The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
SCHOLTA CLUB PASSES
RINGING RESOLUTIONS
FOR THE PROSECUTION

The Scholia club of California, whose
membership comprises the leading city
and county superintendents of schools,
principals of high and grammar
schools, normal school instructors and
university professors, at its meeting
last night in San Francisco adopted
unanimously the following resolutions
setting forth in unmistakable terms the
sentiments of representative Califor-
mia educators upon the graft situation
in this city:
Whereas, the people of the state OF
California, through the district attorney
struggling to bring to just Judgment
under the law those men who, having
received much from society. have re-
paid their moral debt by bribery OF
pubic officers and base traffic with
municipal honor; and
Whereas. there is no crime more vile
or harmful than the bribery of public
officers, and no palmer duty before
American citizens, no cause more des-
perately demanding the support of un-
f1fnching public opinion than the pres
eryation of civic virtue and the prompt
punishment of civic malefactors; and
Whereas, the shameless efforts of a
portion OF the press, notably the San
Francisco Examiner and Chronicle and
the Oakland Tribune, have been de-
signed to confuse the public mind
QllClll- anu 1ldlOc = e
port and to load with infamy those who
have risked property, fair name and
life itself to lead the peoples fight; and
Whereas, certain men of high social
pretenSioT1s have made indictment OF
high crime a passport to exclusive
homes and clubs, and certain others
business rhen-their fellows in dis
honor-have deplored the prosecution
of rich malefactors and have made light
of the crimes that have dragged San
francisco In the mire; and
Whereas, justice in the courts has
been obstructed by means of every de-
lay that could be devised by the well
paid chicanery of lawyers, by means
OF. testimony suppressed, by means OF
witnesses for the state spirited away,
by means of plots and an actual at
tempt with dynamite against the life
Of the prosecutions principal witness
by means of armed thugs bounding the
leaders of the prosecution by day and
night, by means of an assassin's bullet
fired in an open American court; there
fore, be is
Resolved. by the members of the
Scholia club of California:
First-That we denounce as enemies
Of the. state. as traitors to the cause
dictators, businessmen, lawyers and
common thugs whose open alliance or
pandering with wrong has bred in our
midst disrespect for law and con-
allied in the cause of defeating JUS
tice, or of delaying 1T, have brought
down upon our western civilization the
scorn of the world.
Seeond-We hold that all who give
indicted felons aid or comfort in their
efforts to escape speedy trial and just
Judgment, whether by act. or speech,
or the support of faithless press, to
be morally guilty of the crimes of the
principles as accessories after the fact.
Third-That we pledge our utmost
personal influence to the cause of JUS
tice: that we honor as brave men
working against heavy odds in behalf
OF society the leaders of the prosecu-
tion--Langdon. Burns. Spreckels and
Heney; that we agree TO keep faith
with them and the cause for which they
stand until our civic wrongs are
righted and our courts redeemed
Fourth-In the name of self respect
and civic duty we call upon decent
men everywhere to join in the up
building and expression of a public
opinion that shall make and keep our
commonwealth clean
Flfth-That this organization extend
to Francis J. Heney its sincerest sym
pathy in his heroic suffering for the
people of this commonwealth, and that
we hope for his speedy recovery.
DAVID> RHYS JONES'
FactOtum of SchOlia Club of California