The New York herald., 1921-10-15
GILROY ASKS CHEAP
FARE FOR CHILDREN
Tells Transit Board About tho
Needs Of Poor Pupils in
Public Schools.
FAvORs 2 OR 8 CENT RATE
Candidate for Aldermanic
President Addresses Rous-
ing Meeting in Queens.

II helped elect Hylan four years ago"
said Vincent Gilroy. coalition candidate
for President Of the Board Of Aldermen.
last night at a meeting Of the Home
stead Civic Association in the Wood
haven Masonic Temple. Jamaica avenue
and Willard street IT conducted his
fight against the Gary System.
"He went about pledging his solemn
promise to eradicate every vestige Of
that system and to procure for every
child seat in school. 1t was because
Of those pledges that the people elected
him Mayor. He has not eradicated that
Gary System. It still obtains under an
other name. And Is there any man or
woman here who knows Of a child with
out. one of those promised seats in one
of those pledged schools?
Nov he pleads that he was unable
to furnish those schools because Of the
war. The war was on when he made
the pledge. Didn't he know it7 Or did
he make that pledge knowing he couldn't
keep It? Or was II more bunk Issued
for political expediency?
Spending Money for Schools.
with customary accuracy he says
that he has spent $40,00O.000 of your
money for schools and has authorized
the expenditure Of $S7.o00,000 more for
schools. More claptrap. He spent $685.
100000 and $11,000,000 Of that was left
over from the Mitchell administration.
Don't be deluded by this Hylanesque
buncombe. He chatters of five cent
fares. You people away out here know
how many five cent fares 1t costs you to
get anywhere. And he screams of the
Rockefeller interests backing the coalt-
ton ticket while he, the champion OF the
people. is the servant OF the poor and
downtrodden. But /. on this rich mans
coalition ticket, ride In the subways
while he fares forth in limousines with
guards OF motor cycle cops encircling
him bearing his banners.
"Ah, don't be deceived. This county
and all other counties In this city are
now dominated by the autocrat Of Four
teenth street. It was q Tammany Pub
nc Service Commissioner. Lewis Nixon.
who abolished transfer points. Did that
fit in with the five cent fare chattering
that you hear from Mr.. Hylan? Does
he explain that7
I'VE ask you to think, to analyze
Ask questions and insist on answers.
Don't be deluded into thinking that this
Hylanized and Murphyized ring Of al
trusts are sitting UP nights planning for
our interests.
"And when you have done this you
will have to vote the coalition ticket and
Lurl buncombe, hypocrisy and graft out
Of the offices Of the city government"
Cheap FnRcs for Children.
A request to she Transit Commission
that 1t consider proposals for two or
three cent carfares for school children
wac made yesterday by Mr.. Gilroy. fIis
request was embodied in a letter sent
10 the Transit Commission. Dilatlns
thereon. he said that he had received
innumerable suggestions on the subject.
"All of these suggestions would seem
tc demonstrate that the Transit Com
mission might include this concession in
their plan Of consolidation without at
all diminishing the income that the va
ricus lines must Of course, accomplish.
ITO be sure, 1t first is necessary that
there be schools for the children to
ride to. That Mr.. Curran proposes to
sec to and he has the backing of every