The San Francisco call., 1908-11-16
Those RESPONSIBLE

IhCSE hESBONStbLE
Rev. Albert w. Palmer. pastor of
Plymouth Congregational church, said:
Do you realize that back of the man
Friday afternoon is the big man who
steals, the man who debauches a gov
ernmcnt for his personal gain? The
man who steals from private individ-
uals or from the public treasury is in
the same class. And 1t is he whom we
must make to realize the meaning of
the law
We do not admit to homes con-
firmed liars unless, as one man stated
many years ago, that liar is "a news
paper. Not many persons dare to criti-
else the papers, but 1t Is time for us to
dare and do. Let the manager of n
but In his news columns we have n
right to demand that the truth be told.
The day has also come for a. new kind
and type of cartoon. We do not want
a cartoon which misrepresents and In
cites contempt of the law.
Rev H K Sanborne, pastor of the
Brooklyn Presbyterian church, said:
l wish that 1 could think that the
crime which was committed Friday
was limited to the one man who fired
the bullet. But ] can not. 1t was moth
ing more or less than Ruefism. Think
of such a man as Ruef-a graduate of
one of our greatest collcges-to become
what he has. Then what can we ex-
pect with a subsidized press, poisoning
the minds of the people with .garbled
accounts of such dastardly crimes as
have been committed in the name of
California for the last quarter of
century. 1t was certain New York
journal TINT killed Mckinley. The
same kind of thing would Kill any
man who stands for truth when men
such as those who have betrayed San
Francisco are supported by venal news
papers.
Former Judge E. NJ Gibson dwelt
" Of tha q
He said in part;
MONEY INFLUENCES JUDGES
This country for more than 100 years
has been struggling against criminal
wrong. When one crime has been con-
quered another crops up. The law has
been trampled under foot Judges try
ing cases are Influenced by too much
money. Too much money has been used
TO corrupt the press, the legislatures
and the courts.
Rev. /. /. Loofbourow, pastor of the
Eighth avenue Methodist church, said
We must clean out entirely the dam
nable soil in which the-seed of assassi-
nation is sown and in which it grows
so richly.
What be more telling In the
cleaning out of this than for 5000 citi-
zens TO go down to the newspaper Of
fees tomorrow and stop their subscrip-
tiOns TO the papers which have poi
what n mighty influence for good 1T
would be for 5000 more 90 influence the
advertisers to remove their advertise
ments from these same yellow Journals
Rev. MT. LoOfbeurow's attack ON the
newspapers of the class to which he
referred were received with the Wild
est applause. HOOts throughout the
audience demanding tbnt the papers be
named were heard from many parts of
the big auditorium. and the name of
w. L. DarGie and his Oakland Tribune
were mentioned several times.
L. d. Inskeep read the resolutions,
which were adopted unanimously.
Following the reading of the reso-
lutions the following resolution of con-
dolence to Mrs. Heney was drawn and
likewise adopted unanimously:
Dear Mrs. Heney:
Gracious God bless and restore
speedily to full health your husband
and thus bless our state" is the prayer
of the church federation. which met in
the crowded First Methodist church of
Oakland. We extend to you our fullest
sympathy in this acute suffering.
BY order of unanimous vote.
tSigned by)
GEORGE w. WHITE. President
H c. INGRAM, Secretary,
l. D. INSKEEP. Chairman of
Resolutions Committee