New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-18
People Do Not
w ant More of
Hvlan Misrule
Candidate Declares He Will
Bare Whole Four Years
of Miserable Regime and
Leave Rest to the Voters

small red flower pot. The earth that
supplies this plant with sustenance
is entitled to extraordinary considera-
ton. It represents the sole investment
in New York real estate of Henry H.
Curran. Republican-c coalition nominee
for Mayor.
That little flower pot is a close rela-
tive Of all the other carefully watered
window plants of New York City apart
ment house dwellers. 1t is a kinsman
OF the canary birds and the goldfish
that decorate other window stills and
tell the passersby that those who tend
them are kindly, human folk. The lone
gersniums blood-red petals EXPRESS
much that is not to be found in hooks
on horticulture. They tell of the IN
derstanding that Henry Curran has of
millions OF others who call New York
home and live in apartments, whether
these be on Riverside Drive or Third
Avenue
Carefully Tended Home Emblem
Lr son in Political Economy
This carefully tended emblem of
home is complete sermon, a lesson
in political economy; it is a party
coalition party, if you please-plat-
form. Here is real opportunity TO
say it with flowers.
1t tells those with sympathetic ears
how Henry Curran learned first hand
that New York needs more houses
houses with real gardens instead of
merely a window plant. But, there,
one should not sheer at this particu-
lar window plant.
Mr.. Curran went away yesterday for
a few days vacation to give his sys-
tenn an opportunity to recharge itself
with nervous force for the stirring
campaign days just ahead that are a
see the dethronemeut of Hearst Hy-
lan-Murphy. As was said earlier i,
this paragraph, Mr.. Curran went away.
Where do you think he went? Don't
bother guessing. Staten Island. 1t is
simply matter of the Borough
President of Manhattan going over
into the neighboring realm of Rich
mond. But this reveals quite as much
about Henry Curran as his window
sill flower pot
The Borough President of Manhat-
tan knows from an exhaustive study
OF the matter that the solution of New
fork's housing problem is the cree
ton of houses on the corn fields of
Queens and the COW pastures of Rich
mond. He knows, too, that the cree
ton of such houses will intensity the
transportation problem. That is why
his succinct platform calls for "better
transit for scent fare"
Curran Platform Compact
And Easy to Understand
That platform of Mr.. Curran is COM
pact. 1t is easy to read, easy to under
stand and still more easy to agree
with. Here it is:
/. More houses.
2. More schools.
5. More Fairgrounds, parks and
beaches.
4. Better transit for scent fare.
s. Home rule.
6. Full value for each taxpayers
dollar spent.
Z Law enforcement
g Intelligent development of the
port and harbor OF New York.
8. Fair play, fair hours of work
and fair treatment for all city en-
ployees
10. Disposal of the city's refuse
without polluting the city.
II. Police administration free from
favoritism.
-. Revision of the city's charter.
Is. A city plan that will help peo-
pie to live near their work and work
near their homes.
IA. Courtesy and decency at the
Board of Estimate meetings.
Is. Board of Estimate that is de-
voted to the city.
Il shall stand squarely on that plat
torm," said Mr.. Currsn yesterday. sit
may be expanded in some respects, but
1t cannot be modified am the candi-
date and that is my platform. 1t COW
ers the ground and I know the people
ike it. l shall insist that it stand"
Before he left this borough for
Staten Island Mr.. Curran revealed his
plan of campaign.
ut looks mighty good all along the
line" he said. "All we needed was
more confidence and the primary re-
suits supply that. The people are
awake to the situation and demand a
change. They don't want four years
more of Hylan. They have observed
some raw things that have happened
curing the Hylan administration, but
1ney may have forgotten some of the
happenings. | shall put the whole mis-
cradle record of the last four years be-
lore the people so that they will not
forget. We will make out our complete
case during the campaign, and con-
hdentiy leave the people to chose. We
all must fight in the cause of rood
government with out coats off. There
Is absolutely no doubt in my mind as
70 the result. We will win
one Who Never Plays to
The Political Galleries
It has not always been for the great
'uik ct citizens to appreciate the ag-
steSslye qualities of the quiet hard