The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-06-08

"Because the prosecution of the
srafters hurts business, because of
technical law points and legal bubbles,
the men who have grown rich from the
treasury may go scot free. The men
of San Francisco must speak louder
than the low browed mob and it's well
dressed supporters.--From the address
of Rev. William RAIDER.
Rev. William RAIDER spoke on Civic
Righteousness" last evening at the Cal
vary Presbyterian church and urged
the citizens to awake to the peril
which threatens San Francisco and to
aid in the movement to make this a
clean city. DIR. RAIDER spoke in part as
follows:
"San Francisco is now engaged in
fighting justice and in so doing sows
the seeds of revolution and death. No
longer need we worry over the material
reconstruction of this city. The rising
walls bear witness of our enterprise.
A city is not made wholly of reinforced
concrete nor of material wealth. Be-
fore we can boast of our progress we
must first vindicate ourselves before
the world as city in which the just
man is safe and righteousness is not
put to open shame and nailed upon the
cross.
MOB sNEERS AT JUSTICE
After the disaster it was discovered
that our administration as a whole,
hut ma
robbing the city. During the fire loot
ers were shot to death and something
of this conscience invested the respec-
table people after the calamity. A
young citizen, Rudolph Spreckels, of
fered 100000 for the prosecution OF
the city's enemies and the whole world
applauded. Back of him was the in
dorsement Of President Roosevelt and
the conscience of the nation. Then San
Francisco was put to the test What
has happened? Public opinion has
broken like bridge of straw and to-
/ day the mob fills the courtrooms and
sneers at justice. Juries are divided
and the guilty escape and San Fran
cisco is laughed at the world over.
Because the prosecution hurts busi-
ness because of technical law points
and legal bubbles, the men who have
grown rich from the treasury of the
l public may go scot free. What are the
/ men of San Francisco thinking about +?
| Where is our manhood and why do we
not assert 1t in this the hour of our
citys need? Shall we permit the mob
! to rule over our consciences7
APPEALS TO CITIZENS
"This is not a question about the
personality of the prosecution nor the
! mistakes or motives of these men. The
issue involves the principle of common
! Justice to the people and the plain sat
/ isfaction of the law. What is worse
4 than the original crime is this that
/ the men of this city who see the faults
| of the legal procedure take no interest
in saving Justice from defeat? Those
| who see all manner of evil In the dis
! trict attorneys office are not losing
sleep trying to remedy these evils. No
matter what persons have done, the
principles In this conflict are guiitless
and must be honored by every citizen
/ of this city.
thing worse than the earthquake will
happen. The men of San Francisco
must speak louder than the, low browed
mob and Its well dressed supporters
! and nail the colors to the mast.
appeal to you men to rally around the
| ideal of municipal justice. I appeal to
you in the name of Gods justice as
! frizhten. I appeal to you In the name
of the church, which stands for right
eousness and truth / appeal to you in
the light of the facts which have come
before us as plainly as the bricks which
have been heaped above the old San
Francisco. I appeal to you as patriotic
citizens"
NEED SPIRITUAL BASIS
Rev. David Evans occupied the pulpit
at Grace church, Taylor and Sacra-
/ nento streets, and spoke of the spirit
| nal rebuilding of San Francisco. He
| said that what San Francisco needs
most of all Is a sound spiritual founda-
/ ton, and that IL we have that founda-
| ton most wonderful city will be the
result.
In part he said:
.While we cannot withhold our ad-
miration from the material builders
/ for the wonders they have acom-
.pljshed we are troubled In spirit be-
cause there Is little evidence of any
general intelligence that what San
Francisco needs above all is spiritual
| foundation. We thank God that the
government of the city today Is in the
hands of good and honest, and at least
| In one or two instances, spiritually
! minded men.
.rThe men of San Francisco have pros
/ TINTED their talents. The results have
| trumpeted it's shame over the world
The men of this city lack the power
| to nut into practice the essential prin-
| cinies of faith in Christ. When they
learn the power of confessing Christ,