The San Francisco call., 1908-10-16
MARVIN RESENTS
ATTACK OF GLOBE
President of Good Government
League Brands Papers
Statements as False
Vindicates Workers for Clean
Judiciary and DenOunces
Attempt to Deceive

Indignant at the maliciously false
statements which have been made con-
corning the good government league in
the Evening Globe, Frank w. Marvin,
president of the league, made a scath-
ing reply yesterday. Marvin not only
branded these statements as lies, but
defended the position of the league and
summarized the good results of its
work. The reply may be regarded, not
only as an answer to the Globe, but
also as vindication of the league
against the attacks of Tim Sullivan and
the Herrin machine
Here is Marvin's statement, made in
the form Of letter:
LETTER FROM MARVIN
As president Of the good government league of
San Francisco, hereby take occasion to resent
and denounce the false and malicious ISLANDERS
against this League and the members of the exec
uuFe committee published from time to time by
the Evening Globe. We have stood these attacks
without answering because we considered the
source whence they came. but the limit has been
reached IN the malicious attack on the league
published in Wednesdays issue The assertion
that the good government league either directly
OF indirectly, In any shape, manner or form, has
anything TO do with the opening OF gambling
houses In order 10 influence votes for our nom
partisan ticket for superior judges is a malicious
lie. The assertion that Mr.. Rudolph Spreckels
true Mr. Rudolph Spreckels was selected as
member or the executive committee after he had
unsolicited on his part) been invited by the
committee 10 become member on account of the
nrn stand he had taken for civic decency and
right, and he is only of Is members, all of
whom have an equal influence in the league.
The selection of the nonpartisan ticket for SUI
perior judges was the result of conference of a
committee from the good government league with
a similar committee from the democratic party.
The executive committee OF the good govern
ment league responsible for the selection Of our
Judicial ticket consists OF II republicans and
three democrats.
FALSE STATEMENTS SCORED
AS TO the sspersions and insinuations regard
Ing our petition and the afhdavits signed by diff
ferent citizens, these statements are only made
for the deliberate purpose Of deceiving citizens
Of this city, and 1 not believe that the gen
eral public can be so ignorant as TO be misled by
such statements
There have been many petitions heretofore
presented in San Francisco for independent
the thousands Of sfhdavits attached 10 our
petition contain q lower percentage of names
irregularly signed than any heretofore pre-
sented in the history cof San Francisco We
had 5000 legal afhdavits above the num-
Der necessary TO meet the requirements of the
law.
we know the source and object OF the at
tacks. and believe the general public
is intelligent enough TO know also.
The San Francisco Globe pretends to believe
in the boost and don't knock policy, and
yet il has been perslstently knocking those
Interests that have been working fearlessly and
unselhshly for the good of San Francisco.
WORK FOR PUBLIC GOOD
The executive committeeman Of the good gov
ernment league of San Francisco have no
special interests 10 subserve and not Of
fee seekers. Tley have consistently re-
fused to have anything to do with munich
pah patronage although 1t was offered 10 them.
The league of the leading factors
in cleaning out corrupt officials that had dis
graced San Francisco for years The mem
bers of committee have given. and are given
much of their time 10 the public good, and
for the public good. We believe in pulling
together for the right and for the general
good. The public judge which interests
and newspapers are working TO pull together
for the wrong. and against the public good.
The time has in San Francisco when
civic decency is asserting itself and will not
permit certain vicious interests, assisted by
certain unprincipled newspapers, TO bring back
10 this city a corrupt administration which
shall again disgrace San Francisco in the eyes
Of the world Very truly yours,
GOOD GOVERNMENT LEAGUE,
By T. W. MARVIN, President.