The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-10

ID. NJ. Van Witt, 557 Brannan.
}. h. Miller, 226 Croker building.
F. C. Hill. 49, Ge3rv.
Frank Smith, 241z Elgin Park.
L. 7. Abrahamson. 43 Eighth.
William Howell. 40 Nineteenth.
H. G. Common, sos Market.
p. j. Jordan, 800 Fulton.
Henry Bader, 81 Golden Gate avenue
c. Wagner. % Clara avenue.
Frank Z. ByTne. 529 Sacramento.
ID. t. MulYille, 20 Fair Oaks.
81 am in favor of just and equitable
enforcement of all laws against both indi-
viduals and incOrDorations," said Presi-
dent Terril!. II am in favor OF holding
every person to a strict accountability for
his own acts, and do not believe in punish
ing any man for acts committed by men,
berS of an organization of which he NAV
be a mem Der, unless he aids, abets or adj
vises the commission of the acts COM
planned Of.
Il am In favor of granting to every man
the right 10 use the power of :he Govern
ment to obtain witnesses for his defense.
whether able to pay the expense of the
same or not.
Il am opposed to the provisions of the
interstate commerce law forbidding the
issuance of passes to any persons except
public officials. and that exception should
extend to any man in any public service
whatever.
in passing laws by constituting the same to
mean something entirely different from
what was intended cy the power that en-
acted them. think large part of our
troubles AS to legal matters comes from
tie fact that every decision of our higher
courts, however unjust the same may be,
even If obtained by bribery or other cor
ruDt Influences, is used as law by whc to
govern succeeding cases. Thus one
ignorant or corrupt decision has been
piled upon the top Of another in our
system OF Jurisprudence until the whole is
oveTburdened with rOttenness. 1t is time
that the arbitrary power now exercised by
all cur courts from the supreme bench of
the United States down should be curiaiIed.
ut is time that our Judges should be
estopped from being prosecutor, judge,
jury and executioner in his own cases. 1t
is full time that the voice Of the peope
should be raised again ST such u5urpatioDs.
III IL is not soon done, and done so as To
be heard and needed, then farewell 10 our
boosted Liberties as an American people"
A special meeting of the board of direc-
tors OF the Law and Order League, called
at the written request of two of the men,
hers of the board. was held yesterday
afternoon for the purpose Of protesting
against the action of United States At
torney knight in refusing TO issue a war
rant for the arrest of Coils P. Hunting
ton. After full discussion of the matter
motion to unite in calling such meeting
was adopted, and petition to the Mayor
was signed by the following directors:
Barclay j. Smith, George T. Gaden. Hen
rietta h. Brown. Rev. E. B. Stewart, Rose
Nj. French. g. b. Williams, Chris B. Per-
kins, Rev. +. T. Ollie and Curtis Hillyer.
The league also discussed the appoint
mens OF Gunst and passed the following
expression of its opinion:
Resotued. That the Law and Ord er League
OF san francisco empbatically protests against
ana denounces tnr appointment of NJ. A. Gunst
as Police Commissioner OF San Francisco
we regard hlm as man, whose antecedents
ana associations are such as 10 make his in-
duction into tnat Office menace to law and
order ana charter and license to corruption
and crime.
Speaking Of Gunst. Mr.. Gibson. the sec.
Rotary OF the league. said:
Our city is up In arms because OF the an.
pointment OF Nose Gunst as Police Commits
sioner. Mass-meetings are being organized 10
denounce this Insult to the community Those
who are acquainted with Mr.. Gunst and ms
breed know that all the denunclatorv tesnir-
tiOns that ten thousand mass ceilings miphi
pass could not convince him Of his upfTness
for the position. He Is TOO sensible man moi
10 realize the improbabillty of his enforcing
the laws against the very element from which |
he makes his money, for in his opinion q