The San Francisco call., 1908-11-15
Citizens Organize to Enforce Laws: High
Criminals Denounced: "Clean City, Slogan

'eHiiNcs 4cduIIS up 10 Ine shooting
OF Heney, calling upon the supervisors to
provide adequate funds for the district
attorney to prosecute criminals, high
and low, demanding the truth from the
press, and pledging citizens to the
purglng of the city of boodlers and
grafters
Macarthur made a vigorous speech in
remuneration of the grafters and all
| their agents. The part of his speech
that aroused most enthusiasm was that
In which he pledged organized labor
to the support of the prosecution.
heretofore in voicing my sentiments
IN support of the graft prosecution /
| nave invariably spoken in an individ-
uai capacity. said he. But tonight I
am going to break that precedent and
say, although / have no mandate from
any man or body of men in this town
TO do so. and speak the sentiments of
| organized labor
a tumultuous burst of applause
greeted his statement. Macarthur went
on:
The labor movement is in all it's
acts protest against lawlessness. Men
/ ana women who earn their living by
! the sweat or their brows have more to
gam from the maintenance of law and
! the punishment of lawlessness than any
other class. Should it happen. which
900 forbid, that the higher ups work
tnelr VIII and go unscathed of Justice
the poorest men will be the worst suf-
Eferers.
Thank God that Francis j. Heney
stlli nves Let us offer a profound
PRAYER to the throne of mercy and JUS
tee that he be spared to conclude the
work to which he devoted his life. Let
us pray that he live to appear before
the cltizens of San Francisco and re-
eeive the 1aurels at the hands of
grateful people. The shot that laid
him low has been heard round the
world, but it has sounded the birth of
social regeneration in San Francisco
II that bullet shall not result in so re-
vltaiizing public sentiment in this com
ihunity as to force speedy trial of
the graft cases, then it will sound the
death knell of decency and justice in
THIS community. l feel confident that
san Francisco will now redeem herself
from her unenviable position in the
eyes of the world as city lost to
| honor.
But yesterday afternoon our heroic
graft prosecutor was laid low. Within
an hour three equally heroic prose-
cutors took his place. Let us show the
world that San Francisco is full of
potential heroes, of men who are willing
to sacrifice all that they possess. even
| LIE itself, in order that San Francisco
may live. Heney has fallen, fighting
The graft prosecution must go on, and
go on to a successful conclusion"
Charles S. Wheeler was the next
speaker. Twice in his 20 minute speech
he brought the great throng to its feet
for prolonged and tumultuous applause.
He said in part;
When an attorney, sworn to uphold
the law and to aid in the course OF
justice, for days and weeks and months
before the eyes of the judge does
nothing but throw obstacles in it's
path and to cast dust in the eyes of the
jurymen, I want the judge to avail
himself of the power given him to
maintain the majesty of the law and
the dignity of his court and to punish
that offender with imprisonment in Jail
Five days in jail Five days in jail,
For Gods sake, is there not self-respect
enough among the 1000 attorneys in
San Francisco when one of their num-
ber drags justice in the dust by months
of shameless tactics and trickery to
disbar him?'
Down with Ach." came the call
from the crowd. For minutes the thou
sands roared their detestation of this
cynical Faust of the bar. and the cries
continued to subside and TO rise again
at the memory OF Wheeler's suggested
remedy for this assassination of the
courts Five days in Jail. Five days
in jail,'
Again the thousands came to their
feet like an army rising when Wheeler
said:
When a distinguished gentleman
secures a great franchise by bribing
and debauching a board OF supervisors
he knows he is taking his chances of
stripes and prison. The homely truth
will do here. Let us show the world
that We have not lost our birthright TO
live in community where crime is
crime and where criminals. however
high they may hold themselves, shall
not go unpunished.
i am asked" continued Wheeler, ito
speak on the administration of the law
That administration Is the expression of
the conscience of the community. If
that conscience is square and true If
citizens want good government they
will get good government.
NAPA. Nov IA burglar took s2S
and q gold watch this morning from the
saloon of Reams & Chappell. in Brown
street. The thief obtained entrance TO
the place by standing on a dry goods
box outside the front door and climbing
thrOn9h tranSofo