The New York herald., 1921-10-22
Coalition Candidate Forgets
Politics to Speak on Max
ing Of America
n. Y. BEST OF ALL CITIES
More FOrebearance and Silent
Charity Here Than Any
where in World.

Borough President Henry III. Cur
ran's principal address last night was
not political at all. Although running
for Mayor on the coalition ticket he
kept an engagement made six months
ago to speak in the Wadleigh High
School, 115th street near Seventh
avenue, on 1.-THE Making of America" !"
Ills remarks were in striking contrast
to those Of Mayor John F. Hylan on
the same subject at an Americaniza-
tion meeting in a high school the
night before. The Mayor spent a
great deal of his time talking about
himself. his early life and the way he
made his way in the world.
Mr.. Curran last night took for his
text New York and said there was lit
lie difference between the Making Of
america" and the Making Of New
York" Most of our people have come
into America through the port Of New
York, he said.
II wanted to put in this little word
tonight" the speaker said in conclu-
sion, 'for town that Is your town and
mine. but it is not understood by any
cne in the world but you and me and
the six million men, women and chill
Gren whose lives carry out and keep
alive this spirit Of New York"
Enters by Fire Escape.
In addition to this speech President
Curran spoke in the Republican organi-
zation clubs in the Seventh, Twenty
first and Sixteenth Assembly districts.
At the first club. which is on the third
floor Of a business building at 1928
Broadway, there was such q crowd that
jammed the stairway down to the street
that the candidate had to go up the fire
escape. 1t was there that William
Travers Jerome was scheduled to make
his opening campaign speech. When he
came later he got as far as the window
on the fire escape and stood there until
Mr.. Curran had finished
For the last two years have been
sitting four feet from Mayor Hylan,"
declared the Mayoralty candidate with
emphasis. land know he Is not fit to
handle, the problems of the next four
wears, by training, ability or disposition.
lie cannot refrain from demagogery"
He outlined his stand on the traction
issue when some one in the audience
roared: "Hylan don't ride in the SUBJ
way"
well, don't hold that against him."
shot back Curran although he talks
every night about what a poor boy he
was. but he doesn't knew the crowded
conditions OF the subway. I'll say this
for you straphangers-you need better
service and you'll never get it from a
man looking for reelection and nothing
else"
Wadleigh High School Speech.
In his Wadleigh High School speech
Mr.. Curran said in part:
The foreigners first taste Of Amer
lean life is his visit to New York. He
may go straight through our city. after
tarrying only day or two, as the thou
sands have gone before. from one decade
10 another. and spread fanwise all over
our broad continent. Or he may come
into the gates of our city from Ellis
Island and stay right here with us for
the rest Of his life. In either case 1t is
Little Old New York that Is the gate
way and more otter than not the new
home of these Americans from afar.
I'VE know that our city is the most
cosmopolitan community in the world.
Every race. creed. nationality and con-
dition OF life has come into New York
and grown UP with US and become part
Of us.
THE visitor from afar looks upon
our tempted towers, marvels at the dar-
ing and the contrasts of our skyline,
wonders at the city's wealth, takes trip
or two through streets where people
really live. and goes away but does not
know New York. He never will. We
who live here know there is more for
bearance. more thought for others and
more silent and simple charity than one
will find anywhere else in the world
IL II were not for that New York would
not be what she Is and could not be
what she is. That is The Making OF
Arerica' just as that IL 'Tha Making
Of New York.
"At times we have semed to depart
from this tradition, but we have never
gone far astray Go into the homes and
the hearts Of the men. women and chill
dren in this town. IL you can, and you
will find the reason for the successful
survival of a city that has done what
never was done bcfore--a city that has
taken to itself every variety Of human
being that the world harbors and has
made of them all monster town with
an absolute community OF understanding
and sympathy. That Is New York
That Is America"
ties, but at the same time I believe that
Mayor Hyian has not the ability to han
ole the problems of our city government
which costs S1.000,000 a day and has
over $4,000 employees" Mr. Currar said
ut luncheon Of the American Society
Of Foreign Language Newspapers Mt the
Hotel Astor In the afternoon. Mr.. Cur.
ran and John Kirkland Clark, candidate
for District Attorney. were guests OF the