New-York tribune., 1922-07-16
Hearst, His Own
Hat Kicked Out.
Kicks Hylan's In
Editor Calls on Mayor to
Lead estate Crusade i'm
Letter Replying to One
U Urging Him to Run
Praise for s'Honest John''
Note Gives Him Credit for
Raising City's Nj o a l
Tone; Tammany Dubious

William Randolph Hearst yesterday
threw Mayor Hylan's sat into the
gubernatorial ring.
This action had been expected ever
since the upstate Democratic leaders
kicked Mr.. Hearst's hat out Of the ring
when they met at Syracuse more than
week ago and virtually placed CAP
Smith in nomination.
Mr.. Hearst's espousal of the Hylan
candidacy was made in letter written
in reply to one from the Mayor, In
which threat to start third party
was suggested if either the Mayor or
Mr.. Hearst was not nominated for Gov
ernor.
Mr.. Hearst said nothing about third
parties, although his political advisers
and friends insist that if he cannot
control the Democratic state machine
as first step toward the Democratic
nomination for President in 1924 he
will lead an insurgent movement.
Cleaned Up the City Morally"
mayor Hylan,"Mr. Hearst wrote. "you
have done more for the people of New
York City than any Mayor in the life
of a generation. You have cleaned up
the city morally; you have keyed it up
civically, patriotically.
you have defended the citizens from
what is wrong; you have led them con-
structively for what is right.
Lead the state crusade now for
equal rights, equal opportunity and
equal justice.
you ale good enough to say that I
nave supported you effectively in the
past.
81 will try to support you ten times
more strongly now in a still wider
neld and for still greater objects"
Other passages from the Hearst let
ter follow:
Il have read with high appreciation
your vigorous letter to me in supnort
OF the declaration Of principles Of the
Women's Democratic Alliance, and of
their proposal to secure more of social
service and more of equal justice from
the state government of New York.
II thlnk that we must all cease tt
think OF ourselves 80 much as political
or soclal classes or party factions, and
think OF ourselves more as united
citlzens OF common country, with the
idea OF securing what is best for our.
selves and our country as whole.
For special privilege we must sub
stitute equal rights.
For pull and favoritism we must
substitute aoual opportunity.
Says Class Control Must Go
For prejudice and undue influence
we must substitute equal and Impartial
justice for all, and so make an end of
the exploitation of one class by an
other. or the control of government by
one class in its own selfish interests.
"Of course, will volunteer to serve
in this situation. The only question Is
how | can serve best. The highest OBJ.
ject Of all normal citizens, think, is
to be of the most use in the world and
TO serve their fellows to the best nd.
vantage
Asked last night to comment on the
letter, Mayor Hylan said he already
had made several statements to the
effect that he was not candidate.
who is going to run for Governor,
you or Mr. Hearst?" he was asked.
After repeating that he was not a
candidate, the Mayor added that he
was not in the habit of saving one
thing and another thing afterward.
|. Tammany and the rest Of the De.
mocracy Of the state is opposed to the
Hylan boom for Governor. Mr.. Hearst
put out feelers in this direction n few
weeks ago, but with little response
Tammany believes that the Mayor with
the patronage at his disposal, will tr,
to whip the New York City delegate
into line, breaking with Charles F
Murphy if necessary.
A leading light in Tammany yester.
day recalled that George B. McClaIlan
when Mayor, tried the patronage cIuf
on Tammany, and that Tammanv NO,
only survived. but relegated Mr. Ne
Clellan to private life at the end of hi,
term.
The Hearst letter to the Mayor WA,
made public by the latter at the Cit,
Hall yesterday. SA'l