The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-30
Pastor, Using Resignation
as Pulpit Theme, Asserts
Attorneys Charges Pre-
vented Slave Case Delay
and Betrayal of State by
Chiefs in Federal Service
HONOR TO OFFICIAL
AND HERRINGTON.
Preacher Assails McRey-
nolds for Needing Influ-
el1ce of Rich and Politi-
cally Powerful and De
clares Wilson Was Weak
in Applying Whitewash

Pulpit fuel was added by REV.
Charles F. Aked last night in his SER.
mon at the First Congregational
church to the flame OF public opinion.
aroused over the resigna tion OF United
States Attorney McNab Telling again
the story of the correspondence be-.
tween Mr.. McNab, President Wilson,
ATTORNEY General McEeynolds and
Judge Harrington, he denounced Nc
Reynolds, expressed his disappoint-
| ment over the course of the president
and lauded Mr.. McNab and Judge Her.
rington.
1t is immeasurably disappointing
and sad-that the president did not show
himself a bigger man." declared Doctor
Aked. take it that he is surrounded
by q coterie of friends and Lean not
believe that he reads the papers. One
has to speak respectfully of the presf-
dent OF the United States, but Mr.. VIII
sons assertion that Mr.. McNab acted
hastily is an assumption hastily made.
His letter whitewashing Mickey
nolds Is even more painful. He tells
the attorney general that he is per-.
fectly right, and then orders him to
do exactly the opposite. The presi-
dent ga yss It was entirely wrong for
Mr.. McNab to push the cases hastily,
and now tells McReyno1ds You lnnst
go push them hastily
Here in this state people have been
honestly trying to do right. Tt is
treason for the state to turn traitor to
the United States, but what il the
United States betrays the state? Here
the righteousness of these two men,
John McNab and Clayton Harrington,
prevented actual betrayal The VIC
tory is all theirs and 1 call on you who
are assembled here in a Christian
charch for Christian worship to pay
them the same tribute of honor that
the press, public and politicians have
already paid
DWELLs on SLAVE CASE
DR.. Aked confined himself entirely to
the Diggs- -Caminetti affair. leaving the
Western Fuel case entirely untouched,
and scoring Anthony Caminetti. com
missioner general OF immigration. in
unmeasured terms.
He declared that defendants who had
not influential friends or the ear OF the
attorney general were convicted and
sentenced without delay, while others
more fortunate could get long delays
with view toward dragging their
cases out of sight.
Il glory in the city and the state
that it has such men as public servants
Clayton Herrington." he said "This
notorious Diggs- -Caminetti affair had to
be continued because the father of one
of the defendants. man intimate with
great men, and one of the most inn
portant Office holders in the country,
saw the attorney general and had the
case put off. until autumn. despite the
fact that McReynolds had had put
before him, not only by Mr. McNab,
but others as we'll, that the case w&s
serious and important
"A man named Fullerton was indicted
hNO AichlnS dAtCt 1lB6S anu SdHIluctA
and was sentenced to two years, while
another man indicted six weeks after
ward was sentenced also. You can deal
with poor people whose fathers are not
commissioners general OF immigration
and haven't the ear of the attorney
general but If they have influential
friends the case may be dragged on
with view toward dragging it out of
sight.
The excuse given by McReynolds /
was the fimsiest ever given by an IN
te1ligent man. AS if the trial could not
go on without the father of one of the
defendants, who has seven lawyers to
defend him. Immediately that Mr.. Nc
Nab sent his indignant message and
Mr.. Harrington wired his perfectly
furious message, and their stand was
backed by the newspapers, the cases
we're ordered to 90 to trial forthwith
PRAISES MAJOR on CLINIC,
IF they can go on now without the
father, when an outcry has been made,
then it doesn't matter whether the
father is there or not McReynolds'
excuse that he did not know the seri-
business of the case IS not good. for
one OF the leading democrats lof the
state made it his business to let him
know the real status.
clayton Harrington took 1t upon
himself to send this furious telegram in
support of Mr.. McNab, and now John
McNal,,s resirnation IL accented and
Harrington virtually deposcd. SO now
they are out, and the president Is out
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