The New York herald., 1921-11-08
RADIO PHONES GIVE
FINAL FUSION PLEAS
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administration. He emphasized his
points with telling effect, particulrly
when he contrasted Hylan's accomplish
ments with his platform promises Of
four years ago.
Mr.. Curran began by reading from
newspaper editorial printed the day
after Mayor Hylan's election. 1t was
captioned: 'Will we get these things?"
and the writer asked:
"Will our taxes be lowerf'
''Will our cost Of living be reduced?"
''Will our children be better educated
and better provided with schools?''
"Will our streets be cleaner?"
"Will there be less crime and dis
order--less fragrant vice?'
''Will our death rate be cut down?
Our food be kept cleaner? Our living
conditions more sanitary"
'Will the helpless, sick and poor, the
inmates OF prisons and insane asylums
be better cared for? VIII more widows
and orphans be maintained at public
charge?
"Will fire protection be Increased in
surance rates lowered?"
win Death avenue be abolished?"
That" declared Mr.. Curran. was
four years ago, and the newspaper was
lining up his promises as an indication
to its readers OF what New York could
expect if Hylan kept his word
And now, four years later, we are
on the eve of another election. Hylan.
who has for four years managed that
great business enterprise, out city gov
ernment, as oversecr under his master
Hearst. Is asking you to renew his con-
tract
''The people of the city of New York
are not In the dark as to HyIan's insin-
certify and inability, as they were when
they gave him his job In 1917. They
have seen him in the City Hall for four
years. They have seen him squabbling
and pickering with Comptroller Craig
and the other members of the Board of
Estimate. They have seen him insulting
the citizens and reviling the teachers
and other civil service employees who
were compelled to appear before that
board. They have heard of his secret
conferences with the convict Hettrick
and with Shonts OF the Interborough and
MacFarland. the Boston traction ex-
pert They have seen the letter that
Hylan signed at Hettricks bidding to
enrich the limestone ring. They have
heard OF the secret dicker between Hylan
and MacFarland and Shonts, and (
effort to stick the city with a seven cent
fare"
| Samuel Untermyer delivered his last
speech of the campaign in behalf Of
Mr.. Curran to the Young Republicans
| 1t was a scathing denunclation of
Mayor Hylan's attitude toward the
traction problem and evoked round
after round Of applause.
| Mr.. Untermyer took the Mayors
statement published yesterday morning
in which he drew an analogy between
the traction problem of Chicago and
that of New York city. According to
the Mayor the fare in Chicago was
a legislative act, held constitutional by
the Illinois Court of Appeals, but which
constitutionality was to be argued in
the United States Supreme Court to-
day on an appeal taken by the city of
Chicago.
The Mayors statement. Mr.. Inter
myer declared. was conclusive proof OF
his incompetency to handle the traction
problem because ''he (the Mayor tells
us in the most unconscious and uncon-
cerned manner, as though ne had made
a great discovery. instead of which he
Is hopelessly convicting himself, that
while the lawyers for the traction COM
panies In this city have known all about
| the appeal and have submitted a brief
to the Supreme Court his Corporation
Counsel did not hear about the case
until yesterday"