New-York tribune., 1921-11-04
Demands Defeat of HyIan.
the Tool of Villifier of
Mckinley, Roosevelt,
Caynor and All Smith,
Would End Estimate
Board Vaudeville
Charges School Children
Are Forced to Write
Denials of Part Time

Henry H. Curran, coalition candi-
date for Mayor, carrying his attack
against Hylanism, Hearstism and
Murphyism into Brooklyn last night,
asked his audiences if they wanted to
elect by proxy as Mayor a man who
vlllf1ed Mckinley and Roosevelt and
who hurled the mud of his "poisoned
papers" at Mayor Gaynor and at Gov
ernor al Smith. That man-William
Randolph Hearst-"has got to get out
Of our City Hail." Mr.. Curran declared.
In the course of q fiery attack against
the Mayor and his "motley crew" of
satellites Mr.. Curran turned his atten-
ton to hylanlsm as exemplified at
tho stormy sessions of the Board of
Estimate during the past four years.
He described these meetings as "the
best vaudeville show in town."
"The record of Hylanism in the
Board Of Estimate" he said, "is q
record of quarreling and pickering, of
discourtesy and even insults, not only
among the members of the board but
from the board itself to the citizens
whose business compelled them to ap-
pear before it,"
Exposes New School Trick
The coalition candidate told the
women in his audience that he had
just discovered new campaign dodec
OF the Hearst -Hylan brand, which, it
seemed to him, was the most disgrace
full "of ali the low methods emploved
by these two partners in their attempt
to fool the people," School children
were being compelled to copy a letter.
he said, as part of their school instrnc-
ton, addressed to parents. and stating
that there was no part time in tho
schools and that every pupil had a 1ull
days instruction throughout the city,
Mr.. Curran declared that these letters
were written by the older children and
given to the smaller children to sign
and then sent out as Hylan campaign
material,
III say" declared Mr.. Curran, "that
this thing is the most detestable of
all. Hylan and Hearst were not con-
tent with trying to line up the
widowed mothers to coerce them into
voting for Hylan out of fear of losing
around to the little children. They
are not content with lying themselves.
They are putting their lies in the
mouths of innocent children"
Mr.. Curran charged the Mayor with
having fallen down, utterly and COM
pletely, as the chairman of the Board
of Estimate. While the position de-
manded dignity, courage and initiative,
he said, "Hylan groveled at the feet
Of Millionaire Hearst and Convict
Hettrick and did their bidding, re-
gardless of the welfare of the people
who elected him."
Where the Mayors position as chair
man required foresight and ability
and definite fixed policy, Mr.. Curran
said, Hylan lodged and shifted and
evadcd every issue.
Cites Hylan-Craig Brawls
The coalition candidate referred to
some of the Exchanges OF compli-
ments" between the Mayor and Comp
trollcr Craig at the meetings of the
board, prior to their association. on
the same ticket for reelection, which
amounted to verbal brawls" and were
perhaps prophetic in the mouth of the
Comptroller when he predicted that
the Mayor would never be reelected.
This occurred, Mr.. Curran said, on a
day in June, 1920, at the meeting of
the Board of Estimate, when the irri-
tated Mayor turned upon the Comp
troller and exclaimed:
"Of all the men l ever worked with,
you are the most annoying"
"Never mind" the Comptroller re-
torted, you probably won't have to
work with any more comptrollers."
Mr.. Curran spoke twice in Manhat-
tan last night before going to Brook
lyn. These addresses were delivered
at the Bryn Mawr Club 279 Lexington
Avenue, and at mass meeting at
Cooper Union. In Brooklyn he spoke
at the following places in the order
| named Kismet Temple, Herkimer
Street, near Nostrand Avenue; New Ma
tional Hall, Eckford Street and briggs
! Avenue, before the Veterans Labor
Legion; Public School No. 143, Have
meyer Street and North Seventh Street,
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