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...that more properly speaking it was the Ku Klux Kops that came out recently in New York. It was a startling discovery for New York to find that thirty of her patrolmen were members of the sheet and pillow-case organization, and were consequently unable to carry out Mayor Hylan's order to run the Klan out of town. There seems to be some doubt whether to consider the thirty Kops as legitimate members of the metropolitan police, and as subject, subject to Mr. Enright's rule: or whether they should be politely admonished and run out themselves, thus making...
Mayor John F. Hylan: "My hotel room at Palm Beach costs $12 a day. I told a reporter that Mrs. Hylan and I have a room and bath, but no maid, no secretary, no animals...
Commissioner Enright, it will be remembered, was hiding his light under a lieutenancy when Mayor John F Hylan brought it forth to blaze into the dark byways of criminality. One year ago the metropolitan press wanted to "oust" him from office because of the "crime wave." This year there has been less complaint against Mr. Enright. Hence his speech...
...York American, warring upon City Comptroller Charles L. Craig (foe to Mayor Hylan), prints each day a short editorial headed: "The Calendar of a Man Who Failed." The editorial discusses Mr. Craig passionately. And invariably the last two sentences are: "Number of days in office-1,881 (or whatever the figure happens to be). Number of days in office without doing anything...
...much language knocking about loose, that anybody can pick up a fistful and use it, as we see in the picturesque comments on the life, character and activities of his honor that are sometimes heard at the State House. If Mr. Curley and his aviates and Mr. Hylan and his critics are what they mutually affirm each other to be.... If is weary work uplifting an ungrateful community. The Boston Transcript...