The sun., 1910-06-05
COUNTRYWIDE GRAFT FIGHT
RrDOLPH SPRBCKELS DOESN'T
INTEND 10 GIVE ar.

HAAAAANNH
There Was nrgHRlsrd Opposition
aich OuGht Rsalll 10 Head MV'smrnI.
Rudolph spreckels. who guaranteed the
eHpenses OF the graft prosecutions in San
Francisco which put In jail Mayor SChmitz
and Abe Rllef the political hos Of that
CIV. confirmed yesterday the report that
he - about 10 organize country wide
mOvement against graft Mr.. Spreckels
announced that he will hereafter devote
his life 10 the suppression ~ dishonesty
and croOkedness not only in municipal
but In State and even. IN Federal Govern
msnt.
Mr.. Spreckels has arrived az the Plaza
t0 remain e few days before sailing for
Europe on the George Washington. After
a short rest on the other side he will re-
turn about the middle Of JUDY and will
then throw himself into the work which
he says he has had in mind for four years.
A. 10 plans however. Mr.. Sprsckels said
IL was not likely that anything would he
made known before next October or De-
Cember
Mr.. Spreckels is r. fighter by inheritance.
training and in q sense by occupation.
and in his less than forty years he has
won some bottles. He got his first hard
experience IN the sugrr refinery owned
by his father in PhilgdelphiR. which was
fighting the sugar trust. end before he
was 20 he had learned the business from
bottom to top. He csught men who he'd
been paid 90 wreck the plant. While his
brother Claus, Wh1 VS. running the
buaness. VAS away M Rudolph. ,hsn only
as did some Tefl business fighting. A
uSce cutting war having been going on,
M suddenly announced jump NJ l-is
OtA cent pound in sugar supplementinR
lt gith the information that immedis %
eNanrs would be hlled a old prices.
Ia n he sold out all the immense stock
hahad and all he hSd in Sishl-
The SrTcckels sugar plantations IN
Hawaii we're losing money. Rudolph
Sprerkels found the reasons were mis-
mann cement. extravaEanCe and stealing
he and his brother Augustus bought
them end were Just getting them upon
psying tasis when claus Spreckels his
father, psssed the word n the hanks not
% let the young nen have money that
was needed However they got u from
private capitalist. carried out their i'm
prUvemsnte md later sold the plrntstions
81 a hig rrotit Then when the elder
SpFeckels. who Wes somewhat u iighter
himself, decided that he would attack the
San Francisco Gas Company because ~
a slight Nv the president o. thu company.
and Rndolphs money vas largely tied I
....s. A.. -ss-t. n H.. ..u..-.s Al. -, v.F,f
10 work and 60, control of the company
and put !, on a paying lasis, cutting o6
ss9o.OcO n gran and ineescisnCy the nrst
year The histoy Of the graft prosecu-
ions is we'll knO'vn.
Are YOU going 20 keep up the fight |
IN Sen Francisco in spite of the result !
ct the recent elscsion'' Mr.. Spreckels !
was asked yesterday.
The matter has gone beyond San |
Francisco he replied 4 intend 10 4
organize q nstional movement
Then you do not think that graft is
confined 10 san FranciscOl-
-On the contrary ! know that II 10
prevalent In every part q the country
And the san Frnncisco election has
not discoura ged you7-
-lt has rather encouFagsd me because I
II has proved the truth ~ my contention 4
that corrupt capital. IN combination
With the Tenderloin and corrupt labor
leaders. hes the ability TO control an
election out there. still. d. not believe
that the result ~ the San Francisco
election was the voice % the people;
IL was rather the success II corrupt Money
IN beng able % get results The me joTity i
given o. the successful candidates vas
considerably under the challenge list.
which melnE that there were many illegal /
votes Indeed. some 1901 ont q the .
N coo votes cast were thofe n men who .
were shown e. be not residing - the .
addrrsses they gave But under our
election system these may swear w their 1
votes ano tue hon. II Convioting them +.
u almagt NIL even when arrests are made 4
-ran Francisco D. tp-sisy flr worse even
than " was IN the time ~ Schmitz.
verv suhsifntiai ma lOrity II he people I
10 Opposed ~ present Conditions, but the
trouble u this majority ~ largely com
pUsed - persons whp DO not vote. They
have not Vet learned that " is the thing
for aIl decent ritizsns % do ther duty
and interest themselves N our govern
meni
The Indictments aEa'n some - the
RrT fterA an San frlncisCo are still IN force
The DiHficT ATTORNEY WIN was elected
hy the interests whose officials are under
Indictment has made several motions
tor the dismissal ot the Cases pendlng
but the Judge of the court has declared
he would not entertain such a motion
! have No idea whether they will ever
roune 10 triai With District Attorney
unwilling ~ nv these Gases Il il dificult
tp sse how they can bs brought up
The movement 10 which ] referred will
not he IN such SHARE hat an announce
rnent - the plans can bs made until the
fall said Mr.. Spreckels Corruption
~ no new thing u has hern here for many
years Il extends 20 every part ~ the
country u n not even "onfned - cities.
and sveRi orr national Government y
tainted by I'm my judgment all govern
ing bodies m this country are Affected
byH
AT the root ~ the trouble ia the power
~ corrupt money. which stu gives small
rewards m comps usun ~ the favors
u receives. II gets what legislation u
wishes IN municipal councils. IN State
legislatures. and goes even higher. The
nominations Of ON Governors are IN the
same hands. though ] know n many
cases where the Governors Of States are
clean But when the so-called party
machines are IN the control u CORPORA
tons Governors are without doubt
subject 10 the same control. II
DO think good has been accomplished
by muckrakingg Decidedly So-cAlled
Undertaking articles have aroused the
republic % 4 sense ~ conditions. I To-
lieye Il is wrong % plead loss of business