The San Francisco call., 1905-08-26
THE GRAND JURY REPORT.

organs OF the municipal administration have endeavored to
mitigate the effect OF the report OF the Grand Jury py ows
ud al the members OF that body inspection OF the names
en signed the report reveals the tact that they are 70
unusual degree representative citizens lhey nave no
motive whatever in discharge OF their duty Perhaps the differ
them and others who have held the same position ~
the that matter what personal nerests business eopp
other things might them to merely Periunctov
performance of their duty they have chosen 70 be thorough acct
Their report is volume of civics. Every
supported by specifications Any citizen take the
book in hand go verify himself what the has pub
ishcd The CITY fortunate being represented in
such body OF willing not only to give their time to pains
taking investigation with the courage sign and publish their
findings regardless denquens affected by whether they
the executive or the judicial branch OF the local
singers unable find motive the part OF the
jury except the desire aultey discharge trying duty The
by
But the members OF all parties and the den
quens they put upon the grill OF all parties that charge
5lodes itself.
The report presents people the conditions exactly as
they 1t timely because returns to its source IN few
who wish terminate its abuse commit it
other who will administer it check the evils
by the jury and published for all read What revealed
bv official investigation. sanction of OATH
graft and crime the fruit OF ballot
ampeng rife under the closed eyes OF the city admnsa
They that result the bad has been sent
abroad and that being cheated OF deserved prosperity and its
progress being checked 1t useless to say that the mann
of has nothing do with the material OF
jury who have stake III the welfare OF Ban francisco
They how far aecd by the and they know
than tthey know that public duty must be discharged
faithfully, matter what the effect.
report its second paragraph To
this invite the serious attention OF the people After skecng
the scope the investigation this paragraph The results
however may the finding that wholesale and
acquescence Mayor that receives the
proval of the Police Commissioners that aided abetted and
by police officials and convinced that this
the of ncompeency of such conspicuous and
distinguished quality that have been studiouy cultivated
patiently acquired and amply compensated We find that vice and
organized Systematically and osered with such
detail that nothing which business
political expedency could suggest has been neglected omitted
operation the system perfect that speedy detection
aud swift punishment overtake the vicious and criminal who cannot
pay the price
Who doubts the truth of that staement There profit in
and only the tolerated that will official tribute out
profits the price of official protection and toleration Off
cadom becomes interested the promotion of tribute
paving continued cesspoo of
the
Anticipating the defenders of the system would call for
particulars details shocking
Not only this but the report equal detail
official efforts that made check bak and hinder the
investigation sober mind from
reading this without conviction OF truulne and of the
which reveals Mud singing will
of but that the only far made
which should make decent citizen long for election
day. power again returned the people, be placed
dufu hands, and the repoach be ceaned from
fame of San Francisco