The San Francisco call., 1908-10-10

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a sore democrat.
4 was beaten in New York city by
the bosses with whom this gentleman
says | had deal,' continued Hearst,
painfully anxious to discuss this rather
than the other proffered subjects.
What about San Franciscos" yelled
another interrupter
We ought TO listen to Hisgen," par
ried Hearst, who was getting too deep
into this five dollar quizzing" He
was not SO happy as he had been Il
am willing TO answer more questions
if It is your pleasure" he said, "but''
Yes, yes, it is, it isw came back
the insistent crowd.
WHY OPPOSE HENEY?
Several men arose and sought
Hearst's attention, but George Chal-
mers, an insurance man, got his ques-
tion in first
Why is the San Francisco Exam
lner opposed to the publication OF the
city and the prosecution of grafters
by Francis ]. Heney?" he demanded.
The audience again yelled its de-
light, while Dent Robert, editor of the
Examiner, leaned forward in his chair
on the stage, nervously twiddling a
motor cap.
Il am glad to answer that ques-
ton, declared Hearst, and the IRE
pressIble crowd salvoed its mingled
pleasure and derision
The Examiner is not opposed to
the prosecution" he explained, but it
IS opposed to some OF the prose
cutors."
There were cheers at first, but i'm
mediately they were drowned in a
tempest of boots and howls.
If it had not been for the Ex-
aminer," continued Hearst when the
storm subsided, there probably
wouldn't have been any graft prose
cution."
Again a patter of applause was lost
in a storm OF hooting and derision, in
the midst Of which somebody shouted:
What about The Can?"
Hearst didn't like this attempt to
give the credit for the graft prosecu-
tion TO The Call. but he had evidently
anticipated just that question, for he
grabbed up a typewriter paper, and
hourishing 1t in the air, shouted,
stamping his foot:
HEARST'S CHICANERY SHOWN
The Call the other day had an edi-
torial saying. Why did the Examiner
once support Schmitz?' and I say l am
going to read an editorial from The
Call complaining of the Examiner for
finally exposing Schmitz."
So Hearst commenced to read. but
the crowd was not to be fooled by his
cheap and clumsy trickery.
What date is that?" came the quick
,f
and
We want modern history" was the
warning from another.
This is an editorial from The Call
Of May 81. 1906" confessed the slippery
editor. thus providing the proof of his
own chicanery.
That was enough. Hearst knew and
the crowd knew that The Calls present
management took charge of this news-
paper nearly two months after May 81,
1906.
Exposed by the attempt to put one
over" Hearst showed plainly that he
was embarrassed by the derisive
laughter and indignant Kissing of the
crowd. From that moment Hearst was
at the mercy of the audience.
The editorial ends expounded
Hearst incautiously, IF there We're
evidence of corruption. The Call would
De the IIbI TO expose II.
And it did" somebody put in. amid
laughter and cheering.
CROWD CHEERS THE CALL
Three cheers for The Calln came
the stentorian voice of a man in the
rear.
The cheers were given with all the
lung power of the multitude. After the
third cheer a mighty roar Of approval
followed which made Hearst look
sick and deepened the red of irritation
and nervousness in Dent Roberts S
cheeks
Three cheers for Heney'' came an
other voice and the theater rang again
with the expression of the crowds at
titude toward the graft prosecution.
.All I ask is fair play in my own
city" pleaded Hearst, thoroughly un-
happy. All he got was more hooting.
I'VE have had mighty little prose
cutting and still less convicting," went
on Hearst This has been going on
for over two years. In that same time
I helped put 80 election criminals, in
jail in New York.
THE prosecution. so called. has
given immunity to almost everybody
they could convict. I favor putting
every guilty man in Jail. including one
or two of the prosecutors"
Hoots and cries of How about
Heney?" interrupted this diatribe. But
Hearst kept at it:
"Heney said he had evidence enough
to put Herrin I'm jail"
Il believe he has somebody called
out.
And yet" continued Hearst. 81
lunched at the Fairmont the other day
and Herrin came into the dining room
with no handouts on, with no ball and
chain. with no stripes"
Wait till he get him pinched," piped
high voice, and the crowd laughed
again.
"If he has not the evidence" persist
ed Hearst. "Heney is cheap little pre-
varicator. II he has it. is it that South
ern Pacific peon contract that prevents
him from using it?''
ATTACK ON HENEY RESENTED
The crowd resented this attack on
Heney and there were numerous at
tempts to hurl questions at Hearst in
the course of which one persistent man
was hustled out of the hall by the po-
lice.
Hearst, you're a whole lot different
when you get home" was the first COM
ment from the crowd when order was
restored.
Now I will offer a prize" con-
tinued the luckless editor.