The New York herald., 1921-10-17
GILROY SAYS HYLAN
DOESN'T WANT LINES
Mayors Demand for City Own
ership Not Sincere, Asserts
Candidate.
COULD EASILY HAVE III
Coalition Leader Speaks to
Great Crowd at the Dyck-
man Oval.
COULD EASILY HAVE IT

Vincent Gilroy. coalition candidate for
President OF the Board of Aldermen,
addressed the big crowd that went to
Dyokman Oval yesterday to see jeff
Tesreaus Bears play Nick Altrocks 3
Comedians. He went there hoping
Mayor Hylan would follow his usual
Sunday campaign programme and drop
In on HIS rounds Of the parks to call
on the people to keep him in office. But
the Mayor did not appear. Mr.. Gilroy
received a great ovation.
I'm sorry the Mayor did not appear"
he told the crowd. IT wanted to tell
him as ! shall tell you that the hopes
of Charlie Murphy and all his puppets
from Hizzoner down depend upon the
facility with which they can put over
blatant Misrepresentation and kindle
class prejudice.
You are told BY Hirshfield that the
Mayor has been maligned by the money
bund' and the traction ring because he
has saved the five cent fare for the
people. Those. believe, are nearly his
exact words. Hlrshfield. Hylan and all
the rest OF them know that Hylan has
just as much to do with fare regula-
tions as I have. He would be as i'm
potent as the flourishes and ruffles with
which Police Commissioner Enright
seek to enyelop him.
IF he really believed in municipal own
ership of public utilities and really de-
sired the city administration to have the
adjudication of transit. tariffs in it's
control he would long ago have in
structed his Corporation Counsel to fore
close the city's liens on the Interborough
lines because he and Comptroller Craig
both say that both these corporations
have violated their contracts and are
amenable to foreclosure.
THAT would do the trick. But tine
Mayor doesn't want the city to have
these lines. Why? Because imme-
diately they would be thrown into bank
ruptcy and Federal receiver appoint
ed. And then this receiver would ask
the courts to set a ten cent fare or even
an eight cent fare that the defuuct sye-
TENS could discharge their finanf !al
obligations. If the courts did not make
this grant, then the Brooklyn situation
would be repeated In order to save
money the receiver would declare certain
lines or extensions closed. The city
would still have a five cent fare. but
just about half or two-thirds of ,nr
transit facilities it has now. And YOU
know that you're packed in the subway
cars now like cattle
"Tfe coalition ticket sets forth TO-
morrow upon sprintinH campaign that
will arouse New York as 1t never has
been before. You arc about to be told
facts that will make you demand an
accounting from this Hylan adninistra-
tion. You are going to elect to the
Mayors office Henry II. Curran and his
entire ticket. and your action in so DO
ing will be your answer to the inability
of Tamnlany to render the accounting
you will demand"
Last night Mr.. Gilroy was the guest
Of the Joyce Kilmer Council of he
American Association for the Recogni-
ton OF the Irish Republic. This meet
ing was held in the Church of the Good
Shepherd, 207th street and Broadway.
Here, as at Dyckman Oval. the dynamic
candidate received a flattering reception
Mr.. Gilroy was the first president of the
council
II fervently pray and sincerely be-
lieve that the current conference be-
tween Mr.. Lloyd George and Mr. de
Valera will result In peace between th-se
peoples For 700 years this fight has
gone on. There is not an Irishnan
worthy VI the name who does not pray
that peace may come to Erin--an hon
orable peace that all may accept
And that will be but the start Cor
ireland. Having attained her nation
hood. she must develop into prosperity
and happiness. Such eventuality VII
have wonderful effect upon the reia-
tionship between America and the Brit
ish Empire.
That DONE this association will be
called upon TO build up the economic
prosperity Of Ireland and maintain
friendly relations between this country
and Erin"