The San Francisco call., 1908-12-11

meeting of the League of Justice at
Lyric hall. The response that greeted
his words as the whole audience rose
to. cheer showed the temper sof the
throng. Hopeful of final and complete
victory was the keynote OF every sue
ceeding speaker.
The meeting had been announced as
a public one and the attendance was
greater than the capacity of the hall.
Sullivan was followed by Hiram John
son and other leaders in the battle
against corruption.
with no exu1tant feeling do we see
any man broken upon the wheel OF
Justice said Johnson as he closed a
word picture of Abraham Ruef in his
power and in his shame, carried on the
shoulders of a roaring mob up kearny
street the night of the election OF 1903
and three years later stepping into
the van TO take his lonely ride to the
Ingleside prison, a convicted felon-
with malice toward none" said
Johnson, "and with equal justice
toward ALL the prosecution of crime
in this community must go on
say this in no rancorous spirit. We
come tonight to give an account OF our
stewardship. Thank God. just YER
dict has been rendered and the man
who ought to be punished is about to
be punished.
"Our duty as active participants and
members of the graft prosecution is
concluded, but. in common with every
man and woman who loves San Fran
cisco, we will stand by the prosecution
to the end. Let us all do this. that
our children may say of San Fran
cisco, This is the city of our fathers.
that they made pure, and we Will keep
it pure in their behalf as We'll
The spectacle of Ruef in his glory
and Ruef in his shame said Walter
Macarthur, brings to my mind the
words of the poet. which. slightly
parodied. fit the passing hour:
The boast of heralrdy, the pomp of
power.
And all that beauty all that wealth
e'er gave.
Await alike an inevitable hour.
The paths of the CRATER lead but to
the grave.
when the man who was today con-
victed shall have gone TO his reward
there will be others waiting TO step
Up and 10 get theirs The highest up
Il the higher ups shall get all that is
oming to him.
Macarthur declared the forces of Ia
,or stood for law and order and he
narrated how in its inception the
league of justice was founded upon
the principle that come what might.
the cause of justice in San Francisco
should be fought out along the lines OF
the law.
James d. Phelan said that law was
the creature of man and that justice
was the child of God. He indicated
that he thought the proceedings tame
to what might have been if the verdict
had not ben Forthcoming. and he ex-
pressed the hope that. as God would be
certain to care for his own, the citl-
zens of San Francisco should follow a
good example.
President Sweeney of the labor coun-
ell said that the hearts of the $4,000
men he represented beat in unison for
the cause championed by the prosecu-
ton.
William J. Burns. who was tumultu-
ously applauded as he was escorted to
the platform, said the Gettysburg of
the war on graft had been fought and
won.
Rev. William RAIDER said that he
feared that he was coming TO a funeral
during the afternoon, but the verdict
changed all that. Instead of pronounc-
ing Earth to earth. dust to dust. ashes
to ashes" he had come to a marriage
"San Francisco and Justice reunited
once more.