The San Francisco call., 1909-10-30
'HFN[Y SCORES men
WHO OPPOSE him
anarchists in Silk Hats" Who
Would Destroy DeCency
and Public Purity
Words of Praise for the Graft
Prosecutor From Roosevelt
and La Toilette

A letter from former President Theo-
dore Roosevelt, and a telegram from
Robert M La Toilette, United States
senator from Wisconsin in praise of
Francis J. Heney brought whirlwinds
Of applause at the Star theater. Twen
ty-third and Mission streets, at a
Heney-Leland meeting held there last
night under the auspices of the good
government league.
The telegram was read by Hiram w.
Johnson, one of the speakers of the
meeting. during the course of his ad-
dress. 1t ran:
Except for engagements from which
can not secure release 1 would as
suredly accept invitation to help in the
as ever faced a foe. He is fighting the
only enemy of the republic which can
weaken or destroy it's free institutions.
He is fighting the most dangerous form
of treason to real republican govern
ment. Every city, state and section of
the country is vitally concerned. San
Francisco's awful problem is theirs in
some form. Heney's fight is theirs in
some degree. His election will help the
cause of decency and righteousness
everywhere. 1t will put heart and
courage into the men and women who
are leading in the struggle now in
every municipality and state in the
union. The country will rejoice with
San Francisco in his election and 1t will
hear of his defeat with shame and
modification"
JOHNSON ATTACKS MCCARTHY
During the reading of the telegram
there were frequent bursts of applause
from the crowd. Hiram w. Johnson
devoted his attack to a large extent
against P. H. Mccarthy.
''One of the candidates" he said,
"has come out for a liberal town--a
town possessing, as he says. the
pleasures of the past. The only logi
ecal deduction from this statement is
that he is making an open bid for the
tenderloin vote. Do you want gov
ernment by the Lestranges and the
Bassftys? One reason why stand for
Leland is because i agree with him
when he, says that government by
the dive keepers is fit only for dive
keepers"
ANARCHISTS IN SILK HATS
Heney characterized the men oppos-
ing him as anarchists in silk hats and
broadcloth.'%
1neY nave not, he SalQ, Ilc req
shirt of their brother lower down the
ranks of life's ladder who throws the
bomb; but this fact does not make them
any less dangerous. Given full sway,
they will wreck the government which
has been built up by our fathers. They
have robbed the country so long that
they have come-to look upon robbery as
their right. They turned against The
odore Roosevelt by creating a panic
,I,a
against me, able to do so without hurt
ing themselves. They also would Gre
ate panic in San Francisco financial
circles"
LETTER BY ROOSEVELT
Max A. Kuhl, another speaker, read
a letter written to Francis J. Heney,
December II, 1908, by Theodore Roose-.
welt shortly after the shooting of the
former. The letter is as follows:
My Dear Mr.. Heney: / shall keep
your letter always and hand 1t on
to my children. You are one of the
Americans of whom l am not mere
" proud, but whose deeds, whose
high courage, high integrity and
entire disinterestedness of devotion
to the country make me thrill with
enthusiasm. When l learned of your
assassination-for such at first it
was reported TO me-my grief was
swallowed up In anger ana eager
desire to further the great work in
which you had shown your entire
willingness to sacrifice your own
life. My sorrow for you was out
weighed by my admiration for you,
my pride in your life, and in the
very fact that this life had been led
so as to cause you nearly to be
stricken to death. But for dear Mrs.
Heney I felt the most abounding
tenderness and sympathy. Give her
my warmest and most affectionate
regard I am so pleased that you
are almost recovered, and without
so much as a scar; but for heavens
sake don't take any chances. Fol-
low your physicians advice. Thank
heaven. you have convicted Ruef.
Now 1 hope the others will be con-
victed in due time. from the big
Businessmen straight through to
the corrupt public official. Always
yours, THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
w. H Stewart acted as chairman of
the meeting. Prior to addressing the
crowd at the Star theater Heney spoke
at a meeting in the Auditorium annex.