New-York tribune., 1921-10-26
Ehv sfIylan Spend 80
Millions ON Piers and
Only Ill Millions for
Educaiions He Inquiries
Only II Buildings
D,lripu His Term
No Money Expended That
Was Not Raised in Adj
ministration of Mitchell

Former District Attorney William
rrayers Jerome, talking to 10000 per-
sops last night at Niblo's Garden
roth Street and Third Avenue, at
tscked the record OF John F. Hylan as
Mayor Of New York, denounced him
* the associate of dishonest men, and
vas eheered to the echo when he de-
handed to know why it was that $780,
100000 had been spent by the admins
trasion on docks, with only s11.00O,0oO
for schools. He answered his own
aaestions with wealth of detail.
Speaking on the school situation,
Mr.. Jerome declared it dovetailed quite
handily with the dock situation, al
though perhaps many at first glance
might not see the connection.
ADuring the entire time of Hylan's
administration" said the speaker, "only
twelve new schools have been built
Tha. strikes me as queer. The taxpay-
ers Of New York have never been Mig
gsrdly about spending money for
schools. SO why is this? Let me add
right here that not one cent of the
money required to build these twelve
schools was raised during Hylan's ad-
ministration. 1t was all raised under
Mayor Mitchell.
"There we begin to see the juxta-
position of the dock and school situa-
tlcns. The administration has spent
$4,000 coo for docks, as against Sill
100000 for schools. What is the answer
10 that? It's a queer situation, isn't
It!
Shows How City Lost
"Very we'll, let's look into the dock
situation a little. The value of private
docks was increased within a wear A.
per cent. The value of city docks in
creased in the same period only one
half of l per cent.
"lf the City of New York made a
present of its docks at their real value
lii they gave them away with a pound
Of tea-they would get more money
ron the tax rates than is collected
en the docks ct present. That is
mighty poor finance, I'll saw.
.sBut let's run it down. Here's
where they come in-here's where the
loser is. For twenty-four docks the
city obtains 81 $4,000. The lessee
Get them for S63 a day on the average.
Iaey turn around and lease them for
sS6S6000, or S24O a day.
DO you think the lessees get awav
Win all this wealth? Not on vour
lie they don't Not while Tammanv,s
on the job. They understand finance
oil right. That's the reason WHY more
G6cks have been built than schools un-
Ger John T. Hyian. There is more
money in docks than there is in
schools. -
Appeals to Public Conscience
early in his talk Mr.. jerome said:
am here to appeal to the thought
ana conscience Of the voter. We have
Lad enough OF yapping We don't want
any more hot air. Let's get down to
eases. 1t is a serious game we are IN
against, this of selecting a hired mar
"lo Is competent to transact the bust
aess Of our city.
We must select him for his expe-
iehee, not merely because he was a
poor boy and honest. Hylan had been
poor boy and he may have been
l, lh0aest, out that doesn't qualify him to
Oe siayor Of the City of New York.
Let me point to the outstanding
feature Of his career. That outstand-
ing feature is his association with Al
.lsd X. Goslin, who many times was
ularities. 'iles
= have in my possession many
easSss e, indorsed by Goslin, and under
Ilvsl'ns l"h name appears the name of
seaa yaa T. Hylan, present Mayor of New
~ Loud and prolonged applause greeted
as' NJ aefome's reference to the Goslin
mater. He proceeded &c review the ex-
in;s pgsgfe by New York newspaper, the
sa's S py Mayor Hylan for s500,000, which
~ said the newspaper was ready to de-
.saa ,saa, ana the driving OF Hylan out of
.vai.. ~ ~, MIR. Jerome referred to Goslin
90, 90 this crook" in the course Of his
sssafeSs. sss He charged that the Mayor
s.;., ssu remained in constant association
WIN Iosiln during that period.
Shows Hylan Backed Down
ar; Mr: Jerome proceeded amid cheers:
ihe Mayor, in reply to the charges
Wa psos against him in The New York
.%.o1ia's exposure, said he had been
aaafged with bad conduct and with
assessing sss reputation that was foul
,ssa, 'm aisreputable.' You may say he
ssusa ~ "a not have dared deny the charges
ne suit unless the charges had