The New York herald., 1921-08-11
CITY NEEDS NEW DEAL
Tells Of Hylan's $2,000,0 ,0O0,-
600 Error in Municipal
Finance Figures.
BACKS FIVE CENT FARE
Reiterates His Stand for Home
Rule and Better
Housing.

| Henry III. Curran. coalition designee
Tor Mayor, spoke twice in Harlem las;
night and In each case emphasized
the Importance of a city government
that understands the seriousness OF
the city's finances.
1T would be funny if It were not so
serious" he said in an address before
the Thirteenth Assembly District Re
publican Club, 4o3 West 126th street.
The evening papers in reporting the
Meyer committee hearing. state that
the Mayor, during his examination by
Senator Brown this afternoon cor
rected statement by Senator Brown
in regard to the city's total assess
ment valuation.
That's a mistake Mayor Hylan
is quoted as saying, the figure is
SIS, 900, o0o, ,o00.'
This would have been all right, II
the Mayor had been right, but as usual.
he was wrong--$2, 600, o0o. 900 out OF the
way. but what Is a couple OF billions
between friends?
The financial problem" Mr.. Curran
continued. is the most serious OF all,
but there are others. such as home
building, schools, charter revision. play
grounds. parks. We intend to discuss
all these as the campaign advances.
Our platform will be out before the
primaries 50 that the people will know
just where we stand.
Ready to Serve.
Il was ready to go on this ticket ii,
any place where might serve the party
best What the city needs above all is
\ a change in administration. The Re-
\ publicans and the independent Demo-
crats-the kind OF Democrats who want
no more OF the sort of government we
are getting to-day--must pull together
The issues are as plain as day. but
they must be discussed. Campaign
! speeches will come later. / want to
talk now as party worker. Every one
of the $4,000 enrolled Republicans must
get out and vote on primary day. Sep
! tember 13. Then we can go into the
| fight with a mandate from our own
party and show them such a smashing
victory on election day as New York has
4 never seen before.
| September 13 must be a great day
a sign post pointing to what will hap
pen on November Z. And on November
s. which happens to be my birthday.
mean to celebrate getting ready to take
Office as Mayor on the flrst of next
year"
Again referring to the city's financial
crisis. Major Curran said, in addressing
the Central Republican Club, at 23 West
124th street:
This is q city OF 100000 persons
and five great boroughs and a net debt
CT more than 81, 900, 000,0 900. We are
spending more tnan s1,ooo.ooo day.
and every dollar that goes over the dam
means something to every man, woman
and child in NV York.
For Five Cent Fare.
"One of the Issues is the transporta-
tion problem. J am for the five cent
fare. and l know what | am talking
about when / say IL. I've studied the
question, and five cents Is sufficient One
thing more / believe the city should
rave something TO say about its trane-
porta tion system am for home rule.
Eight years ago l wrote magazine
articles in favor OF It. / believed In 1t
six months ago. I believe In II now,
and intend to believe In 1t when l am
| elected Mayor.
Another issue is home building. As
a
helped In getting the 100000, 900
housing project started. The only way
to get rents going down IS to get homes
going up. We had very little help from
| members OF the Hylan administration
had TO fight practically single handed
TO get the ordinance through. And now
some people call me the home builder
Not only do VIC need more hon1cs
but we must have more schools. We
would have them to-day II 1t we're rot
for the quarrelllng In the Board OF Esti-
mate. All we have to show for three
ard cne-haif years is what? Two new
schools. With all the talk we have
built one school In Forrest Hills and an
I aGd!"on 10 a school In The Bronx"
Major Curran's running mates Sena-
tor Charles G. Lockwood and Vincent
Gllroy. Fusion candidates for Cnmptrol-
Ter and President OF the Board OF Alder
men. also spoke at both meetings Both
( halls were filled long before the speak
/ ers arrived and an overflow crowd or
several thousand persons stood in the
street outside
Z In introducing Major Curran Arthur
/ n. Nurthn. president or the Central Re-
publican Club suvwcEted Tint Mayor
rylan when stumped for an answer 10
I the question OF tho Meyer committee
I call on Curran for tho correct informa-
+ tion. Charles r. Murphy's now famous
phone booth remark Tho convention
l has Just adjourned" was made tho SUBJ
/ ject of rldscuie by Mr. Gilroy. who ia
an nnti-Tammany Democrat He re-
ferred 70 Hyian as that flamboyant
1 dsmawogue who now diseraces the
\ Mayors chair" ard said that the real
street