The San Francisco call., 1909-10-08
HENfY IS GIVEN
A GREAT OVATION
Big Rally of Good Government
League at Dreamland Rink
Cheers Noted Prosecutor
Doctor Leland, Walter Macar-
thur, Barclay Henley and
Others Address Meeting


last night. Nearly 5000 persons, with
women much in evidence, filed the
great auditorium. 1t was not only the
good government leagues first meet
ing, but itw as the initial bow of Doc
TOT Leland in his campaign for mayor.
FRANCIS j. Heney, the last speaker
on the program, was enthusiastically
received when presented by District
Attorney William II. Langdon, who pre-
sidea. The audience arose almost to a
man and greeted the graft prosecutor
with cheers. Although Heney was
hoarse, he made. strong plea for the
support of his audience. He declared
tnat the graft prosecution had done
three great things for San Francisco.
TAKEN DOWN AUCTIONEER'S FLAG
We have taken down from the city
nall the red flag of the auctioneer,"
SAID Heney. I'VE have made it pos
sible for public service corporations to
do business in San Francisco without
being held up. We have opened the
eyes OF all intelligent people to the
real causes of corruption in every large
city In the United States"
Heney followed with discussion OF
graft in Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia
and st. Louis. He assailed the rich
man who prayed in church on Sunday
and preyed on the public the other six
days of the week. After telling how
Abe Ruef controlled the issuance of
liquor licenses while he was boss,
Heney explained that it was not the
aim of the prosecution to put men in
the penitentiary, but to benefit and
improve society.
Criticism was also made OF news
papers of this city for trucking TO the
corrupt interests. He said it was not
Patrick Calhoun alone who was paying
these newspapers for publishing lies
about the prosecution. He laid the
blame on the gas company, both tele-
phone companies, the United Railroads
and the water company. Heney asserted
also that there was an unholy alliance
between the public service corporations
and the Southern Pacific railroad. and
he told of the merging of the Wells
Fargo and the Nevada national banks
in connection with this charge.
LELAND Is CHEERED
There were cheers for Doctor. Leland
as he was presented as the ague's
choice for mayor. Leland's speech was
short and h read it, but it seemed to
please his audience. He favored an
even administration Of justice. holding
that all crime should be prosecuted.
Il am in favor of civic peace, but not
land. "As mayor it will not be my duty
to prosecute crime. The criminal de-
partment. other than seeing that the
police perform their duties, is no part
of the mayors work. but it is the duty
of every officer of the government, in
cluding the mapor, to support right and
jistice and all moral issues
When Leland pledged himself to sup
port Heney there were hearty cheers.
O said ha aPnYriGifinO of tho Hatch
Hetchy water system was the great
material issue before the city. He
urged that the project be placed in
the hands of it's friends. He also dis
cussed the liquor interests.
"As mayor" said Leland, II shall al
low no interference with any legiti-
mate business. The liquor interest is
recognized by law like any other trade.
and will be treated by me precisely as
any other business interest, receiving
the same protection and consideration
from the law. | am, however. first and
foremost, for the homes of San Fran
cisco. l am a father. and the duty OF
the government is. first. to the moral
welfare of the rising generation No
person conducting a legitimate liquor
business has anything to fear from me,
but as mayor ! shall not allow a gov
ernment by dive keepers: for a govern
ment by dive keepers is only fit for
dive keepers.
U'REN MAKES ADDRESS
Milton U'Ren. who called the meeting
to order, asserted that the Good Gov
ernmeDt leagues ticket was the best
that had ever been placed before the
voters of the city He replied to the
attack made by Andrew Gallagher at
the union labor ratification meeting last
Tuesday night for not having indorsed
some of the union labor nominees.
U Rem said Gallagher was in mighty
bad company" p. III. McCarthy's record
was also assaiied by U'Ren, as was that
of Thomas f. Finn, union labor nomi-
nee for sheriff.
District Attorney ". III. Langdon in
being presented as chairman of the
meeting, told of the good government
leagues winning campaign two years
ago, when it elected 80 out OF go nom
inees.
There is no city in the United States
so free from graft as is San Francisco"
said U'Ren. There is no city in the
United States that has so efficient a
There is no city in the United States
that has been so free from scandal
among public officials as has San Fran
cisco during the last two years"
SPEECH BY MACARTHUR
Walter Macarthur, the first speaker.
said the graft prosecution was the most
important issue OF the campaign He
had feared that IL he aided any other
candidates he would jeopardize the sue
cess Of Francis J. Heney, but had con-
cluded that it was the duty of every
man to declare himself with reference
to the entire situation. Therefore he
had declared for the good government
ticket.
Macarthur said that the present ad-
ministration had pre-eminently made
good He did not believe that San Fran
cisco had ever had a better mayor than
Doctor Taylor. He also praised the
supervisors.
DR.. A. A. Giannini spoke at length in
support of the Hetch Hetchy PROPOSE
tion. He praised Roosevelt, Mansen
and the supervisors for furthering the
project He also praised Doctor Leland
and told of his qualifications for the
Office of mayor.
Barclay Henley. who was foreman
of the Wallace grand jury that drove
Chris Buckley out of the country, at
tackled Crocker's stand on Hetch
Hetchy because of evasive answers re-
turned by the republican candidate in
a published interview. Henley read
Roosevelts letter supporting the graft
prosecution which closed with Keep
up the fight' Warm tribute was paid
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