The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-19

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he wants to do what is hest for the
city Of San Francisco, while at the
same time he has the lob absolutely
fixed up to do up the city or Gan
Francisco through Abraham Ruef
There is the plausible, polished gentle
man, who told you he was trying TO
conduct himself here as BELTS the dig
nifty OF an American citizen. on trial
Tor MS liberty. Far better had il been
II Mr.. Calhoun had attempted 10 CON
duct himself at the time this trolley
matter was up with the honesty that
oehts an American citizen who is in
Sp1red by patriotism and love OF conn
Try and of his fellow man. which he
pretends to have in this letter. And
mad ne done so. he would have rather
lost MS lie, rather have lost his for
tune than 10 have become a briber OF
your public officials. or even 10 have
curly headed boss
There was a great Greek philosopler
VINO lived about 400 years before
Christ, who was condemned to death
He was the master under whom Plato
studied. Ii was urged upon him that
ne could nee from Athens. instead OF
remaining there TO take this punish
mehl or death, which was unjust and
the reason he gave for refusing to Zee
was that he had been preaching that
tne laws of Athens and OF Greece were
nisher IMAM any individual; that the
interests or the people of Greece were
OF greater moment than the life of any
individual That he could not anord
70 turn his back upon those teachings
ana preachfngs OF a lifetime because
10 do so was 10 admit that il was all
error, all wrong. There was a Just
man and great philosopher. and he
preferred death. aye. an unjust death
rather than that he should injure the
people of Greece by having them able
70 point TO his example and say. This
taik or purity for the sake OF purity.
this talk Of patriotism for love of cOun-
try, is all bOsh." and he remained there
and suffered death rather than il
should be said that he would set AZ
example for disobeying the laws or
the DEGREES Of hts country.
WOULD IDOLIZE CALHOUN
How different here How different
the idols which we build up, AnC
Wendell Phillips was right when ne
got Oft that beautiful thing in relation
70 the idols Of the people. when he
discussed them after ChOate what
Choate had done TO entitle him 10 be
made an idol Of by the people. Some
would make an idol OF Mr. Patrick
streetcar strike and destroyed a Ia
Dor union
You may say of him that he pos
sesses rare lineage; that he is a de
scendant or an eminent man Of SOutf
carolina; that he has running through
his veins the blood of that same Pat
rick Henry who said. Give me liberty
or give me -; it may be said
MIN that he is gentleman; may
rest in peace. When he gets that tri
across the bay that he has earned a
the hands of this jury may he rest IL
peace behind the bars of San Quentin.
DENOUNCES TROLLEY Ross
This is Calhoun. who made il profit
able for political bosses like Abe Ruef
10 continue their crimes against the
puohc welfare; this is Calhoun, whS@
AFTER the IRE, when the wages of everNT
other iaboring man an the community
had been raised because the price of
food and rent had raised 50 high. made
II necessary for the men whom Null
Tally testtfies took on their coats and
worked like slaves to rehabilitate the
United Railroads; this Is Calhoun. who
made 1t necessary for those men TO go
on strike In order that they mi ght get
a few cents more per hour to pay Uhe
additional price OF food and rent for
thier families. This is Calhoun. who.
when charged with crime, instructed OF
permitted the books. the cashboOk and
the financial journal and the ledger to
be taken out OF the state because they
ought 70 have contained nay Gid
contain, the damntng evidence OF his
guilt. because they would have shown
by balancing the cash exactly how
much money TREY i. Ford got from
any source from the United Railroads
and IL could have been checked or and
shown that not a dollar cut OF this
100000 was expended by him for any
other purpose than that Of giving it
This is our idol Calhoun who two
days after Eugene F. Schmitz had been
convicted told Mr.. Starr, the treasurer
Of the company. whose memory must
have been fresh at that date in re-
gard to this transaction. that he was
needed very badly in the east, where
he remained until his memory became
so dim in regard to il that he can be
of no service TO the state. This. the
idol Patrick Calhoun. who. when the
jury commenced an investigation.
through his agent and attorney. Will
liam NJ. Abbott. directed Starr not TO
testify before the grand jury.
This is the idol OF the people. Mr..
Patrick Calhoun. worthy to have his
painting hung upon the walls In your
one of those In San Francisco who
should be worshiped as an important
public character. who has done so much
for San Francisco, because after the
FIRE he was willing to put IN SS,00O.0O0
to get a revenue upon S75.000. 600 al
ready represented in bonds and stock
outstanding.
NOT ONE TNSELFIsH ACT p
Don't talk to me about this IDOL
Patrick Calhoun. What has he done to
make life and liberty more attractive
In San Francisco? What one act has
he done that was dnSelhshly done for
the benefit of the people OF San Fran
cisco? Point IL Out-One single act
that was done BY Patrick Calhoun.
aside from the $4,000 that was given
lionaire hackers OF his who own all but
20 shares of the stock Of the United
Railroads. and who were throwing a
sop to the people of San Francisco for
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