The Washington times., 1922-08-07

y man, millionaire and newspaper
for The Washington Times. The m
service Of these utilities at reason.
able rates until the municipalities
can take them over.
ITO preserve the water power OF
the State for the use of its people.
and to furnish the power generated
by it to the people at the lowest pos
sible cost.
ITO enable the cities OF the State
to maintain, own and operate munich
pal terminal markets, and to provide
the machinery for that ownership
| and operation.
Home Rule Restored.
ITO end once and for all corpora
ton rule and restore home rule 10
the people of the cities, towns and
villages of the State.
ITO appoint men to the public
service commission who will make Of
il a real public service commission,
and not a corporation service COM
mission.
ITO reshape the port authority
! legislat tion in such a way as to make
the execution of any port develop
ment plan dependent upon the con-
sent OF the authorities of the city
of New York
Lastly. to enable the city Of
New York, acting through its ac.
credited representatives, to formu-
late and execute such a plan of
transit readjustment as 1t may
deem wise"
Mayor Hylan. with a thump on
his great mahogany desk, empha-
1f1 ha he
misled by the clap-trap and stage
thunder of that portion Of the press
which is the incessant apologist for
monopoly rule" He went on;
They know that the assaults in
the subsidized press upon candi.
dates of the people are nothing but
hollow shams and attempts to hood
wink the public and divert attention
| from sinister schemes of the news.
papers financial hackers.
Dollar Men Doomed.
THE time is past for the tolera-
ton of candidates for public office
whose only allegiance Is to the
dollar.
I'VE have had enough OF smooth,
slick, slippery candidates. glib
tongued intellectuals. who forever
dance attendance on monopoly and
who are panied by any contact with
the ordinary citizen.
I'VE have had enough Of Candi-
dates in corporation collars who are
deaf to the appeals Of the multi.
tude for justice and for a grain Of
humanity.
THE voice of the people will be
heard. The rent payers and tax
payers, the men of small business.
and farmers throughout this State
are arriving at a common under
standing. They are submerging all
personal. partisan and political diff
ferences, real or imaginary.
Needs of Candidate.
when we know how a candidate
stands. and If he be honest, intelli-
gent and courageous. every other
consideration is secondary"
The following Is a brief question.
naire, in three terse paragraphs,
which. the mayor pointed out
should be propounded to every can
didate for public office. and If he
is right.minded he will sign It with
out question:
Does the candidate stand for
tyranny, or monopoly, perpetrated
with the aid of the corrupt politi-
clan. or does he stand for that
which makes life a little better and
a little easier for those who strug-
gle?
Does he see any danger in an
economic condition which permits
few to grow richer and richer
while the masses of the people
suffer?
"Will he use his brains to con.
coct schemes of exploitation for his
own gain, or will he devote his
God d-given faculties to the cause
OF humanity"
Enemies Of People.
Mayor Hylan declared that in the
city of New York are two conspicu-
Gus elements that make constant
assaults upon the citadel Of gov
ernment. One element comprises
the greedy traction, gas, electricity,
telephone and food mOnOpOlies," and
the other element Is composed of
the "viCious gambling and under
world cliques." Continuing. he
said
THE traction corporations clamor
for increased carfares; the gas,
electricity and telephone interests
insist upon high rates; the food
barons want to fasten their clutches
tyranny. or monopoly perpetrated
competition and send sky-high the
prices for the necessities Of life.
"The gambling and underworld
interests want to amass tainted for.
tunes through the creation of plague
spots at the expense Of the Charac-
ter and virility Of our youth and
the fair name of our city.
aaV saW.tWf AIr
ing and the vice and gambling in.
terests adopt practically the same
plan OF campaign to accomplish
their purposes.
First, they VII appSoach the
mayor or other responsible official
and seek to win him over by pat
ting him on the hack and praising
him generally. IL the city official
be unmoved by their cajolery they
then resort 10 threats.
From every angle, the official