The New York herald., 1921-10-20
HYLAN 4ON Ashes
QUOTED BY CURRAN
Fusion Nominee Describes
Fiasc0 of Court House Con-
tract and City's Loss.
'ALL FAVOR s CENT FARE
Candidate Dcfies Opponent to
Show Constructive Act in
Transit Muddle.
'ALL FAVOR s CENT FARE


Henry III. Curran. coalition candi-
date for Mayor. continued his charges
about broken promises Of Mayor
Hylan in addresses last night at the
Harlem Casino, at Lenox avenue and
116th street, and before the North
Side Republican Club and the Pioneer
Republican Club in The Bronx.
Mr.. Curran asserted that the record
of the promises made by Candidate
Hylan and broken by Mayor Hylan
is now established He added to the
previous record the numerous prom
ises which he declared were made and
broken by Mr.. IIylan in regard to the
new court house for New York county.
Does Mr.. Hylan hold the intelli-
gence of the people of our city so
cheaply that after deceiving US, not
once but many times, he insists that
we shall make him Mayor again?"
Mr.. Curran demanded:
What would you, in your business,
think Of a man who, having. cheated
you once on a bill of goods. turns up
a short while after with the same
story and asks you to try him again ?
That is exactly what Mr.. Hylan is
doing In this campaign when he pleads
with You to reflect him.
He failed you on schools. on taxes, on
honesty in city government. After ex-
pressing the most lofty sentiments and
the highest ideals of public service be-
fore election. when he becan Mayor his
best in city administration has made
our city byword and a laughing stock
OF the whole country"
Mr.. Curran said that when Mr. Hylan
Is charged with failure his answer is
that he is for home rule and cent
fare. The coalition candidate wanted
TO know who wasn't for those things.
He asserted that he took his stand for
home rule ten years ago when ne first
entered the city government as an Al
derman. and he has never changed that
position. He believes also in cent
fare. he said. because he knows that a
nickel is enough.
The candidate called attention to the
fact that the only record there IL OF Mr.
Hylan making a constructive effort to-
ward getting or keeping any kind OF q
fare Is the sworn testimony OF his dicker
with Theodore r. Shonts regarding a
cent fare.
For my part said Mr.. Curran.
81 am for cent fare. and ! an
against any higher fare than that. We're
all for II, and when I am Mayor I'll fight
with all the vigor / possess TO keep I,
for our people. Let Mr.. Hylan keeJ
close TO his record for office and let uf
stick absolutely to the facts. for the case
Is against HIM
ION October 4. 1917. in a speech ir
Prospect Hall. in Brooklyn. where h,
made a number Of those other promises
that he has since forgotten. Candidate
Hylan said: My fight Is to sweep Out
Of the City Hall those who seek to per.
petuatc their profigacy and their mis-.
rule
How was this pledge fulfilled? Prof
ligacy Is defined In the dictionary a.
great extravaganza and wastefulness.
And what misrule means you under
stand best who have lived here during
the last four years. Here Is one exam.
ple OF how Mr.. Hylan waged his fight
against profigacy. II Is the story OF the
attempts he made TO erect "A politicisn't
monument to his administration. It Is
the story OF his efforts to build the New
York County Court House.
II want to be fair about this. Mr.
Hylan did not dig the hole In the ground
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