The San Francisco call., 1908-07-05
APPLAUD PRAISE OF
GRAFT FTPROSECUTION
Rev. E. e. Baker Speaks OF a
Newer Patriotism and Oak
land Audience Cheers

OAKLAND, July 4.-The work of the
San Francisco graft prosecution was
applauded by thousands this morning
at the fourth of July exercises in the
Macdonough theater, when the eloquent
orator of the day. Rev. e. E. Baker,
held up Rudolph Spreckels as con-
spicuous example of the citizen who
teaches the lesson of The Newer Pa
triotism." DIR. Baker said
There stands a man of wealth VINO
Is doing unremunerative work Tor the
nation. 1t means more today to be
citizen of the United States than 1t
ever did before. OF all the dehni-
tlons of patriotism l prefer the one
by Bishop Berkeley, who defined 1t as
The passion to serve ones country.
DR.. Baker named Rudolph Spreckels
as he concluded a tribute to the pa
triotism of Theodore Roosevelt, and
then fell from his lips the words or ap-
probation of the effort of the man
who financed the prosecution or the san
Francisco grafters. which, he said, was
following the instruction and example
of the president
CHEERS FOR ROOSEVELT
The attitude of the audience was
evident when Roosevelt was named, for
when the issue of The Newer Patriot
ism" was brought to Californian
shores and the regeneration of com
monWealth was named as fitting to be
thought of on Independence day, the
enthusiasm of the house leaped up like
flames. Continuing DR.. Baker said
we are to be congratulated on liv-
ing in California, the land of miracles.
We of the west will soon find ourselves
in commanding center OF influence
and will make names for ourselves.
we must all be proud of our presi-
dent, Theodore Roosevelt. He was
never greater than on the night of his
election four years ago, when he re-
fused to run another time, weather.
ing the perils of the future, OF a
perpetual presidency. President Roose-
velt's voluntary retirement from the
White House when he might have
stayed there indefinitely marks him as
one of the greatest patriots the world
has seen in modern times"
IN MIDST OF MORAL BATTLES
George W. Frick. county superin-
tendent of schools, acted as chairman
of the day. In the course of a short
speech he said:
Il hope and trust that we are in q
frame of mind to cast an retrospective
glance, to realize our opportunities in
the history of our nation and our op-
portunities for individual effort Con-
ditions have been created that are dan
gerous. We are in the midst of a moral
battle and from the purpose of inde-
pendence we are not to be turned back.
The greatest question before us today
is not can we whip the world, but can
we control ourselves
Attorney Lincoln Stanton Church
read the declaration of independence
and music was rendered by an orches-
ira and a quartet composed of Everett
S. Dowdie, Frank Oates, Charles Learn
and Frank Ayers.
PRESENT COLONIAL PICTURE
When the anthem America" had
been sung by the audience, all stand
ing. Captain B. H Rand one of the
oldest inhabitants of the city, fired a
salute from a colonial musket which
his grandfather used at Bunker Hill.
Bennington and Saratoga. Then the
ferYor of patriotism rose in clamor,
until Chairman Frick called to the ros-
trum two Mexican war veterans, Major
Bromley and Major Sherman, and pre-
sented them, with Captain Rand, as a
colonial picture"
When the literary exercises in the
| Macdonough theater had been conclud-
ed the band music began at the city
| hall plaza and on the west shore of
Lake Merritt. When night came the
exercises were supplemented by the
bursting of rockets over the waters of
the lake, through which fire trimmed
boats foated like gondolas of Venice.
There were other features of the
fourth in Oakland and her suburbs AT
Idora park ST. Marys parish gave their
most successful picnic in many years
There was> a picnic by st. Columbia s
| parish, held at Piedmont park. AT
parishioners of All Saints church.
| celebration by Pleasanton and Liver
more, and Hayward saw a picnic by the
Pleasanton there was the combined