New-York tribune., 1921-09-12

in the City Hal; or has had any expert
ence with New York's municipal gov
ernment
"Mr. La Guardia, with whom I am
also friendly, has been in the City Hall
teaching him every day in the lessons
of city government, but I feel that he
perhaps hasn't learned some of those
lessons as we'll as he might.
Municipal Lessons Paramount
''I feel that you will agree with me
when | say that it Is too much to ex-
pect of the people of New York to ask
them to educate their Mayor for being
thelr. Mayor while he is their Mayor
to take three years out of the four of
his term OF office to teach him his lob.
The people of New York are not
nearly so much concerned about a thou
sand and one issues not directly af-
fecting this city as they are about the
straight MUNICIPAL issues which lie be-
fore US all. Let US, my friends, get
back to little old New York"
That's talking!" spoke up an audi
tor in the rear of the room. and there
was another burst Of handclapping.
We've had enough talking on ex-
traneous issues" Mr. Curran went on.
" nat interests US most now ia the
question of homes and why they haven 7
oeen built rapidly enough during the
past few years, and, coupled with this,
the question Of high rents.
we want to know, not why Kalama-
zoo or kamchatka have been neglected
IN The general scheme of things, but
why there are not enough schools in
Ne" ork to provide our children with
an education. And, knowing, we want
to build more of them.
Full Value for Every Dollar
We want to know all about and to
PROVIDE the necessary remedies for our
transportation problems, to establish
more parks according to the needs Of
the city. to place the finances OF the
municipality on basis where the tan
payer VIII get the full value out of
every dollar he spends.
Ana, as important as anything
winch lies before US, we must get rid Of
our weekly menagerie and those
strange jungle sounds which emanate
from the Board of Estimate everv time
IL holds session. These, my friends.
are the chief problems which confront
the people of New York to-day and
which cannot be solved by four wears
more of Hylanism"
Another round Of applausa Sorrad
MY Curran to stop speaking for a
moment. He then dwelt on several in
stances whereby thousands of dollars
OF Manhattan taxpayers money was
saved through his efforts and those of
ms appolntees-one of $4,000 OF coal
contracts and one of $3.50 coo through
postponing the building of the Twenty
sixth Street sewer.
/ Credit for much of this saving
should go to Clarence II. Fay, Commits
s1oner Of Public Works of the Borough
OF Manhattan" he said why, nv
friends, one Fay is worth 100 O'Malleys
| to the people of New York.
Incapable of Administration
Il am willing" Mr. Curran continued
ito give the administra ton of Mavor
Hylan credit where it deserves credit
but at the same time feel that spade
should be called spade where any
thing but credit is it's just due. And
say that the general results cf that
administration during the last four
years show conclusively that it is in
capable of properly adm STEERING the
government of New York City during
the next four.
"It is unthinkable that Hylan and
! Craig should be again placed in power
| over the destinies of New York Let's
have done with the menageriel"
! Cheers and other prolonged mani.
festations of approval followed the end
of Mr.. Curran's speech, and his audi
! ence forced him TO remain for an I'M
| promptu handshaking reception.
Two addresses to-day and one to.
morrow will wind up Mr.. Curran's
speech-making campaign.