The San Francisco call., 1909-10-10
| |nENfY SCORES THE
SOURCES OF EVIL
Calls Attention to the Rapacity
of Local Gas and Water
Corporations
Chief Value of Graft Prosecu'
ton Rests in the Exposure
of Corruption Plots

Francis ]. Heney addressed nearly
1000 persons in the Young Mems He
brew Association hall in Page street
near Stanyan last night after having
spoken TO an audience almost as large
in Richmond hall. The graft prosecutor
was roundly applauded at each meeting
as he made his plea for support in his
campaign for district attorney.
I. O. Kierulf was chairman of the
meeting in Y NJ II. A. hall. He briefly
explained the work of the Heney league
and pointed out the Importance of elect
ing Heney to show that the majority of
the voters We're in sympathy with the
prosecution
E. /. Barry, Max Kuhl, ]. d. Pbelan.
Walter Macarthur and Matt I. Sullivan
preceded Heney and advanced argument
after argument in favor of the election
of Heney as district attorney. Sullivan
recalled an incident at the union labor
rally in Dreamland rink, in which a
man stepped upon the stage when
Charles NJ Fickert was presented and
proposed three cheers for the man that
would prosecute Francis J. Heney.
HENEY,s VIGOROUS SPEECH
IF am indicted by Mr.. Patrick Cal
houn's district attorney. I shall not
stand on my constitutional rights and
refuse to testify on the ground that
I may incriminate myself, asserted
Heney, jumping at once into an attack
on those whom he considered respon-
sible for the corruption in this city
He added that he would not send his
books out of the state to get them out
of the jurisdiction of the local courts.
Hancy explained the receipt Of $685.
500 from Rudolph Spreckels for office
expenses, but declared that he did not
profit by it personally. He defended
the morals of San Francisco and said
that the people of this city were not
worse than the people of other cltles
of the United States. He even beleVec
shat they we're better than In any other
large city of the United States. Graft
in other cities was spoken of by Heney
New York had had its corruption. IN
Philadelphia the people prevented
$50. 900 600 gas franchise steal. FOLK
stopped the gas company's perniclous
activities in ST. Louis, and Boston mas
been corrupted by the public service
corporations. The value OF the prose-
vfcting and sending of men to the PEN
yfciting and sending of men to the pen
itentiary. but in showing up the causes
of corruption.
Henev said that while Ruef was
drawing $1,000 per month from the
United Railroads he was betraying the
men of the union, who were looking to
,Ruef was only a petit larceny thief.
The real thieves were the public serv-
ice corporations" said Heney. Better
telephone service was secured through
the activity of the prosecution. added
Heney who followed by denying that
the prosecution had gone into the work
Just to prosecute Calhoun. He in
formed his audience that it was the
telephone graft which first aroused his
attention.
GRILLS GAS COMPANY
In his attack on the corporations
Heney spoke particularly against the
gas company, which, he said, had been
robbing the city of about a million dol
lars year as the result of raising the
price. For his part in aiding the gas
company Ruef is said to have received
$4,000.
(which would you rather do asked
Heney, pay an additional million to
the gas company a year and permit an
additional steal of $4,000, 600 by the
water company TO buy their plant. or
pay $4,000 year for the work of
carrying on the prosecution" This
evoked much applause.
That's the business we are hurting, .
said Heney. That's the kind of busi-
ness we want to hurt. and the kind I'm
going TO keep on hurting the rest of my
life" He insisted that San Francisco
would bring disgrace upon herself if
she turned her back on the prosecution.
When Heney entered the democratic
meeting in Richmond hall he was greet
ed with cheers. He shook hands with
Chairman o. X. Cushing. Sidney Van
Wyck Jr. and DR.. I. b. W. Leland, demo-
cratic nominee for mayor, who We're on
the platform.
Van Wyck proposed three cheers "for
the man who was shot fighting the
peoples fight" Some one in the house
proposed three cheers "for the man you
can not kill