hearst and his man
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