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

thew would agree TO put in the under
ground conduit; they having already
declared, mark You, that that was the
sole ground they were opposed TO the
side was acting in good faith in this
matter when they said no. they could
not agree to that? Why. they had de-
termined then to get the overhead troll
ley for the United Railroads. and they
were going to get ii If they could. ana
thew never intended to put a foot of
underground conduit in if they could
help themselves, and ] will show you by
Mr. Calhoun's letter written one week
later that he states himself that the
underground conduit is feasible for Sa
Francisco. but claimed 1t only has so
per cent OF the efficiency of the over
head trolley.
Is there anything in the testimony of
Mr.. Spreckels here that leads any one
has perJured himself? Did he make a
mistake in this-did he dream 1t. or did
Mr.. Calhoun say it? And, II he said 1T,
then he certainly said something about
wherever he was going TO put them.
APPEAL TO CLASS PREJUDICE
And he was appealing to the class
prejudice of Mr.. Rudolph Spreckels and
70 the selfish interests of Mr. Rudolph
Spreckels. and that reminds, me that
to class prejudice. He said that in one
breath. but Mr.. Moore blows hot and
then blows cold just according to how
he wanted TO blow, and he did con-
siderable blowing for a man who didn't
want to make any argument. Now,
Dir. Moore is so stepped In that char
acter OF class prejudice himself-and /
will prove this by his own admission
made here before you-he would rather
be called dishonest than be called a
bootblack. Well. for my part, / would
rather be a bootblack than to be called
dishonest. Why did his gorge rise
though at the idea of blacking any
bodys boots? He told you why, be-
cause 1T is mental service. a mental
He means that the poor fellow who has
to black boots is somewhere below
him, so far below that he would rather
be called dishonest than to be put upon
the doctrine OF democracy, of equal
rights, born equals? Talk about class
prejudice; why, he is STEPPED in 1t. And
that is the trouble, gentlemen. In. this
case. 1t didn't take three months to
get jury TO try Mike Coffey; it didn't
take two months of evidence TO try
Mike Coffey; IL didn't take three weeks
additional time on collateral matters to
try Mike Coffey. because Mike Coffey
had no money to spend obstructing
Justice. IT didn't take IS many days
TO argue the Coffey case. Why? WASH
he convicted upon the testimony Of the
same witnesses produced here?
COFFEY's PROMPT CONVICTION
Well, Mike Corey was convicted on
some kind of testimony. and it, didn't
take i've months to do 1T in that the
record does show. And Abraham Ruef
was convicted upon somebody's testi-
mony of offering a bride to one of the
supervisors in the trolley matter; that
also appears of record here in this
case. i forget whether Mr. Gala CHER
was questioned about any of his testi-
mony in that case or not.
Heney picked up the letter written
by Calhoun In March. 1906. to the news
papers, in which the defendant declared
that he would not Introduce the under
ground conduit system because he be-
lieved the trolley to be more efficient.
The speaker read the entire letter, com
rnenting upon it as he went along and
picking TO pieces the arguments adj
vanced by the trolley president He
continued:
Now Mr.. Calhoun says in this letter
over and over and over again, II am
willing to leave ii to the people of San
Francisco 10 determine whether they
2hali have the underground conduit on
Market street and on Suffer street I
want to leave it to the people to assume
the responsibility II that proposition
was made by Mr.. Calhoun in good faith.
he did not intend to leave it to that
boodling board of supervisors to decide
II for the people; IL Mr.. Calhoun had
an understanding with Mr.. Ruef he did
intend to leave it to that boodling board
of supervisors regardless of whether the
adornment committee agreed. or not If
the adornment committee agreed tina
they would leave it TO the people as he
said, he would immediately proceed
having them tied up to support him, to
leave 1T to the boodling board of super
visors. If the adornment committee
refused he would Immediately proceed