The San Francisco call., 1908-11-15

slider any man who makes any sug
gestion of eXtrajudicial action as
an enemy of good government.
viii now make way for those who
are able to talk without tying up
the legal procedure.
Rudolph Spreckels was unable TO be-
gin his speech for some minutes. as
the chairman was powerless to check
the cheering. With all the lines of
his face showing the deep feeling that
stirred him. Spreckels denounced the
hired press and then told the audience
of the tremendous opposition arrayed
against the prosecution.
Rudolph Spreckels said:
I come before you tonight in
sadness and full OF shame SAD
because Of the serious wound of
my friend and your friend, Fran
els J. Heney, and full of shame
because that act occurred in the
city Of my birth, the city for which
I am lighting and for which l in
tend to continue fighting.
/ am here tonight to tell you
something of my own knowledge
OF Francis ]. Heney.
You have read the purchased
If the men who have accepted money
for printing tainted news were there
they must have felt something like
great crowd rose to it's feet and rosred
a mighty execration. The speaker
continued:
You have head the Examiner
The cry OF hate that greeted the
name of the Hearst organ must have
been censoling for those present who
had been slandered in its columns
You have read the Chronicle
The crowd gave evidence of full
appreciation of the De Young brand
of news and as the speaker continued
weeklies 1t was evident that Their
printed lies had been received at their
net value and that their power to in
nuence public opinion was gone. BY
the. crowd gave three cheers for The
Call and the speaker was allowed to
proceed He continued:
Hou have read lies. You have
been weaned away from the path
You have believed things against
your best friend You should
know Francis J. Heney as ] know
nim and you would know him to
be true blue and working for the
welfare of San Francisco.
In this fight hundreds of mil
tal-the curse of San Francisco to-
days arrayed against us. Fran
els ]. Heney when asked by me
promptly When asked in regard
to his own compensation he stated
to me that since I. a man of money
and some position, was willing to
risk the loss of my fortune and
friends he would be a poor citizen
II he did not do the same He
wanted me to know that he gave
his services for the love of his
city. his country and right and
decency.
] want to say to you that at no
time has Francis ]. Heney ac-
cepted one cent in compensation
for his services, nor does he expect
at any time to receive one cent.
Count your money. Take toll
YOU will risk money. friends. aye,
and life. in the interest of the city?
last word. 1T is your duty to
stand by the people who want to
aid you la restoring the good
name OF San Francisco.
Speaking as the representative of the
college students of the state, James
Wurke Of the University of California
pledged the support OF the students of
both big colleges to the work of civic
regeneration in San Francisco.
Burke spoke as follows:
] come tonight to represent the
law association of &he University
of California, but I think I can
speak for every man in both uni
versities when J tender their sym
pathy in this civic crisis. Francis
J. Heney was son of the Uni
versity of California He spoke TO
us last Thursday, and his last
fight, fight in the cause of law
and order and the good OF the city
and state"
We may have been Indifferent.
but we realize our duty now and l
pledge that the students of the
University Of California will throw
the full weight OF all their train
ing, all the knowledge they have
acquired into the cause OF good
citizenship in this city and state,
and we will stay in the fight for all
time
ExMayor James d. Phelan was the