The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-30
Mayor of San Francisco Re-
turns to His Own to Face
His ACcuSerS.
MAKES A FINE DEFENSE
DECLARES HE is NEITHER A
PHYSICAL OR MORAL COW
ARD AND WANTS NOR WILL
GIVE QUARTER.
Publishers Press.l


San Francisco, Nov. 29.-Mayor Eu-
gene E. Schmitz. who cut short his
European trip to return home to face
he 1kal &c of extortion and graft in
pffice, of which he was indicted by the
grand jury during his absence, was
warmly welcomed when he arrived
bo-1e. His train was five hours late.
There we're 1000 people, among
hem many women, waiting in Dream
land pavilion with remarkable pa
fience for the mayors arrival. Over
900 people could not gain entIan. c
10 the pavilion and stood for several
hours in the street to get a elimpse
bf the mayor. who returned under ar
rest and formally in the custody of
J deputy sheriff, who served a war
rant on him when he reached Truckee,
cal. At the ferry about 500 persons
headed by reception committee
gathered to welcome the mayor, but
Is hour after hour passed and the
mayors train was announced as being
alter and later, the chill wind drove
most of the crowd home until it
Hwindled TO the reception committee
md about 200 persons.
When the mayor arrived he was
lriven to the pavilion.
The arrangement for his reception
vas in the hands OF a committee of
loo merchants, business men and
prominent union labor leaders, of
which Fred L. Mathies was chairman.
Speeches were made by the Rev.
Peter c. yorks, Samuel l.. Shortridge
md others, intersperseI with music
BY band to entertain and hold the
krowd until the mayor arrived.
In a speech occupying over an hour
Rev Yorke made no defense OF
Schmitz, but. confined himself to de-
bouncing Rudolph Sprecklss. the
Sress of San Francisco, the grand jury
Ind the attack on the mayor during
his absence. He made an imp assion-
III plea for fair play. and attributed
he attack on Mayor Schmitz's admin
stration to a carefully planned effort
10 disrupt and ruin the labor organiza-
hons of this city.
AS Mayor Schmitz entered the pa
Filion the entire audience rose to- its
let and cheered four minutes. In a
Foice choked with emotion Mayor
bchmitz spoke in part as follows: Il
Ian hardly express in words how
krateful feel in receiving such a re-
|eption after being SO maligned by
he worst set of newspapers that ever
|ursed a city. 1t has been said that
fled from my city, but I am here to
ace my traducers- This attack, which
Fas made few days after / left New
FORK, did not surprise me. l heard of
he combination last Friday-the COM
Sination between the Bulletin and the
Examiner, aud that Mr.. Burns had
|hken vacation in Washington to
|ome here and get something against
he union labor administration OF this
bit. / am no physical coward, nor am
a moral coward. / am here to face
by traducers and face any charges
hey can bring against me. / want no
Iuarter. and l shall give no quarter.
fsiis attack is against union labor;
hey may disrupt and crush labor or
fanization and administration Of this
6ty. / am no physical coward, nor am
hese papers are doing and have done
till take years to set Alright. Talking
II vigilance committees. we will per-
laps have vet 70 ORGANIZE one"