Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-06
HENEY ADDRESSES
LOCAL AUDIENCE
MUNICIPAL LEAGUES GUEST
AT BANQUET
Afterwards Speaks to Large Audience
at Simpson Auditorium on Graft
Prosecution and Other
Matters

About 200 guests were present at the
banquet given at Levy's last nlght py
the Municipal league in honor OF
Francis ]. Heney.
Before the first course was serVeu
there came motion to doff coats,
which carried unanimously, the guest
of honor being among the first to set
the example.
After the coffee and cigars were
brought President Koepfii of the Num-
cipal league introduced Mr. Heney, who
spoke briefly about the conditions at
San Francisco, which he declared were
no worse than in a dozen other cities.
"It makes no difference whether
Spreckels' money was tainted, nor
whether he had selfish motives" We
hemently declared the speaker, the
fact remains that through his efforts
San Francisco is to be delivered from
the greatest political ring that the
country ever knew, and we do not pro-
pose to stop until every last one of the
grating bunch is in the penitentiary.
Praises Union Jurymen
"It is significant that the evidence
procured with the aid of Mr.. SpreckelS'
money forced Abe Ruef to plead guilty
and convicted Eugene Schmitz, even
with two union men on the jury. These
two men are broader minded than many
people give them credit for and deserve
public commendation for the service
they have rendered the cause of good
government.
yesterday was the both anniversary
of the signing of the Declaration of In
dependence. For eight years our fore
fathers endured the hardships of war to
obtain their liberty which had been
restrained by parliament, and today our
liberty, our personal liberty to be gov
erned by ballot, is restrained by the
combination of corporate interests and
the hackers of the redlight districts.
You folks in Los Angeles do not
know that these same allies arrange
States and dominate conventions where
the candidates are nominated that will
have charge of your municipal affairs,
but they do all that and more. They
see to it that their own candidates are
elected"
After relating a few incidents of his
life in Arizona, Mr.. Heney stated that
as he was to speak at Simpson audi
torium and the hour was at hand for
that meeting he would have to stop.
AT both the banquet and at the meet
ing which followed it Mr.. Heney de-
voted a considerable part of his time to
outspoken criticism of the Los Angeles
Times, declaring that paper had at
tackled him and had defended Patrick
Calhoun, the indicted San Francisco
street car magnate, from unworthy mo-
tives.
This controversy between Mr.. Heney
and the Times has been waged for sew
eral days now, with much acrimony on
both sides. The San Francisco prose-
cutor has been interviewed in other
local papers and in his interviews has
expressed his opinion of the Times and
its controlling owner in no uncertain
terms.
This morning the Times prints the
following:
What the Times Stands For
Our platform elaborated and re-
iterated, for the benefit of Francis
j. Heney and others who are so
blind that they refuse to see:
During years and years in the
past the Los Angeles Times has
stood editorially where it stands to-
day. Among it's cherished principles
and aims are these:
1t stands for liberty under law;
for the constitution and the flag.
For equal rights to all in the fields
of industry and endeavor, whether
they be employers or employed,
whether organized" or independent
workers.
For the equal right of all work.