The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-01-17
Cheer TO Echo Charles H. Bent
ley as He Mentions Name of
Rudolph SpreckeIs
President Chamber of Commerce
Pays Glowing Tribute TO
the Prosecution
Big Auditorium of University
Packed With Students to
Hear Address

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Jan,
l6.-Men and women undergraduates,
members of the faculty and residents
Of the town of Palo Alto cheered
President Charles H. Bentley of the
San Francisco chamber of commerce
this morning TO the last echo when
he paid a glowing tribute to Rudolph
Spreckels and the San Francisco
graft prosecution and grilled in no
uncertain terms that element of in
huentisl citizens of the metropolis
which is attempting to discredit the
work begun by District Attorney
William F. Langdon and Francis
Heney. backed by Rudolph Spreck-
els. The students rose from their
seats in the big auditorium where they
had gathered TO listen TO President
Bentley and Benjamin Weed Of san
Francisco. and. led by their yell leader.
cheered with vigor the name OF Ru-
doIph Spreckels. At the close OF the
address the students thronged about the
san Franciscan TO congratulate him.
The occasion was the first assembly
Of the new college year, and long be-
fore the speakers from San Francisco
made their appearance the big hall was
packed with undergraduates who h9 i
been excused from recitations to at
tend the gathering. Many persons from
Palo Alto ard other peninsular towns.
as well as tourists. were present and
took part in the demonstration
Better legislators. better judges and
Honest oaictais.~ was also a plea Of
Bentley to the students in addition to
his strong Endorsement of the action
Of Rudolph Spreckels. His speech was
Of wide scope and interesting from
first to last He touched upon the
greed and INSCRIPTIONS methods of
corporations and took advantage of
the opportunity TO draw a striking
comparison between the American
merchant and the British merchant
The American. he said. is like q ''fussy
little kitchen alarm clock" which
makes great deal of noise and only
lasts 4 year: whereas the British man
Of Affairs is like huge grsndfather's
clock. which keeps time for centuries
and makes no disturbance. The Ameri-
can was bossed by the motto. Get
there. get there. get there" while the
Englishman's motto was. Don't fret,
don't fret"
PRESIDENT BENTLEY'S ADDRESS
President Bentley said in part:
have been attempting TO discuss the college
man in business from merely selfish, material
point Of view, and ] shall not venture upon the
higher or better considerations Of morals. Of your
duty and Of your happiness. all OF which have a
distinct bearing on a business career. although
the business considerations are. OF course, Of
minor Importance. ] know full well that you
are peculiarly fortunate In having the best Of
thought On these higher questions, but may be
pardoned, in view Of the really alarming condi-
tious prevailing in our state and more particu-
larry IN San Francisco. II ] remind you that even
from tie material point OF view. honest, free
government is essential 10 the general business
progress. and every business should bear his
part IN promoting such conditions
President Roosevelt hes told us that there are
men who do not divide actions into those that
sre honest and those that are not. but create a
third subdivision Of law honesty" Of that kind
Of honesty which consists in keeping out Of jail.
This feeling presents one Of the gravest dangers
10 our institutions. and lawyers who show men
how they may do wrong and escape the law are
traitors TO the state. Our universities have a
heavy responsibility IN this connection, for they
do not discharge their duty to the state unless
their students leave them with that public spirit
which brings them to cheerfully sacrifice their
personal comfort for the welfare Of the con-
munity and state The learned man without
work is nkened 10 the bee without honey
Tell that harsh and ungenerous hornet sas
thou yieldest no honey. wound not with thy
sting"
San Frsncisco Is torn with dissension at the
present time. large and influential element Of
the business community, with many OF the larger
FIRMS Of attorneys is crying that the prosecution
is narrowing the town; they are tired OF It all,
snd that # had better be stopped. Many 20
further and attempt TO throw. discrefit on the
one mar Who has proved himself able and willing
to turn foul brood out Of office They stuItify
themselves By sscribing selfish motives to q truly
and great and good citizen who has sacrificed bis
time. his personal comfort and his personal
safety for the public good. / refer to Rudolph
spreckels. God grant that stanford university
may send cut more and more men who VIII
catch some Of his spirit, who viii stand cheer
fully and unseIhshly Tor the public welfare. God
grant that she may send out enlightened. trained
legislators to make better laws. better judges to
interpret them and true officers to execute them.
AMERICAN AND ENGLIsHMAN
In speaking OF the commercial men
Of the time and drawing sharp con-
trast between the English and Ameri-
can merchant President Bentley said in
part:
The extraordinary commercial development Of
the last generation has brought new conditions
and new problems, perhaps requiring men OF
greater ability in commercial life than hereto
fore. our industrial troubles have come nafur-
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