The New York herald., 1921-11-05
HYLAN IS ASSAILED
ASADUMMY MAYOR
AND TOOLOF HEARST
Curran EvOkes Cheers by
Attack on City Admins
tratiOn and Editor.
MAKES SIX SPEECHES
Says Home Rule Issue Is
Whether or Not City Shall
Be Run by Californian
TALKS IN HOME DISTRICT
Coalition Candidate Receives
Big Ovation From League
Of Women Voters.
TALKS IN HOME DISTRICT

Before six Cheering audiences in
Manhattan. Henry II. Curran. coali-
ton candidate for Mayor, carried his
| fight last night straight to William
Randolph Hearst. whom he described
az the real Mayor of New York"
with Hylan acting as his dummy. He
evoked whirlwinds of applause when
he declared that the real home rule
issue of this city is whether the peo-
pie who live in New York shall rule
it or 1t shall be run at the whim and
order of a California millionaire COM
pelling a Mayor to bow to his wishes
in order to escape "the political mud
of his poison papers"
Mr.. Curran told the story of how
Hearst tried twice to become Mayor
of New York at the polls in 1905 and
1909. but was rejected, and how he
finally succeeded in reaching his goal
in 1917 in the person of John F.
Hylan.
He then quoted former Governor AL
fred E. Smith, idol of Hearst's papers
until their owner found that the Gov
ernor of New York would not "grovel
at his feet" to show the price a public
official must pay to hold Hearst for
his ally
THAT price" said Mr.. Curran. quot
ing Governor Smith, ''is subserviency
to the California boss that carries a
public man to the very point of humilia-
tion' Hylan has been willing to pay
that price and Hearst is supporting hin,
I to-day"
For 100 Per Cent. Victory.
Mr.. Curran's first speech last night
! was not on his regular schedule His
campaign managers. being practical
men. said: why waste time on his own
district? Nothing can take that from
him" But Mr.. Curran said: MY dis
trict has got to go on the list" And
1t did. He spoke at the Tenth Assembly
District Republican Club. East
Twenty-eighth street. to crowd that
went wild with enthusiasm. They
promised him 100 per cent. victory for
the district.
Next he went to the Lyceum at
Eighty sixth street and Third avenue,
where a large audience heard his
speech against Hearst and encouraged
him to give Hearst the air at City
Hail." From there he went to Public
School 179, 102d street and Amsterdam
avenue. where he got another ovation.
At Liberty Hall. in 13sth street, be-
tween Lenox and Seventh avenues. Mr..
Curran addressed a large negro audi
ence.
Perhaps the most enthusiastic audi
ence of the evening-and 1t bore out the
recent prediction Of Richard Croker. for
merly boss of Tammany Hall, that the
women voters would support Mr.. Cur
ran-was at Ebling Casino. 156th street
and ST. AIMS avenue. The Bronx. There
Mr.. Curran told the League of Women
Voters of how the "slimy trail OF Hearst
leads through the city government" and
aroused tremendous approval of his
pledge to end his regime In the Mayors
chair. He characterized Hearst as "the
meanest man ever connected with the
government of New York city"
Obeying Orders of Hearst.
Mr.. Curran declared that Hylan is
obeying Hearsts orders In refusing to
tell the people who called Mr.. MacFar-
land of Boston TO the City Hall, and
that Hylan has lodged every question
asked of him in this campaign. He de-
scribed the parade which will leave the
City Hall on January !. with Hearst
leading and Hirshfield at the TAIL end of
the retiring administration. MIR. Cur
ran said In part:
"wben we have eradicnted Hylan.
Hirshfield, Solovei. Enright and the rest
from our City Hall we must accomplish
one more thing. my friends, before we
have restored the government OF the city
of New York to the people. We have
got to drive Hearst out Of the City Hall.
We must eliminate the influence OF this
California boss who spreads the poison
of his papers through the entire city ad-
ministration This Is more than n fight
for good government II Is a fight for
self-government.
"I pledge you my word that the min
ute I become Mayor William r. Hearst
will cease TO function as the real head
of the government of the city OF New
York / shall sever the day and night
connection that now exists between the
Mayors office and the editorial sane
tums OF the Hearst newspapers, referred
TO by Al Smith as the Mudgutter Ga
setto.
"Hearsts hirelings will no longer run
the City Hall when am Mayor. Hearst
can keep his key 10 the private office
Of the Mayor Of New York. am going
TO change the lock Hearst Is through
from January /. 1922. That Is my prom
ise to you
I'm demanding that you allow Hearst
10 enjoy four years more IN the City
Hall Hylan pretends to favor home rule.
The facts of the case arc that under
Hylan New York has about as much
chance for home rule as Cuba had before
1898 City department heads obey the
commands from City Hall. With Hylan
there IL Is Boss Hearst who rules from
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