New-York tribune., 1921-10-21
Curran Shows
Hylan Is Using
Club on Voters

to somebody when Mr.. Hylan raps with
his political nightstick on the steps of
our public schools and calls out teach
ers and principals to vote for him or
take the consequences of the Hylan
Board Of Education.
"This job Of Mayor must be worth
something to somebody when Mr. Hylan
fatherless children into believing that
they must go out and work for him or
else lose their pensions.
"Mr. Hylan has already done these
two things. and I challenge him to
deny it. / had intended to talk with
you tonight about q few more Of his
broken promises, but they can wait.
There is something going on that you
should know about at once.
Club Used on School Principals
- "There has gone out from one of
Mr.. Hylan's political leagues direct
letter to public school principals in
come members of a campaign COM
mittee to work for the reelection of
John F. Hylan.' Inclosed with the let
ter, which is signed by special Hylan
committee, are the words: Kindly
sign the Enclosed card and return
promptly, If you accept, as only those
whose written acceptance is received
will be appointed
"On the card Is dotted line. On
this line Candidate Hylan commands
the principals of our public schools to
sign away their birthright.
Gould there be palmer case of
putting politics into the schools? And
yet that is what is going on. Instead
OF keeping his word to give q decent
education to the children of New York,
Mr.. Hylan is busy holding his political
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and women who teach the children.
In one corner Of this letterhead is
Mr.. Hylsn's picture and in another
corner are the ironical words, in this
crisis party names. party lines and
party fealty become inconsequential.'
Yes, everything is inconsequential ex-
cepting getting votes. Nothing else
matters.
~ tell you that this letter strikes at
the very roots of our wonderful public
school system, and you, the men and
women Of New York who vote on Elec-
tion Day, are the childen's only chance.
1t is you who can stand between them.
L. is you who can stand in the path and
tell Mr.. Hylan that he must keep his
political fingers out Of our schools.
You can do that by voting against his
demand that he be Mayor of New York
again. And nobody can do it but-you.
Eve have come to pretty pass when
the Mayor of New York tries to line up
the public school principals 50 that
they will have to be stood up and
counted either for or against him.
Hylanism Preys on Helpless
"But there is worse than that. If
this were not enough to warn mothers
and fathers of what Hylanism means,
let me tell you how Mr.. Hylan is try
ing to capitalize the miseries of New
York's widows and fatherless children
for his own personal political benefit.
"Some time ago the State of New
York passed law which provides a
pension for dependent mothers and
children, SO that these little children
can be brought up in the home in
stead Of an institution. This law was
q Legislative act, and 1t provided for
the payment of so much city money
each month to dependent mothers with
children. 1t is quite clear that ii
there ever was righteous law this
was that law. By this law the State
of New York declared its duty to care
for dependent mothers and thei1
fatherless children. ss 80
at is the solemn duty of every city
official to keep this law and it's opera
tion free from the trickster and
sohemer in politics. Every voter in
New York who wants law like this
held aloof from politics hSas a duty to
surround this Office with nothing but
the most careful and honest non-par-
tisan direction.
"Now, let's see what happened Cnce
more we find Mr.. Hylan doing what
no other candidate in our city's his
tory ever would have dared to do. He
and those who beguile the public with
his vanity, got hold of the list of ali
the widows in greater New Yorl
whose names are on the Board Of
Child Welfare rolls.
"Then they sent out notices to those
widows to meet in the Washington
Irving High School on Tuesday eve.
ming, October 16, to attend an .Ameri
canization' meeting. Attached to ths
invitation, which was mailed out in
Child Welfare envelopes, was letrel
from the 1Hylan Non-Partisan League.
Many good women thought it con
tanned their allowance. Instead, the.