MURPHY VS. CURLEY

With Pelletier out of the race, the Boston mayoralty contest has narrowed down to a duel between John R. Murphy and James M. Curley; notwithstanding the fact that there are two others in the field, O'Connor and Baxter. The Curley-Coakley combination is to Boston what Tammany is to New York; in this election they hope to eust the Good Government administration that has existed under Mayor Peters, substituting for it a regime such as existed when Mr. Curley was in power four years ago. Mr. Curley's public record has not been marked by any particularly brilliant service to the community. He was undoubtedly one of the least capable mayors that Boston has had during its century of existence as a city; as a congressman, he was far from satisfactory. On the other hand, Mr. Murphy has long been known as a reliable non-partisan civil servant. As Fire Commissioner and as head of the city's Finance Commission, he proved himself both honest and capable.

Harvard men have excellent reasons for being interested in the election. For one thing many departments of the University are in Boston and not in Cambridge, including the Medical School, the Dental School, and the Arnold Arboretum. Even the Stadium comes under the jurisdiction of Boston. And not only is part of the University actually in Boston; Harvard by tradition and the Subway is connected in more ways than one with the metropolis. What is more important, however, is that the Good Government Association, which is supporting Mr. Murphy, represents political principles which we, as supposedly educated citizens, should support.

Therefore the CRIMSON feels justified in urging all those members of the University, who are able to vote in the coming election, not only to cast their ballot for Mr. Murphy and for the platform of honest administration upon which he is running; but also to aid the campaign in his favor.