The San Francisco call., 1908-07-26
HENEY SCORES
BOSS RULE IN
GOLDEN STATE
Pays His Respects to Hearst
and Lays Bare Methods
of the Examiner
Says Friends of the BoOdIing
Higher Ups Hamper the
Graft Prosecution
WiffiIU C0uuacfc No-.o os no.x
Wittily Connects Name of Porter
With Ruef and Herrin and
WatsOnville AppIauds
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WATSONVILLE, July 25.-At the
opera house tonight Francis ]. Heney
of San Francisco spoke to the largest
audience ever assembled within
building in this city, and his remarks
were greeted with such turnultuous
applause that it was unquestionable
that his opinions met hearty syrnpa-
thy. His first reference was to the
San Francisco Examiner, and from
copy of that paper dated June IL he
read the title of an editorial, Dis
gracing Parents Religion Is Mean
Business" Yet the. article, he said.
vouched for by W. r. Hearst, made
most indecent attack on all religions
and was worse than anything ever said
by Ingersoll. The cartoon spirit as dis
played in the Examiner, coupled with
its editorial policy. made it unfit to go
into any house, and Heney called on
the people to show their disapproval of
the attitude of that paper by refusing
to take it or read it, stating that the
subscribers We're its asset with which
to secure advertising at raised rates.
He said he had already caused it to
lose 5000 subscribers to the daily edi-
tion and 10000 of the weekly.
Suddenly interrupting himself Heney
apologized for mentioning the Exam
iner TO his audience and asserted that
he did not propose to enter into any
public defense against any OF its accu-
sations.
RAILROADS GAIN CONTROL
He took his hearers through the po-
litical history OF the country, and after
comparing the government with other
kinds of rule said that the trend of
this country of late had been toward
worse condition than exists anywhere
else because of the indifference, con-
ceit, toleration and political laziness of
the true American voters.
He showed how the railroads have
affairs of the country, and through po-
litical direction of the nationGl high
ways, actually name the price the pro-
ducer shall get for his commodities.
The only thing they fear is legislative
interference, and they have guarded
against that by controlling whicheEer
Of the old parties happe ned 10 be in
control.
The remedy, he said. was in the di-
the Lincoln Roosevelt lea que.
Heney gave an outline OF history of
the graft prosecution. and told how
and why it had been hampered and in
terfered with by the friends of the
boodling higher ups.
EXPOSES BOSS METHODS
In a direct way he showed how the
young legislator OF good intentions is
taught to be good to the corporations
interests. or else is killed politically,
and how the system had reached so
deeply into the affairs of the state
that the people no longer had a voice
in politics, but everything was handled
by the boss.
publican boss, and without being too
personal he showed his dlsrespect for
the lieutenant governor by several
witty connections of the name Porter
with those of Ruef and Herrin. He
must have been surprised at the
thunder of applause evoked by such
references to Porter in the latter's
home town.
His explanation of the manner in
which the boss system gradually cor
rupts everyone in contact with it was
illustrated by reference to the differ
ence in the two elections of Schmitz
A reference to Mayor Taylor as an
incorruptible citizen evoked great ap-
plause.
Heney spoke for more than three
hours, and closed because of the late
ness Of the hour. although urged to
continue.