New-York tribune., 1921-10-31
Holds Transit Extension
Hinges ON a Low Rate;
City Welfare Depends
on Self Government
Opposes Sliding
Scale Proposition
Tells of His Fight on Trac-
ton Law and Promises,
if Elected, to Use All
Efforts to Gain Repeal

Henry H. Curran last night
charged that Mayor Hylsn had no
other constructive plan or though
on the transit problem than that
revealed in his secret dicker with
the Interborough when he proposed
a seven-cent fare. Mr.. Curran said
that he himself stood for and, when
elected Mayor, would fight for'
i. The retention Of the five-
cent fare, and the restoration
of free transfers.
2. Improved and extended
transit service.
3. Home rule.
Mr.. Curran began his statement
by declaring it was the mailing of
fthe latest lie from Mayor Hearst
and his Man Friday, Hylan," and
added that Mr.. Hylan not only OBJ
structed the building of subways,
| but refused to build them. and had
given no help toward solving the
city's transportation problem.
Attacks Transit Act
Mr.. Curran said that real home rule
and the city's welfare went hand in
hand. He characterized Governor
Miller's traction act as an invasion OF
home rule, and said that when elected
Mayor not only would he fight it IS
| rny ,o&t t$x,t,
would have the act amended and would
draft bill giving the city complete
control over its transit problem.
Mr.. Curran declared that neither
Mr.. Hearst nor Mr.. Hylan could fool
the people into believing that he
alone stood for a five-cent fare. He
said that everybody was against an in
crease in fare, and that not only had
the city been built up on a tive-cent
fare, but that fve-cent fare was the
keystone of its future transit develop
ment.
He said that he was against che
Transit Commissions "sliding scale or
barometer plan," or any other program
that meant an increased fare at any
time, holding that not only was five
cent fare agreed upon in the contracts
between the city and the transportation
companies, but that it was an economic
necessity.
Il shall insist at every point" said
Mr.. Curran, that the five-cent fare.
with adequate free transfer facilities,
be established; that the people of our
city be given back the power TO this
end that the transit law took away
from US, and that we build subways
and use every means to improve the
service in the subways we already have.
That is the road | shall travel while (
| am Mayor"
Scores Mayor Hearst"
Mr. Curran's statement follows:
This statement nails the latest Iis
from Mayor Hearst and his Man Friday,
Hylan. They say that they, alone. OF
all the people in New York. are b-cent
fare officials. Do they think we are 80
simple as to be fooled by that? They
will find out on Election Day.
"They will find out another thinr.
and that Is that we are sick and tired
OF having Hearst govern New York,
with pull OF his purse-string from
California, while his Hylan manikin
dances in our City Hall. | cay thaf
we are done with that. This campaign.
is fight to a finish TO find out whether
S'%a4 ~ luieo view j OTh OF Wnetner We.
me people Of New York, still enjoy
- government. We are going to win
snas fight.
Nov, let US get back to the scent
tare. Nobody has a patent on it ard
nobody IS against it. How to get bet
ter transit fe- scent fare is one Of
the, most vital problems our city faces
to-day The next administration must
study this problem and do it's part to-
work out a-@solution. We must have
relief from the present intolerable
crowdlng OF our transit cars and ths
imposition upon. our people OF 10 and
lo-cent fares in place Of 5-cent fares
through tbs: loss Of transfe 1t viii
be no easy. task. but Will require oil
IN aevot}oH 10 duty your new Board
o. Estimate. car possibly bring to raa
work '
iiylan r'aa- e;ven rs no helm. He
mas no plan. NJ thonght His only con
strlctlNc effort was The secret 1seker
N'ite ohorf 81 the Trfa~o,,.-.,ab
whicf. according 30 swcru testimony
l2ellaec The sevri cent fere Ee ass
talked fse crurs 10 cafnoufara eoa-,,
cents, IS Wei az other 5llnaers q hls
-f,i lA-stfation, anu, vslle he has seen
tsisiMs, oul peopit~lnen women and
eHilo{e', - aaYe been Jamned ard
crowded .nto rho sllloceti.9 e.,s o.
or traasst ,iaeS, fhers 10 reaa elh.i
Si4o#Af sun oT II s.e -feTalsd Exprcqs,
pieadtnE toc an Increased fare H9isn's
.all- teNce mes been l4s1 rs BAD Il
the aterooro9gn's ImpECcnce. N.-.an',
ls'Hf.c n-t gone hand ia hand with
the lnterbe.ougt greed
Outlines Transit progran
outline row foi yoar earnest cor.
sue is-i9A nc transit program that
tieose ny i - fotiea ssnsn an,