New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-10-18
Coalition CandidateO OPENS
Campaign by Indicting
Mayor as Faithless i'm
Solemn Vows TO Voters
Demands Answer.
10 Four Allegations
Hettrick Note, Honey for
Money Scandal, Taxes
and SchoolsEmphasized

Taking Candidate" Hylan at h;s
word four years ago, when he made
giltterlng campaign promises, Henry
II. Curran, Republican, coalition nom
inee for Mayor, in opening the biz
three weeks drive in the anti-Tarn-
many campaign in the Bronx last NIGHT
pointed out where Hylan as Mayor had
broken his word and failed to keen his
promises to the people. Mr.. Curran
presented facts and figures to prove
four specific allegations of Hylan un.
falthfulncss and concluded hy chal-
lenging the Mayor to come forward.
meet him face to face and deny any Of
the charges, which were as follows:
Allegation 1. The Mayor, on Octo-
Der 4, 1917, said that his fight was
Ito Danish boss rule and invisible
government from the City Hall" Yet
on February 8, 1919, he signed on the
dotted line. as Mayor Of New York.
the letter that Hettrick, now CON
vict, wrote.
Allegation Q The Mayor, at the
o".!,c iHeet4Hg, on OCTOBER q, 1917,
said that his fight was in behalf of
children Of the city, "to retain for
them an educational; system Of equal
opportunity for all" Yet since he
became Mayor the number of children
on part time irr the schools has in
creased from 39,248 10 i22,305. with
l9o,O72 other children on the double
session system. He kept the children
out Of school,
Honey for Money" in Markets
Allegation 3. The Mayor, in the
same speech, or October 4, 1917. said
that his fight was "to DESTROY dis
honesty in the public servce.'' Yet
1t is "honey for moray" in the De-
partmeat Of Public Markets, and the
Mayor still retains Commissioner
O'Mallcy at the head Of that depart
ment
allegation 4~-The Mayor, on Sep
temher IL, 1917, declared that there
was something wrong about gov
ernment which had so advanced its
tax rate that people cannot afford to
own real estate" Yet since he be.
came Mayor the tax blls have in
creased 65 per cent.
mr.. curran promised that these four
allegations were only the beginning OF
numerous counts to follow in the in.
dlctment against Hylanism at the City
Hall. The Republican-coalition candi.
date drove his points home with con.
vlctlon and aroused the large Bronx
meetings to a high pitch of enthusi-
nsrn. There was cheering and lauchto,
when he said:
"Mr. ,Hyylan must stand up and be
counted like everybody else on this
proposition Of promise and perform
ance. Flourishes and ruffles won't
heip him, nor can the political napeants
which are being staged daily at the
Guys expense serve to guild the
truth"
Mr. C"rrar addressed two mass rect
!ngs in the Bronx, one at Hunts Poin-
Casino, l63d Street and Southcrr
boulevard, and the other at the Lon
don Casino, l74th Street and Glare
mont Parkway. Before going to tho
bronx he spoke at a meeting of tht
John A. Bolles Republican Club, helf
ct Amsterdam Avenue and 145th Street
The other coalition candidates on thu
city ticket spoke at the Bronx meet
lngs. Rabbi Stephen S. Wise also wa.
a speaker. He described Mavor Hv
Ian as "a man uniquely incompetent
Text of Mr. Curran's Address
Mr.. Curran's speech follows:
fou arc part Of jury of g million
and quarter men and women OF New
York City who have qualified vonr
selves, by registration last week. tt
vote in our city election on Novemhc,
8. With tho Jury box flied. it remain:
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