The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29
League Of Justice Organized
Fight for City's Purification
Forces That Threaten Law and Order Tremble
Before Citizens Association

determined-that it should stand pri-
marily for the cause represented In the
graft prosecution. 1t stood for no per-
son or persons as such. but it had COM
plete faith in the public spiritedness,
honesty Of purpose efficiency and faith
fulness to the cause of the different
members of the graft prosecution, and,
therefore. as body, it stood pledged
to support these officers of the law in
their work of bringing to the bar of
justice the persons indicted for public
corruption.
LEAGUE NONP0LITICAL
The league is absolutely nonpolitieal
and nonpartisan in its organization
and appreciates that it's whole strength
lies in remaining absolutely nonpolit-
ical, with no other purpose than to
stand for the great cause that is be-
ing carried out in the city. Its mem
bers pledge themselves to stand to-
gether and to carry on campaign
against the forces that are seeking to
undermine and defeat the cause repre-
sented in the graft prosecution. 1t re-
fuses to take any part in the political
issues as they have arisen, and will
continue to decline to participate In
any political issues.
The first work started was of an edu-
cational nature. 1t appeared that
through various means the honest men
of the community were confused to
some considerable extent. The league
believed if they might come to realize
just what the issues of the situation
really were they would see that they, as
members of society, had very great
concern in the work being carried out
by the graft prosecution; that the
matter was entirely free from the mat
ter of personal issues; that it was the
great issue that concerned every hon
est man in the city, and it was only
for him to wake UP and realize that his
inertia and Indifference were betraying
his cause into the hands of the enemy
to society of which he was a member.
Different branches of the league were
established and a very strong member
ship of leading citizens aligned them
selves with the work.
HISTORY OF GRAFT CASES
Investigation was made into the dis
puted facts of the history OF the graft
cases, until the members of the league
We're satisfied that the facts, should
they be known, would clear to a large
extent the confusion in the minds of
the city and align the honest citizen
ship almost to man, behind this work.
Realizing this, the League of Justice
requested the mayor to appoint a COM
mission to partially look into these
facts and make report, which commits
sion appointed by the mayor is now at
work.
As one instance of these invastiga-
tions by the league. it took up the
statement that Heney was receiving a
very large compensation for his serv-
ice. 1t found that this statement was
absolutely untrue, that he was receiv-
ing no compensation from the city and
no compensation or any promise of
compensation from Spreckels or from
any other private source; that when a
man living some hundreds of miles
away from the city sent Heney a check
for $1,000 he returned it.
This was simply one of many things
that it ascertained so that it's mem
bers were satisfied that what was
needed was a clearing house of facts
for the public mind to educate itself
and the league believes that there
is great cause upon which the very
freedom of every citizen. man or woman,
depends; that it is absolutely necessary
that the citizens stand together on this
issue if they are not to go down be-
fore the forces of attack that are
brought to bear to defeat justice and
the cause that lies behind it.
The league offers an opportunity for
the men and women of this city to
line up and enroll themselves in the
service of this cause.