The New York herald., 1921-10-25
JEROME RIDICULES
HYLAN SOB STUFF
Attacks Cheap Guy Plea for
Votes Because .Am Poor
and Honest
'CURRAN ONCE POOR TOO
Judge Also Bares Fake in At
tempt to Make Nickel Fare
Campaign Issue.

William Travers Jerome. the sizzling
campaigner who has returned to the
ring to show up the Hylan admins
tration. made his second speech for
Henry H. Curran last night at the
Unity Republican Club. Gates avenue
and Bushwick Parkway, Brooklyn.
The clubhouse is &, block and half
from the home of Mayor Hylan.
Mr.. Jerome kept the crowd fitting
with laughter as he ridicuIed the
Mayors sob stuff the prating about
early poverty and struggle.
For Gods sake!- he exclaimed
was he the only poor boy in the
world?" He said that Henry Curran
also was poor, also had to struggle
but didn't think it necessary to talk
about 1t. And Mr.. Jerome couldn't
for the life of him see why man
should be elected Mayor of New York
merely because he was one of many
who had to hustle in their youth. a..
Mayor Hylan's pretence that the
city was in danger Of a higher fare
unless he stood against it as a bull.
wark Mr.. Jerome pronounced to be
the greatest fakery of ala smoke
screen, THE cheapest insult to the in
telligcnce ever perpetrated."
But Mr.. Jerome's special target OF the
evening was the administration Of the
Police Department OF this he had eau
tic general remarks TO make and then
lie related three episodes which he called
Little stories by the way" He promises
to tell more little stories in the course
OF the campaign. Each chapter of last
nights serial seemed to the enthralled
listeners like a lightning flash illumin-
ating state OF affairs that had not
been thoroughly understood before.
His theme was the administration of
justice. how justice varies when II should
be uniform. His Illustrations were the
cases of three cops.
He told first Of Patrolman Tighe, who
was recently sentenced to Sing Sing for
clubbing innocent citizens. He told of
Tighcs being found drunk off post al
the foot of an elevated stairway at Flat
bush and Nevins street. Brooklyn. He
came up for police trial. The penalty
for this serious offence was a reprimand
approved by Commissioner Enright on
October II, 1918. Afterward. said Mr.
Jerome. Tighe dubbed a negro and was
fined by Enright one days pay.
Enright knows. and Hylan knows, and
Judge Crane. whose fidelity to duty in
t.xt,1
prison. Jerome commended most warmly.
knows. said Mr.. Jerome. what influence
protected Tighe.
And l know what 1t was. and En-
right and Hylan know I know he
added. but unfortunately the story can.
not be told in this campaign"
Then Jerome pictured another police
man who got into trouble. Sergeant
Ezekial Keller. Hc was ordered TO hold
the line at Forty-second street while q
Liberty Loan parade was passing. He
did Il. Along came DR.. John A. Harriss,
Special Deputy Police Commissioner
"Jts funny" Jerome commented. "how
this regime OF tho poor boy and OF
Honest John have filed the Police De-
partment with millionsires" Harriss
rode UP in his Rolls Royce, said jerome,
and flashed hts gold badge. and although
not bound anywhere on police business
demanded that he be let through the
lines Sergeant Keller ordered him back
For that DIR. Harriss preferred charges
at Headquarters against Sergeant Keller
and testlhed--'Ifear this plaintlve note"
chuckled Jerome: And he didn't let me
through until the line opened and then
went with other pedestrians across
10 ~ ~ aecopd street"
They let the drunken loafer Tighe'
off with a reprimand and then one days
pay, said Jerome. but Ezckial Kellar
the grizzled sergeant with the Puritan
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