Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-03
Prosecutor Heney Declares
Hartman Real Power Behind
GfafterS of Stripe of Abra-
ham Ruef.
CALLS ON PEOPLE TO
WIPE OUT BOSS SYSTEM
Ballot Primary Suggested as
First Move Toward Purity in
Politics. PhiIadeIphianS Cheer
His Sentiments,


IBy Morning Journal special Leased wirsI
Philadelphia. Jan. speaking be-
fore the CITY club today. Francis J.
Heney, OF san Francisco, declared that
T. II Hartman. through his control
of the Southern Pacific railroad, was
responsible for the graft and corrup-
tion that has been found in the Col
den Gate city with Abraham Ruef
was linked the head of the United
Railroad corporation of san Francisco
bv MIR Honey, but the real boss, he
snid sits Ia New York and has as one
OF his agont In California, w IT, Her
rim general counsel OF the Southern
Pacific railroad.
"San Francisco Is no worse and no
better thnn the average American
Icny." Mr. Honey said. with the sin
gle exception of Philadelphia. and
even here you have nothing like what
we unearthed in my city. But the
causes of corruption are the same IN
Ian cities In san Francisco we
found two elements at work. Coming
from one source was the public service
corporation and from another was tho
saloons aud dives while behind our
bucks those sources Joined hands,
In this UNFOLD alliance the boss
was the connecting link, but he was
simply the agent of the real boss
the big business man who wanted to
exploit the public service coporation
The political boss was really the small
duck in the pond Behind him was
the public service corporation and the
southern Pacific railroad.
According to my deduction. the
head of the legal department of the
southern Pacific railroad, W II, Her
rim was the boss behind the apparent
boss But | am convinced that Her
rim was after all, the tool OF his ac-
mal boss Hartman"
Great applause followed Mr. He
neys charges.
"Wo must reason from cause to ef-
feet" Mr.. Hcney went on The
corruption of the city life in San
Francisco was not found in the deals
made by Ruef but was due TO the fact
that Hartman wanted to use certain
men our real boss sits in New York
and reaches across the country In
working ont his scheme
"'rhry say when these things are
discussed that they must employ such
means They argue from the same
premises that Jimmy Loguc did
when he planned to rob "A bank-that
ne was i'm need of the money The
public service corporation and the rail-
road wanted something for which they
were not willing to pay the public
which owned the franchises they
wanted to get under their control IL
was easier to purchase the political
boss and the councilmen. so the re-
spcctiblc business man sends his agents
into the public market to get the
goods
Other cities have had similar ex-
pcricnccs, and have ever heard II
say that something of the sort had
been attempted in Philadelphia.
Il would Ike 60 talk with you
about the san Francisco fire. but IL
would take mo an hour ana a half.
and my physician says / must not
make any speeches. But what is the
remedy for this corruption IN munich
pal lifoe The American people who
have tried popular government for
slow 10 work out their problems.
why is this
we have voted ballots that the
BOSSES could scc AN these years. We
could not give amy tune 90 think out
nur own problems but We went away
down in the corner OF the Pacific
ocean to Australia TO find a method
Tor the ballot Why did not We think
this oute simply because the brains
of the country are engaged in making
money aud some of the ablest OF our
men applying their powers in eorrup-
tlun of political life
How shall We get people TO exer-
else their rights,
Never by the convention plan. Then
why not try the remedy Of uniform
primary ballot and wipe out the boss?
4 man is q bad public servant because
No. has "a bad master and responds to
him Enter tho primaries Fight the