New-York tribune., 1922-03-02
Theft of City
Rights Laid to
State by Hylan
>,v York Depicted as Loot
ed by ''lniercsts With
Connivance of "Corrupi
Politicians and Press
Hints of a New Party
Municipal Authority Ended
bv Legislature, He Says
at Conference of Mayors
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uBANY. March Mayor Hylan OF
- Work assailed the "usurpation' of
.,,,;nal authority hy the state to-
3. ;ac midwintcr meeting of tho
~ York state conference OF mayors
and ether city officials
'H- ,endcncv was TO increase the
directions upon the authority OF mu-
s.s;,al officers, he said. aud remove
.,strictions from s.ate oiiieers anc the
..r.sia.Yre when either desired to IN
..rsere in municipal affairs
u. n.rtured New York ss in Al OK
...o-6'narilv sad plight. IL was n the
~ n the Legislature. he said and
s.f f hing robbed ny thc predatory
',.s,ests.7 . uith thc counivsnce Of cor
.,n, noli.iciars' and the reptile
vere and there in Mayor Hyisu's
,,eech uc.e plain iDtimations ibst
-e..ser &C the major political parties
.ss honest and that the time was ripe
s,r new parry. He made no mention
~ -ame. howeycr, of tAc new party
,b;ch william Randolph Hcarst's en-
'.sar;es are organizing ~ the state for
~ sole purpose. Z is thought, Of ad
ysncirg the political purposes Of Mr.
HesTst
Rights Conc, Says Mayor
81, the short pace of two yeas the
,eonlo of the City of New York have
;scr virtually strppcd CT their rights
md nronor,v worth milliors Of dollars,
aid the Mayor "snd the peoples duly
elected respon bic officials have been
nlaced in eycrv manner Of legislative
.t,a;tischet. while irresponsible sta.o
a,ooirtiye bodcs. with tho armor Of
lecislatiye sanction, arc given q eroc
asnd and permitted to riAc and loot, il
80 disposed. with 20 enc TO say 'HoldN
The first assault Of tho Albany autoc-
AZ upon our municipal autonomy
was to turn over TO the appoirtivc
State Transit Commission the control
Q. the subways. conceived, constructed
srd PAID for BY the people OF the city
o. New York and representing en- in
yestnent Of more than three hundred
milliou Of the peoples money.
"The next & sauit vas TO bring under
the protecting wing of the appoiutive
state Public Service mmission prac-
tcallv every privately owned and
operated public utility including ga.
electric light and telepnonc.
"Ncw, The third ass ault-thc crown
ing ac. " legislative usurpation is tho
creatloa Of State Port Authority and
the adoption Of q plan which, among
o.her tnlugs. provides for the develop
nent Of the Hackensach Meadows Of
New Jersey a. the expense OF the City
.. New York
"The control over Now York City's
valuable water front and almost every
other element entering INTO its tccming
commercial life passes root and branch
10 this appolutVc State Port Au-
thorty-a body which does or viii
wear the iackey livery OF the railroad
and privilege hunting interests.
"lhe perhdlons professional politi-
cans in one party, With no genuine In
crest in their party except for per
'ona and private purposes. would like
10 be in power a; all time. This.
however is imposs bic, as the mulcting
Of the public cannot go on forever
under the same set OF rascas. They
accept, therefore, tho alternative OF
Being IN power Tor q limited time, and
IS soon Is they have emitted too
strong an odor for the public nostrils
aAey then give way to another set of
POLITICAL traitors equally bent on dc
goumng the substance OF tho people.
When the people in righteous indir-
nation do drive out Of office one cor
'lpt ing the corrupt bosses have
good iaugn for they know 1t is dol
ars to doughnuts that another croup
political freebootcrs who live OH
corrupt politics VIII be placed i'm the
,sdde
rms state o. affairs is particularly
peaSing to the vicious interests. They
s'e determ ned that there shall be no
u'anee. The present system permits
o'E law breakers 20 escape punishment,
poSldes constant opportunity for in
Seasihg the fields FOR public plundcr-
ns and fouts the VIII of the majority,
Sale legislation for the benefit of n
a.encned monopoly is smeared all over
ne statute hooks.
AND these interests are careful to
.ee 10 1t that they and their official
'OO,s receive clean bills OF health when
ssses'ng popular favor. 1t is here that
ns subsidized prcss-tho ever,readv
No powerful ally of privileeo-comes
"e rescue This help is never
uhied, for the sinister forces OF
sas s'seo and corruption influence. own or
,tn'rol .tl practically al the newspapers
throughout the country. Hence you
,sy oe sure that the journalistic pan
',sd o,sned out 10 the people is at sil
.i'aes Of character 10 make the ueo-
s iee kindly disposed toward tho
'asAa'pioked Candidates. who are secret
treSts" % '"V ~