The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-08-30
FAMOUS PROSECUTOR AD-
DRESSES MENfBERS OF COM-
MERCIAL CLUB TODAY
SAYS HE EXPECTS no COME
OUT VICTOR

81 want to say in beginning I
am not coming to Washington to
prosecute land and timber frauds
nor municipal graft" said Francis
]. Heney, the great graft prosecu-
tor, at the Commercial club at
noon today, where 200 men. in
a number of timber men,
land holders and municipal Off
cials, were assembled. so the
good" that greeted his sally was
hearty and spontaneous.
AS Mr.. Heney arose from the
table on being introduced by Sec
retary Cosper. he looked around
carefully over the house. II am
just looking for a place to get so
| cannot be attacked from the
rear" said the lawyer, who has
had experience with rear attacks.
Mr.. Heney declared there was
more than a joke in his remarks
that he is not coming to this state
to prosecute graft.
Graft In Cities.
Tacoma Is rapidly approach
Ing the point where the city will
have to face. what every large
city has to face. In every large
city vice wants protection for its
illegal work in the tenderloin.
and combines with the big busi-
ness men. who want to exploit wa
tered stocks and make big diyi-
dends off the people on public
service franchises, and under the
rule of party boss the same
will come about here
as have come in San Francisco,
In Minneapolis. In Philadelphia,
and In st, Louis.
When Business" Rebels.
Conditions are the same in ali
the large cities. And In all of
them you will find prosecution
of graft is popular until 1t comes
near home. In the beginning at
San Francisco the merchant class,
the bankers and the business
men generally were all In favor
of prosecuting the cases. They
thought 1t was going to be simply
prosecuting of Schmitz, and Ruef,
and few of those who stand out
in front. But now when we have
gone after the men behind, who
were paying the bribe money! we
find a condition entirely changed.
Now the merchants and bankers
and business men are lining up
against further prosecutions. They
are getting too near home.
.'As a general thing bankers
and business men want good gov
ernment. 1t IL the interests OF
all that we have clean govern
ment and all want 1t. but when
the prosecution begins to get near
some of the men In fashionable
society and in prominent business
life In any community then you
will find the bankers and busi-
ness men will cool off and they
will be ready for the prosecutions
to stop in that particular case.
hc WhoiC Bidlt tIOupio III QlH
Opinion comes from combine
tion of the icious element of the
slums who want protection in
their vices and the money class
who want special privileges to
skin the people. Both play with
the corrupt politician and an era
of graft begins.
He Calls 1t Tacoma
Commenting on Tacoma, Mr..
Heney said he had been looking
over the city. and he found IL
possessed wonderful advantages
equal to any on the coast for the
building of great city. He pre-
dicted that Tacoma would SOON
rival Seattle.
And this mountain agree
should never be called Rainier at
all" said Mr.. Heney.
Following his talk. Mr.. Heney
was greeted by the business men
present and congratulated. He
expressed confidence OF being
elected to the office OF prosecutor
In the coming San Francisco elec-
ton, and thinks his vote may be