The San Francisco call., 1908-11-16
MINISTER FlAYS
PROGRAFT PRESS
Rev. Samuel QuiCknire Calls Ex=
aminer, Chronicle and Globe
ACcOmpliCes of Haas
Members OF Congregation De-
clare Venal Newspapers Will
Be Kept From Homes

Rev. Samuel Quickmire. pastor of
the First Methodist church, denounced
in his morning sermon yesterday the
Examiner, Chronicle and Globe, to-
gether with the weekly and monthly
organs which have persistently at
tackled the graft prosecution. In tones
of contempt Rev Mr.. Quickmire re-
ferred by name to each of these three
publications, particularly the Exam
iner, urging those of his hearers who
are subscribers to the Examiner to.
awake and send to that Street demands
that it appear no more in their homes.
Morris Haas was only one of San
Francisco's assassins, said Quickmire
1"There must be counted among the
assassins not only Morris Haas, but
also those newspapers and periodicals
that have made it their business to
espOuse the cause of those who have
been seeking to distort, pervert and
prevent the course of justice, especially
those newspapers which have made
light of this civic death grappIe. In
the latter class the Examiner Is not
alone. The Chronicle has been so bad
that it ought to be ashamed of itself
if that were possible, but the sense of
shame has departed.
who can describe the contemplate
Globe, the organ of those who are too
sneaky to challenge man to an open
fight, too cowardly to take the revolver
and shoot directly from the front, but
who resort to the low trick of hiring
newspapers to fight their dirty fights
and sling their mud.
INFLUENCE OF CARTOONS
what can be the influence of the
cartoons which the Examiner has been
rNYsi init iVacr IC hi fnV- fn1r
now that this brave man who at tre-
mendous personal sacrifice has been
lighting one of the hardest fought bat
ties for civic decency in the history of
the nation, has been stricken by the
assassin's bullet?
What is the psychological effect of
daily reminder, 1t is $50 days since
the prosecution began its work and
there is not a conviction YETI
Every man and woman who speaks
slightingly of the prosecution is an
alder and abettor of the assassin who
shot Francis ]. Heney.
Such persons help to create the men
tai atmosphere in which the assassin
lived until he came to recognize him
self as sort of martyr to a good
cause.
The men who have come to be
knows as the higher ups" are the real
the people of San Francisco that there
is no crime they will stop at
You will learn a tale of startling
significance some day, when you real
ize that certain banking interests have
done all within their power to ruin
other bankers who would not fall into
line in condemning the prosecution of
the biggest and boldest criminals"
A remarkable scene was witnessed
when DR.. Quickmire had ended his eve
ming sermon. Member after member of
the congregation arose and told either
of throwing the Examiner and Chroni-
Gle out of his home or of his intention
Immediately to do so. Young men and
old denounced those papers in strong
terms, and pledges were made that not
only would they not be bought, but that
advertisers in them would be deprived
of the speakers patronage.
CANCELLED SUBSCRIPTION
"When the Examiner began its series
of cartoons on the graft prosecution l
at once Cancelled my subscription" said
Jacob Moock, the first church member
to accept the pastors invitation to adj
dress the congregation. The Globe
was SEM around to my home for a few
days after it started, but I sent word
to have it stopped. I would not have
the disreputable sheet in my home
even though it was sent to me free
James S. Cunningham was the next
speaker I'VE have had the Chronicle
In our house up to the present" he said,
but 1 am going to stop it right away
And l am going to send the managers a
letter telling them of my reason for
discontinuing my subscription. 1 hope
that the blood of Francis Heney will
awaken the people of this city, and
that never again will they lose inter
est in the graft prosecution"
II never voted for Schmitz or Carroll
Cook; I did vote for Judge Dunno; 1
read The Call, and 1 do not and will
not subscribe for either the Chronicle
or the Examiner" said George c. Tuck.
"I consider it is my duty to support the
right paper, and to write to the manag-
ers of the pro graft papers and tell
them my opinion of them"
James S. Cunningham rose again and
urged his fellow church members to
discontinue the Chronicle and Exam
iner not to content themselves with
merely speaking to the carrier, but in
every case to write the paper and ex-
plain why the sheet was being dis
continued.