The San Francisco call., 1908-11-19
GRAFT FORCES
ARE DENOUNCED
IN SAN JOSE
Monster Mass Meeting Scores
Examiner and Chronicle
and Their Kind
j. O. Hayes Says He Would Like
to See Schnlitz, Ruef and
BoodIer Board in Prison
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

ofEClAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
SAN JOSE, Nov 1S.-The auditorium
of the First Presbyterian church was
packed this evening by representative
citizens of San Jose and Santa Clara
county, gathered to express their con-
demnation of the efforts being made
to delay the course of justice in San
Francisco and their sympathy with
Francis ]. Heney in his present suffer
ing and to pledge themselves to firm
and sincere support of Mr.. Heney and
his colleagues in the prosecution of
graft and corruption in San Francisco.
Among those present were local rep
resentatives in the state legislature.
Mayor Dawson, State Senator Marshall
Black of Palo Alto. ]. O. Hayes and
many of the foremost and most public
spirited citizens of the city and sur
rounding country. Rev. ]. w. Dinsmore
presided and speeches were made by
Senator Black, Mayor Dawson. Samuel
G. Tompkins, ]. o. Hayes and Rev II.
H. McQuilkin.
S. G. Tompkins introduced a set of
resolutions. which were unanimously
adopted by the citizens present. The
resolutions follow:
Whereas the corruption and dis
honesty in municipal affairs that
have heretofore existed in San
Francisco. accompanied by bribery.
crime, have m made that city, and our
state, an object of reproach and
shame in the eyes of civilization;
and
THEIR EFFORTS IMPEDED
Whereas, the heroic and persever-
ing efforts of Francis J. Heney and
those associated with him in the
prosecution of public malefactors
who have been most largely respon-
sible for this deplorable condition
have been hampered and impeded
in many ways; first, by the criminal
element who have protited by a
long continued course of venality;
second, by certain newspapers,
whose influence has been undoubt-
edly purchased with the proceeds
of corruption and crime, and third,
by a complex and unwieldy system
of criminal procedure, under which
it is we'll nigh impossible to bring
to trial and to obtain conviction
of a tenaciously defended criminal,
however manifest his guilt; and
Whereas, the inevitable result of
such conditions has been to en-
gender among the people of our
state a contempt for law and the
belief that the wealthy are not
amenable thereto; that riches, how
ever Ill gotten or criminally OBJ
tanned are a certain protection
against the consequences of crime;
and
Whereas, the inevitable result of
such conditions, IL unchanged, will
be TO debase and corrupt the men
tai and moral standards of the peo-
pie of our state, especially young,
TO degrade our civilization, break
down government and in it's stead
to create anarchy; now, therefore,
PLEDGES AID TO PROSECUTION
Resolved that we here record
ourselves as in earnest accord with
the prosecution of the graft cases
in San Francisco; that we pledge
our loyal and unSwerving support
to all those who are exerting them
selves to bring to justice these pub
lie malefactors; and
Resolved, that we earnestly call
upon all sincere citizens of our
state to give every aid. encour-
agement and support to the prose-
cution of these cases, and to dis
countenance in every way such of
the public press as shall attempt in
any manner to create antagonism
to or prejudice against such prose-
cution, or those engaged in bring
ing to justice such criminals; be it
further
Resolved, that we hereby express
our deep appreciation of the ear
nest and indefatigable efforts of
Francis j. Heney in the prosecu-
tion of crime and tender our sin
cere sympathy for the suffering he
now endures by reason of his fidel-
ity to the cause of decency and we
express our most earnest hope for
his early recovery; be it further
Resolved, that we call upon the
various senators and assemblymen
of our state, and particularly the
representatives from Santa Clara
county, to bring about reforma-
tion of the laws pertaining to GRIM
inal procedure in our state, to the
end that speedier trials of crimi-
nails may, be had.