The New York herald., 1922-11-09
NJ 'ANENY REFUSES
TO SEE REPUTATION
Cites All Causes but Transit
for Democratic Land
slide.
SAYS WORK WILL GO ON
Hylan Says Public Demands
Traction 'Triplets'
Get Out.
SAYS WORK WILL GO ON

Members of the State Transit Com
mission refuse to read into the verdict
of Tuesdays ballots either reputation
of themselves as an official body or dis
approval OF the plans they have formu-
lated for subway extension and for re-
halbllitation and unification OF the whole
city transit system under ultimate
municipal ownership.
In reply to after election declarations
made by Mayor Hylan and David Hirsh-
field, Commissioner OF Accounts, George
McAneny. chairman Of the Transit Com
mission. contented himself with dictat-
ing this:
when Chairman McAneny was asked
how the result of the election would
affect the work of the Transit Commits
sion he replied: In no way whatever.
There is no occasion for any change in
the commissions nlans. Its work
naturally will proceed along the lines
already laid out and with which the
public is familiar"
Members of the commission permitted
it to be known they do not consider
that the so-called transit question was
an important issue-much less a con-
trolling one-in the landslide which
gave the State to Al Smith and the
whole Democratic ticket. In support
OF this contention they point out that
tine actual turnover, as compared with
the Harding and Miller vote OF two
years ago In this State. was far more
pronounced. in the upstate counties.
where the transit question was a lesser
issue. If an issue at all. than it was
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where efforts had been made at least
during the final days of the campaign
to make 1t a paramount issue.
National unheavaI.
They concede that the tremendous
personal popularity of Al Smith was
one Of the dominating factors in swing
ing the State to the Democracy. and
hold that the wet plank was another
potent vote setter, particularly in the
cities. where the Volstead law is not
popular The so-called home rule
issue. the Transit Commissioners con-
tend at least as that issue is construed
by Mayor Hyian. had a relatively neg
: igihle Influence.
They argue further that to locate the
primary causes OF the nationwide up
heaval the student Of politics must note
1.-THE national rather than the local fac
tors Reversal of the Republican tri-
I umph Of two years ago. they point out,
was hardly less marked in a dozen other
states than in New York, the Repub-
lican majorities in national Senate and
House being cut down to an almost
perilous margin. The attitude OF the
commission is that there has been regis
tered by the labor vote throughout the
nation strong reaction against Attor-
ney-General Daugherty's attitude, and
| by the people at large an angry protest
against an unpopular tariff BILL with its
clauses sustaining high prices OF cloth
I ing and other necessities OF life, and a
singing rebuke to the generally shilly-
/ shallying course OF the recent Coug.sys
So far as concerns the future ~ the
/ state Transit Commission, IL is well
known that 1t can be abolished oaiy by
the same lawmaking body which
q Gated it--that is, by the State Lagisla-
ture. Gov-elect Smith may recommend
either the commissions abolition or IT'S
/ Modification. but unless the Republican
members of the Legislature change their
minds the hands of the Governor would
be restrained against any radical action.
Members Of the commission, SO far from
feeling mlsgivngs for the future, are
hopeful, If not confident. that little more
| Is likely TO be nearu or Mayor hyIan
impossible plan for holding up ali new
subway construction until it can be
linked with the recapture years hence Of
certain of the subway routes.
The Mayors Attitude.
The Hylan plan, the commissioners
believe, having served it's political pur-
pose, will be reiegated after decent in
terval to the limbo OF forgotten things.
and the Board Of Estimate, under spur
OF the peoples imminent necessity for
subway betterments will swing into line
with what grace Il may be able to mus
ter for the only practicable program.
Mayor Hylan's comment was this:
Public opinion, according TO the re-
suits of the election demands that Nc
Aneny and the other members OF the
transit triplets get out Even II the
Legislature is still Republican. last
nights result at tho polls, is a mandate
from the people for the removal OF tho
traction crowd. The Republican party
does not dare, even II the Legislature Is
stin Republican, TO continue the traction
triplets In office"
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