New-York tribune., 1921-03-13
Helping Hearst

Hearst, III his various publlca-
IONS, shows a notable increase of
.nhdence with respect to the Hylan
administration. which a short time
10 he obviously thought was sour
ng on his hands.
He now openly tries to hamstring
lie Whitman grand jury graft in
-siry and is so full of renewed cour-
lgs that he actually ventures on
iudation of the Mayor, something
is is not averse to, because the
Mayor is his man, and praise of him
praise of himself. Not only this,
;at he now dares the Legislature to
avestigate. whereas few weeks
lgo he finche1 when the word "in-
vsstgation' was mentioned.
What has brought the change?
Why does Hearst now valorously
haIenge Albany to do its worst?
The cause is not difficult to find. His
sired hands have sent down word
rom up the river that for some un-
xplaned reason CT reasons the ele-
Mnts in control of the Legislature
re not disposed to make any search
lg inquisition inco city affairs. So
Hearst dances around shouting 81
ARE you" Have the men of Albany
ID sense Of humor?
What motive or line of reasoning
Is led the legislative leaders to help
isarst out? Why is investigation
Mrlesqued by the passage of the
3urlingame bill for charter exami-
alton, to be completed some time
ie1t year. One may dismiss as i'm
posslbe the insinuations that there
conscious purpose to pull Hearst
md Tanmany cut of the hole in
shich they found themselves.
Time was when portions of the Re-
MOllean organization were merely a
lammany annex, but those days are
APPLY over. Nevertheless there is
torpor which would not serve
hearst and Tammany better if it
we're designed and deliberate.
The most plausible surmise is that
me legislative leaders cannot get
'aelr Thoughts out of ruts into which
asy fell as i result of November's
SECTION. The Republican victory
YES SO extraordinary that they
"adn't conceive of anything ad-
verse happening, and hence that
.aey could indulge the luxury of not
ahKlng or looking ahead. The
Whisper went around that all things
vent well and must continue TO 20
WE'LL and, therefore, brains could be
gwen rest. 1t would take time and
A0or to expose Hylanism, the task
'a0 messy; therefore why embark
lit?
Unfortunately, in changing world
"anges come. "Passivity" is a poor
a0s'o and Indifference a poor horse
"Oack. The wriggling Hearst has
uncovered what he regards as a win
aug issue-a ground on which he
sSpeS TO keep Hylan in office, espe-
a'iy II ne can divert public atten-
s'H from him and can claim that the
"spuolcan legislature in effect
'ae hylan a clean bill of health by
NuSlhg to serutinize his admins
faton.
'A 'Ae mean time Mr.. Whitman has
va ~, plugging away. Though his
/ VA Is confined to New York
.an'y and relates to provable
Me' though he is restricted by
'e'ions of the criminal law which
= s'S'atlve committee would be free
sAough he has been hampered by
!" his rear from the District At
"'s office and by all the impedi-
s,S S hostile Police Department
,sa sa'u put in his path; though he has
,ss,. W. &ant assistance from the Re
81, ''sah organization and open hos
| s.s from the Tammany organiza-
! s s"--lh spite of all these things and
l Drl0wbeating and seauestratior
Witnesses, he has secured and
l. ae'ed fourteen indictments. The
4 & includes the chief Inspector of
j j., Police Department, two cap
M. ,s' eight detective sergeants, two
s.s'.. sasns, etc. Except for the com
;s'es ~ of the detailed labor, the
y mess of his appropriation and
ss.ss That the grand jury assem-