Word: curleyism
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Today the men of Princeton swarm into Cambridge, free from Lenin Lenapes, from mosquitoes, from mossbunkers. Be kind to them as they journey to the land of Hague to the land of Curley, remembering after the game the words of the poet...
...mayor, Curley accomplished a number of worthwhile projects--the building of playgrounds, repairing of roads, and the general improvement of recreational facilities. But he did so at an extravagant cost to the city; this year, for instance, he has already borrowed on next year's taxes...
...take Curley's place, the CRIMSON supports the present city clerk, John B. Hynes. He is not a strong candidate, promising neither sweeping reforms nor offering a positive program to eliminate bossism, but he is an experienced public servant. He can probably untangle better than any of the other candidates the mess in which Curley has left the city's finances. Hynes was the acting mayor of Boston for the five months that Curley was in jail at Danbury. During that time, though he did not clean the Curley appointees out of office, he opened to the public all bidding...
...campaign, Hynes has made no spectacular commitments. He knows that he cannot reduce the excessive tax rate at present because it is but an indication of a municipal disease that has roots far deeper than the Curley inefficiencies. But he has estimated, nor promised, that he can save the city $1,500,000 yearly; this figure implies a city payroll deduction and the end of the abatements racket...
...mayors who follow Curley have a history of being overwhelmed by the task of reconstruction. In two instances, the executives that came after him left City Hall in near disgrace as Curley re-merged. With his training in municipal accounting while City Clerk and with his experience as acting mayor, Hynes has the equipment to reform the city's administration so that bossism cannot return...