The New York herald., 1922-06-04
HYLAN ASKS EDITORS
1 TO HELP HOME RULE
Suggests Party Nominees Of
Class Of Hearst, La Guardia
and Wahasaaker.
DENIES Personal CHOICE
Attacks Gas and Electric
Power Interests as. Trying
to Gouge Public.


Layor Hylan sent to the newspapers
yesterday the following letter, reques'
ing it's publication:
"DEAR EDIroR-As Mayor of the city
of New York I take the liberty OF writ
Ing to ask your assistance to help re-
store the control of the government of
the State to the people by electing
State officials Senators and Assembly
men who are in favor of giving cities.
villages and towns of the State home
rule and the preservation or restoration
of the cent car fare and the reduc-
tion of gas and electric rates
There are thousands of right think
ing men in both the Democratic and
Republican parties who want fair play
and who do not ask special advantage
over others, and there is no good or
equitable reason why powerful, self
seeking public utility corporations and
their agents in both parties should have
special advantage through legislative
enactment over citizens of any locality.
A Wants Home Rule Pledges.
''The editor of every newspaper or
other publication should aid the people
of his locality by taking an interest
and aiding in having nominated for
State offices as well as for Senators ana
Assemblymen of both the Democratic
and Republican parties men who Will
pledge themselves for home rule for the
cities. villages and towns In the State.
Also men should be nominated in both
parties for public office who seem to
have some little human sympathy for
the people and who are not controlled
by self-seeking public utility corporate
interests.
"The turning over Of the water power
OF this state to private interests for the
purpose of generating electricity for
power and light was one OF the most
vicious legislative grabs that mas ever
been put over in this State. On the
Canadian side of Niagara Falls the
people, through their public authorities
have appropriated moneyto harness the
water power of Niagara to generate
electricity for light and power which will
make 1t possible for all citizens, whether
they be rich or poor, to have the use OF
electricity in their homes at the most
nominal charge; while Ia the State of
New York private corporations are in
control of water power not alone on the
New York side of Niagara Falls. but
now throughout the State. If the State
electric power instead of giving corpora-
tons a private monopoly. every inhabi-
! tant Of this State could afford to use
electricity for light and power In their
homes for less than two cents per kilo-
watt hour. Where they are now using
electricity it costs them an average oe
eight cents per kilowatt hour. which is
n prohibtive price.
6s No Personal Preferences.
"I have spoken FROM time to time
on these subjects and am not interested
in the nomination of any particular
candidate for office. but am inisympathy
with any candidate who stands, regard
less of party. for the rights of the peo-
pie have mentioned in my public
utterances the names of men such
as Hiram Johnson. William Randolph
Hearst, Fiorella II. La Guardia, Rodman
Wanamaker and Nathan Straus as the
kind of men to nominate for high public
office, who have little of the milk of
human kindness left in their makeup
and are not always prepared to deliver
themselves and their party into the
hands of public utility corporations who
exploit the people.
Owing to the fact that have been
misrepresented on SO many occasions
would appreciate 1t If you would give
my letter publicity 80 that the people
may know my attitude on these ques-
tions and that,my fight is in the inter-
est of the city of New York, of which
II am Mayor. as well as every city,
village and town in the State, to protec.
them from the avariciousness of the
public utility corporations who have no
sympathy with the people but to extort
higher car fare and higher gas and
electric rates. Nn
Thanking you for any publicity you
may give this letter, am,
rH Sincerely yours,
ta JOHN F. HYLAN, Mayor"