The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-01-09
HE SOWED THE WIND.
Attorney Knight May Reap
the WhirIWind.
HIS REMOVAL IS DEMANDED
For Refusing to Cause tile Arrest Of
Huntington.
CALL FOR IN NDIGNiTION MEETING
Mayor SutrO Asked to PrCSide-ThC
Traffic Association and League Of
Progress Interested.

Samuel Knight, the affable young man
vino holds the Office of United States DIS
trict Attorney for the Northern District
Of California. is being condemned by every
anti-railroad man in the State, and prob
ably by some who look upon the corpora.
ton as blessing wasted upon undeserv-
Ing mankind. Among the latter may
perhaps be mentioned Frank M. Stone,
who is new trying 10 steer votes into NJ.
Il. de Young's Senatorial corral.
The cause Tor The outpouring of wrath
upon Mr.. Knights head is his refusal to
issue warrant or give his consent to the
Issuance of warrant for the arrest of
CoiuS p. Huntington, charged with Vlolat-
ing the Interstate commerce law. Mr.
Knight issued. or caused to be issued,
warrants fer he arrest of many men who
violated that law list summer, hut those
were merely workingmen, compelled to
support families and do other degrading
things. Mr.. Huntington has millions laid
up where moth and rus. corrupt; he has a
magnificent mausoleum far away from CAL
ifornia, and he mas a PRICE, whose c0rn-
net and character ara, it is true. trfla
diugy, but still prince, for a snn-in-law.
MI knight could not think Of treating
such an exalted parsonage as he treated
the w0rkingmen, so when Mr.. Hunting
toms arrest was demanded he hesitated,
and be who hesitates is entitled TO the
sympathy of his well-wishers.
Instead Of issuing that warrant he wrote
to Olney, who is now hesitating, and left
the complaint to accumulate dust in the
Office of United States Commssioner Hea-
cock.
The people who have been censuring
Mr.. knight'for making flesh of the strikers
NJ nv nf Mr. Itar,
do something more than censure. A little
circular closing with the words, Especial
privileges to none; equal rights To all, !"
was printed yesterday and circulated
among members of the Traffic Association
the League of Progress, the Labor Council
and other organizations in which admira-
ton of Huntington is as scarce as sin 10
heaven.
The circular called upon those who re-
ceived it 10 attend a public mass-meeting
at which it was proposed to demand the
arrestof Huntington and the removal of
United States District Attorney Knight
1t Is pro posed to hold this meeting next
Saturday night, and a committee, repre-
sentiDg the Citizens Defense Association,
waited upon Mayor Sntro and asked him
to preside. 1t is understood bis Honor
will accept the invitation, and Attorney
Monteitb, who wrote the complaint against
Huntington, is preparing data for the
be one Of the latter. Last night, in refer
ring 70 the excuse made by District Attor-
ney. Knight IN refusing to act in the mat
ter of issuing warrant for the arrest o f
G.. p. Huntington, because it might not
suit the feelings of his successor in office,
Mr.. Henley said such words filed him with
surprise. Mr.. Knights duty was plain,
and so long as he is occupying his present
Office be should not hesitate TO execute the
law regardless of his private feelings.
mem Der Of the Defense Association,
speaking 10 the question, said: 1.-THE pub
lie do not seem TO be alive TO the gross
injustice that has been done in this matter.
We think it about time hat some express
sion Of opinion should be given by the
people on The subject. The case against
huntington is perfectly plain. There is as
much evidence to substantiate the charge
that he committed a misdemeanOr in
violating tie interstate law as any court
Of justice ever asked on which to issue a
warrant, and very much more than is
given for a very large majority OF war
rants. In our minds there Is no doubt
that the reason for The refusal was not
lack Of evidence, but the absence of a de-
sire on the part Of the Federal authorities
TO attack so big fish as Huntington.
They will see before the thing Is over that
they are the peoples servants and not
their masters. tits probably the cheekie st
thing those officials have ever done in the
face of their strong and even malignant
prosecution of the strikers for violating
the same law that Huntington has broken
We are trying TO get Influential backing
for the mass-meeting. and we then intend
to 60 right ahead"