The San Francisco call., 1908-03-27
SAYS DARGI[
WILL Be LANDED
BEHIND BARS
Francis j. Heney Arraigns the
Foes OF the Graft
Prosecution
Acts of Perkins, Lukefls and De
Young Are Also Severely
Scored
Attempt to Create Sympathy for
Law violators Threatens
to Undermine Nation

OAKLAND, March 26.-"We are in
this fight for civic righteousness and
decent municipal government to win
and we will win. The right is always
triumphant in the end. We will win
despite Dargie and the Oakland Trib-
une, and we will persevere until we
land Dargie where he belongs. And
that you may not mistake my meaning
in saying that we will land Dargie
where he belongs, i mean that we will
land him behind the bars"
This declaration. flung out with en-
phssis by Francis J. Heney in an adj
dress to an audience OF 1000 men that
packed the large First Congregational
church tonight, evoked wild applause
that prevented the speaker from resum-
| ing his talk for several minutes
REMARKABLE DEMONSTRATIONS
1t was one of the many remarkable
| demonstrations of remarkable assem-
blase. The meeting in the big audi
torium followed a supper which was
given this evening by the Mems league
of the church, at which as guests OF
honor were Heney and Rudolph
| Spreckels.
Detective William j. Burns was alb
sent, having been detained in San Fran
cisco by business Charles f. Keyes,
president OF the league. was chairman
Of the great meeting. With Heney and
Spreckels on the platform was Rev
Charles r. Brown, pastor Of the church.
| Heney dashed the enemies of good
government with singing words OF
rebuke. He dug deeply into condi-
tions which have been uncovered In
San Francisco, and he said that condi-
tions now were even worse than under
the Schmitz rule. He said that the public
service corporations and all OF the
allied interests were fighting into the
last ditch of indecency--even to the
debauchery o. the courts--to save the
wealthy originals from punishment.
BRIDES AND BRIckBATs
'Tf we can't stop the throwing of
bribes at supervisors. how can we ex-
pect to stop throwing of brickbats at
streetcars?" uueried Heney in his de-
mand to know whether the government
had failed to maintain the law equally
for the rich and for the poor. "If you
do stop the throwing of bribes to
supervisors you will stop the throwing
of brickbats through car windows y
said Heney
The speakers words were heard
throughout by a., throng of men who
stirred only to applaud during the two
hours and half talk. Heney grilled
Herrin and the political machine OF the
Southern Pacific company, which he
said was part of the system the people
must break down. In detail he pointed
out the relations of big f1nanciers OF
San Francisco to the interests" and
explained minutely the ramifcations
of the attack upon the graft prose.
cution.
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WRONG
i In the course of his address, Hene,
} said:
The Oakland Tribune may come out with al
extra edition when il learns that / was here and
when it hears what have said. If it does com,
out with anything It will come out with NOR,
things that did not say than the things that
did say. ] have found the people Of this city. Al
well a. as any other, city or town in CaIiforni.
, where have spoken, to be in sympathy with tn,
EFFORTS Of the graft prosecution which is meetin,
] with such united opposition now. 1t is becaus
of the selfshness that is innate in human nature
/ The banker, the Wholesale merchant, the capi
talist and the millionaire say that the prosecution
is killing the city. Why: Because, as we worl
our way IN ferreting out the wrong doers an,
those responsible for much Of the corruption, "
come upon the tracks OF the class Of people
have mentioned, and then their attitude towar
civic righteousness takes turn for the worse
Public service corporations and corrupt publ
servants are responsible for much Of the wron
that is being done the people. Your Unite
, States senators stand for the Southern Pacih
compapy's interests as against the interests o
/ the people The brand Of the Southern Pacin
company may he seeu on their backs One O
them halls from the city Of Oakland. His nam
, rs George G. Perkins. He is the Perkins who
always 90 the fence and does not know on whic
side to fail until he receives his cue from ID
: railroad interests.
One OF your state senators (Lukens) admtte
Ion the stand that he was in the employ Of tb
. Pacific States telephone company, and that thi
J employment for that corporation began shortl
) after he was elscted By the people to the stat
senate Ruef was also on the pay roll Of th
] same telephone company for $1,000 q month
lWhy ie it that Homer King, the banker, is tryin
/ to whisper the graft prosecution to death? 1t
because be is one OF the directors OF the tell
i phone company Many Of the Wholesale mel
z chants are doing tho same kind Of whisperin
- -.
from the Southern Pacific company and are uudt
} obligations to Herrin, Who did business at th
: Santa Cruz convention With Ruef and Schmitx
having Gfllett nominated for governor. But y
mean to drive all the enepics of San Ffsncist