New-York tribune., 1921-11-02
C,llrran Brands
Hylan Pledges
Tissue of Lies
Mayor Seeking Reelection
OH Platform of Promises
Broken While in Office.
Says Coalition Candidate
7.Cent Fare Deal Barred
Betrayal of Schools and
Public Utilities Shown:
Boss Rule Is Denounced


for Mayer, speaking in Queens last
night. riddled the nine planks in Mayor
Hylan's platform, rs recently an
nounced by the Mayors campaign
managers. Mr.. Curran declared that
they were the same old campaign prom
ises OF four years ago, all of which
the Mayor had since broken.
The coalition candidate took up the
Hylan platform, plank by plank, on
schools, traction. the West Side-New
York Central problem, gas, electric and
telephone rates, home rule, ETC., and
showed wherein the Mayor had failed
to make good on any of them. The
speaker demanded that the Mayor an
swer his accusations or withdraw his
platform "as tissue of lies"
Mr.. Curran spoke at three meetings
in Queens, at the Richmond Hell
High School, Public School 81 at
Woodhaven and Public School II at
Ridsewood, and later at Leslie Hall.
Eighty-third Street and Broadway.
Manhattan The audiences were large
and enthusiastic at all the meetings.
Curran Loudly Applauded
The speaker stirred his audiences to
vigorous applause and his discussion
Of Hylan's ninth plank demand chat
the people shall control their own gov
ernment and conduct it in their own
hnrn
ence.' produced a laugh as we'll as
applause.
This is the promise of Hylan, whose
every statement, whose every action has
been dictated from Hearst's home in
California or from the Office of the
Hearst newspapers here in New York.
excepting only on that one occasion
when Hettrick, of Blackwelps Island.
walked into the City Hall. Was this
Man-Friday Hylan trying to conduct
the city administration free from legis-
iatiye interference when he told the
teachers, seeking aid from the city. to
go and get other jobs? Did he not
realize that he would bring down on his
head mandate from Albany command
ing him to do his plain duty and grant
the teachers of our city living wage 2"
Inc coalition candidate made a pledge
to his hearers that when he was Mayor
he would have no bosses, "no million
are Hearsts or convict Hettricks die
tating the policy Of your city admins
tration."
Il will be Mayor and nobody else,
neither Republican nor Democrat nor
Hearst" said Mr.. Curran. IL shall take
full responsibility for my every act.
The only guidance to which I shall sub
nit Will be the wishes of the six mil
lion people OF the city. They are the
enly bosses know. That is my word to
you. and | keep my word"
The speech in full follows:
I have just seen Hylan's platform,
IN which he bases his demand that
you allow William Randolph Hearst TO
govern the city of New York, through
Hylan, for four years more. There
never was more brazen and fragrant
attempt to fool our people in all the
nistofy of New York politics. The hu-
initiating part Of it is that Hylan
thinks he can make US forget theSdis-
graceful record in Office ~ offering US,
for the second term, the same old gilt
tering promises of four years ago. So
cheaply does he hold the intelligence
ard memory of our people! These
1s2l promises are the very same
pledges that he made in 1917, and that
he broke-eyery one of them.
Broken Faith Disclosed
II am going to take up that platform
with you tonight, and we are going to
see, you and /, just how much faith
we can place either in Mayor Hearst
Or MS Man-Friday.
"The platform is contained in Man
Friday Hylan's campaign dodger called,
The Peoples Aovoeate,' which he
threw at US under the same name
four years ago. 1t begins:
"'If reelected Mayor I vii! continue
any efforts TO:
"'1. Rid the public schools of every
vestlge Of the Rockefeller Gary system
which aims to fit the children Of the
poor for the mill and the factory
That is a fake on it's face. That
IS exactly what ne told US four year
ago-and what has happened? To-day
according to the figures OF the Hy,ar
Board Of Education, there arc ,0Oi
children who go TO school on the
Hearst Gary double-scssion plan
These children, to whom the state con
stitution guarantees an equal oppor
tunity Tor education, are shuffied about
from classroom to cellar. Their classes
begin and end at every conceivable
hour, and in the schools and the homes
all Is confusion, all is ewilderment
due TO Hy!an and HylanisEn and moth
ing else. ] charge that Hsl Ian is doing
his level best to drive the children o
the poor into the mill and the factory
because he is keeping them out o
school. This nails Lie No. i.
"No. 2 in the Hylan platform
promises to: Provide school &C
cofnmodations for every child of schoo
age
And this mannikin Of California
millionaire has the sheer effronter,
TO renew this 1917 promise when, undel
ms administration, the number OF part
time pupils has increased from 10000
IN 1917 to more than 10000 to-day
Hyian's effort to provide school &C
comrnodations has meant, so far, tha
10000 helpless little ones arc dodg
,nx death in the streets because Their
. no room for them in the schools
AND Hylan is boasting to-day tina
these part-tine children are, the :ua
jorlty Of them, between the ages G
si1 and eight. That nails lie No. Z.
Fare Increase Laid to Hylan
no. In the Hylan platforr
promises to: Prevent the graspin
traction corporations from gouging tn
travelling public Of additional million
snrough increased fares
inis promise will be understood
sls men, wonen and school childre
wno are to-iay paying 10 and Is cen,
ear1are, where they formerly paid
seo,s, because under Hyian their trarS
ssfs were taken away. VIII Hylan te
~ jass how much money ne Is gougin