The record-union., 1895-01-14
DENoUNCING EVERYBODY.
Mass Meeting In San FrancIsco-U.
District Attorney Knight

Mass Meeting In san FrancIsco-U. s.
District Attorney Knight.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 13.-There was a
large crowd at the mass meeting at
Metropolitan Hall last evening. The
meeting bad been called by Mayor Sutro
to consider the following subjects: First,
the delay in issuing warrant tor the
arrest of c. P. Huntington for having
violated the Interstate Commerce Act by
issuing pass which was not within the
exceptions of the statute; second, the
late appointment of NJ. y. Gunst as Po-
lice Commissioner by ex- Governor
Markham; third, the glaring frauds
perpetrated at the last election; fourth,
and this is always before the people at
every mass meeting held in these days,
the proposed funding bill for the benefit
of the Central Pacific Railroad Company
The meeting was presided over by
George i. Gagen. Speeches were made
by George W. Montieth, Henry T..
Highton. +. j. Roberts of the American
Railway Union and others.
Resolutions were passed appealing to
the President of the United States to COM
pei United States District Attorney
Knight and Commissioner Heacock to do
their full duty under the law, or that
they be removed from office; protesting
against the passage of any funding bill
whatever, and appealing to the Speaker
of the House OF Representatives not to
give special order Tor day to the Pa
cific Railroad Committee; and that a
committee be appointed by the meeting
to wait upon NJ. y. GunSt and request
him, in Difference TO the universally ex-
pressed wishes of the people, to resign
the appointment of Police Commissioners.
rendered him by the late Governor III. III.
Markham.
United States District Attorney knight
has made statement defining his posi-
ton, which shows him to be clearly right
in the stand he has taken. He says that
he simply followed the custom of the
Federal courts all over the country. War
rants are not issued in any case until ex-
animation is made by the proper officers
of the department interested.
In conclusion he said: Everyone, es-
pecially officers charged with public du-
ties, should have que regard for public
sentiment, but when an attempt is made
by perversion OF the facts TO create q
false sentiment as to the performance by
an officer OF his duty, and when an at
tempt is made to coerce by public meet
ings, any officer IN doing what his own
conscience and judgment forbid, espe-
cially when acting under line OF instruc-
tions from his superior officers, who are
more competent to judge of the cases that
arise than the auditors at mass meeting,
then he is wholly justified in acting re-
'pardless of the criticism that may be di-
rected to him, and L propose to do so. l
say now, as l always have said, that the
case of Mr.. Huntington will be investi-
gated like any other case. and If the agita-
tors of this matter are in earnest about
his prosecution they will show their sin
cerity in some other manner than IN franz
ing resolutions OF condemnation"
Interviews are published with many
distinguished attorneys, all of whom
sgree with the District Attorney in the
course he has taken. Among them are
Lyman /. -Mowry, Thomas d. Riordan,