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Monster Rally That Means a Victory for Tayloir, Langdon and Civic Decency
half block away from them, i
with solid walls of people in
between, and with the noises
of the street swelling behind
them, the # y were forced to
turn away in disappoint
ment.
The vast pavilion, stretching from
Sutter through to Post street and near
ly half a block In width, was jammed
until there was not an inch of stand
ing room within sound of the voices
of those who occupied the platform.
Immense audiences have gathered there
before, but never one that filled every
available seat, crowded in behind the
speakers' stand at the center of one
side of the hall and overflowed Into
every aisle and corner, as did the one
last night.
ENTHUSIASM AT HIGH PITCH
Enthusiasm reached a fever pitch
that broke time and again into tor
rents of demonstrative cheers. Speak
ers were, forced to stand for long min
utes silent before the reverberating
thunder of thousands of voices, raised
in response to tome telling point of
argument, could be stilled. Langdon,
Heney and other members of the prose
cution were given ovations that were
limited only by the power of human
lungs, and through 'it all there teemed
h slnrerity and steadfastness of pur
pose that mean but one thing for
today — such an avalanche of votes as
will sweep Langdon back into office
-by the most -overwhelming of ma
jorities. "" *v : -
An effective feature of ! the great
meeting was the use of thousands of
small American flags, given to those In
attendance as they swarmed into the
pavilion early In the evening. When
the members of the graft prosecution
mounted the stand, when Langdon ap
peared, and ngain at the olose of tho
different speeches, tlie thousands stood
in their seats, the red, white and blue
Eyrabols of American patriotism wav
ing In a mad profusion to the music
of swelling" cheers. It was a demon
stration that brought tears to many
eyes, that caused a choking in many
throats, and that made every breast
pwell with the desire to support the
principles of Americanism. *for which
the flag stands, and which find their
embodiment in the platform on which
>angrdon and the good government
eaders have waged their fight
OI'TBUnST IS TUMULTUOUS
Shortly after 8 o'clock Francis J.
ieney, Hiram W. Johnson, William J.
Burns. Joseph J. Dwyer and practically
he whol«* staff of the district attorney's
fflce took their place on the" speakers'
tand, while the band In the overhang
ng balcony above the stand burst into
he patriotic strains of "The Stars and
tripes for- Ever," and the crowd,
t retched out on every side, voiced its
pproVal of the men before them In c
umultuous outburst. Langdon entered
.hlle Johnson was speaking, and the
attor grave way to the interruption,
\u25a0hfi'h lasted . for -many noisy minutes,
he scone which had marked the open
t;t of the meeting, being repeated.
Joseph J. Dwyer. who presided as
iliirman, drew a storm of hisses and a
torm.of cheers with the first breath
f his opening speech. The hisses were
or George, A. Knight, whose • name
tie ?pr-ak>^r incidentally mentioned. The
"What's the matter with Bill Lang
ii<)!l?"
"What's the matter with Francis J.
Ilenoy?"
•What .the matter with Hiram W.
Johnson?"
"What's the matter with William J.
Burns?" . v
The shores gave the verdict which
the counting of votes tonight shall reg
ister — an unbroken support for Lang
don and the graft prosecution, and a
pledge to the world that in San Fran
cisco no man is above the law.
"LANGDON,*' THE ANSWER
"The question the world will ask to
morrow night," cried Dwyer, "will not
be whether the republican party, the
democratic party or the union labor
party is triumphant in San Francisco.
but whether our manhood stands forth
strong enough and big enough to tri
umph over corruption. What will your
answer be?"
"Langdon! Langdon!" chorused the
throng.
Hiram W. Johnson was magnificently
eloquent in his stirring address, and
the tense seriousness of his appeal
communicated itself to his audience.
Dead silence prevailed as he pleaded
the cause of good government and civic
purity, and then the storm broke afresh
as he asked his listeners what their,
verdict of today t would be. Johnson
paid his respects In unmlnced words to
William F. Herrin, Frank McGowan
and George A. Knight, picturing Her
rln as the great chief of corruption,
watching his forces as they, marshaled
for the last stand in his campaign to
enthrone graft again In San Francisco's
municipal life. Knight, he said, had
received his check, and the corpora
tions had already written theirß for
McGowan.
- VERDICT OF THE PEOPLE
"Tomorrow," he said, "you will write
your check, and It will cay, 'Pay to
William H. Langdon 20,000 majority,'
and it will be eigned, 'The People of
S&n Francisco.' " . .. . . . . . . _ _
Charley Oliver entertained the crowd
with some nonsense songs during the
intermission which followed, and the
Angelus^ quartet gave a number of
songs to popular a:rs, In which the
words bore on the incidents of the cam
paign/. Then Langdon was. introduced.
Three times three cheers came in
volleys as he stepped to the front' of.
the platform and the crowd -continued'
to voice its hearty enthusiasm until
Langdon had motioned several times
for Eilence. His speech was a straight
forward analysis of the issues of the
campaign.
After Langdon came Heney, the last
• speaker of the evening. For six mm\u25a0
\u25a0 utes he faced the throng before he was
able to utter a word.. As -the cheers
would die down there would be a shout
from some corner of the hall, and the
crowd would take it- up again. This
continued until he had to beg for
silence. When he finally made himself
heard he went hammer and -tongs after
the opponents of the graft. prosecution,
treating with unmerciful words . the ,
merchants, "businessmen and corporate
Interests which have given their, aid
to San Francisco's . debauchery. 'He I
rode rough shod over Herrln. McGowan,
Knight and Calhoun; he held the bribe
giver 3 up to public scorn, and he" went
over the story of the graft, prosecution
from beginning to end.
RUEF IS NOT SPARED
Heney did not spare Ruef. 1 He told
of the effort that Ruef had made to
stigmatize his character after he had
given his pledge to send Ruef to Jail,
and then, after a moment's hesitation
and with tense voice, he told the story
which his enemies have twisted against
him, of how In the defense of Amer
ican womanhood and to protect his own
life, he killed a man In Tucson, Ariz.
"The people of Arizona know every
detail of that affair," he concluded
'\u25a0 "and they know that all I ever did was
PILES CURED IX 0 TO 14 DAYS
Pazo Ointment la guaranteed to pure any
race of Itching, Blind, Blerdlog or Protruding
Piles la 6 to 14 daj» or mosey refunded. SOc. •
Edward Robeson Taylor
The indications arc favorable for my election by % a large
plurality. I believe the people of San Francisco will. elect: the
good government , ticket, including Langdon, against whom
a special contest is being waged. The whole world "is on
tiptoe, expecting San Francisco to fully redeem herself at
this election, and, through the result, finally to be regenerated
and stand once more unashamed.
to risk my life in the defense of
womanhood, and I'd do It again."
While Heney was speaking, a steam
whistle that had been used in -the Mc-
Carthy parade earlier in the evening
was driven around the pavilion rink,
tooting at full blast with the evident
purpose of breaking up the Langdon
meeting. Heney threw the full power
of his voice into the contest and more
than sustained his end for a time.
Then the crowd came to the rescue.
Cheers from within drowned the bed
lam without, and the whistle was
finally removed from the vicinity.
"What's the matter with 'Bill' Lang
don?" shouted Chairman Joseph J.
Dwyer, as he advanced to tho front
of the platform to take charge of the
monster, meeting.
: "He's all right." came the tumultuous
answer, almost drowned by cheers that
shook the building. Then came from
the chairman similar queries, "What's
the matter with Francis J. Heney?
Hiram W. Johnson? Rudolph Spreck
els." and to each name a tribute of
mighty and acclaiming shouts was
given.
HONEST MEN MUST RULE:
\u25a0 "It Is not political principles we come
here to discuss." said Chairman Dwyer,
"we have come to discuss but one issue,
so simple that any 5 year old child can
comprehend it. An Issue which the
mother discusses with her child, so
6imple it is. It is an Issue of common
honesty. Never before in the history
of the United States was this issue
so plainly presented to the American
people as today. Shall the grafters go
to jail or shall they go to tho city
hall? Shall the government of .his
city be ruled by honest men or bood
lera?
"The nation is looking on to see
whether San Francisco manhood has
the backbone and the decency to see
to it that thieves shall not .ule over
us. By the splendor of the God above
displayed' In the heavens tonight you
will see that 'Bill' Langdon is made
our district attorney!"
In closing the speaker referred to
Charles W. Cobb as one of the promi
nent members of the graft proso-:u
tion who was not present on the nlat
form. and the name of the brilliant
assistant. ln the district attorney's of
fice sufficed to bring another Volley of
wild cheers. , Then Chairman Dwyer
introduced the first speaker. Hira-n W.
Johnson, whose forceful eloquence and
learning were a conspicuour feature of
the brilliant meeting last night, as his
work has been against the- boodlers
and grafters on trial for their crimes.
OVATION TO JOHNSON
A skill not less than Johnson's him
self would be required to describe the
ovation he received. Above the tumult
and acclaim, voices crisscrossed the nail
shouting:, "You're nil right. Hiram!"
"We are with you!" Stick to your
job. you're winning," and other cries
of like encouragement reached his eavs
through a sea of waving flags, tossiiig
of hats and commingling of cheers of
men. women and children.
"We come to you," said the co-work
er with Lanerdon and, Heney, "In this
last appeal somewhat weary in body
hut with exultant Hearts. We have
been from South San Francisco to
North beach; from the Union iron
works to Richmond district; we have
visited the people In their homes and
in their halls; we have met the work
ingmen coming from their places of
toil, and we tell you that the heart of
San Francisco throbs with righteous
ness tonight v We tell you that tomor
row is San Francisco's day. We tell
you that William H. Langdon will be
elected to succeed himself.
FOLLOWING ROOSEVELT'S POLICY
"To republicans we appeal without
fear because Langdon is hewing to the
line that Theodore Roosevelt has
marked out. You recall how only a
week ago that American and bpst citi
zen, Roosevelt, in Nashville, replied to
those who held him responsible for the
failure of the Knickerbocker bank, be
cause, they said, his agitation against
the wealthy, powerful boodlers had
cheated the conditions which «±n>ied in
the collapse o f the New York banking
institution. You remember Roosevelt's
reply. He -said:- \My policy is fully
mapped out for all time, and I shall
pursue It to the end regardless of who
is hurt That policy consists in the
punishment -of successful dishonesty
wherever and whenever found. If fail
ures result; if the criminally rich are
hurt, the benefits derived from the
policy of decency will even then have
been cheaply "bought and easily accom
plished.' Those were your president's
words. For what does 'Bill' Langdon
J3tand? He, stands-for the punishment
of the successfully dishonest, just as
Roosevelt stands.
APPEAL .WITH CONFIDENCE
"To. those of the -good government
league and tto democratic party wq
appeal :wlth . * : qual confidence. Every
man who stands for clean government
and "common " honesty must vote for
him. They must elect the man, 'Bill'
Langdon. who by appointing Mayor
Taylor to office stands as, the very
creatorof the standard bearer, of the
democratic party and good government
league.
: "To . those in' this vast assemblage
who represent the principle of labor
unionism we appeal ; with perfect cer
tainty. "The union labor man who with
holds his vote from Langdon Is doing
himself, his union " and his country a
wrong. . . .
"Can't you look back only a year ago
when unionism in Sari Francisco was
shamed and her fair \u25a0 name ' trailed In
the mud of scandal before tho world?
Can you not recall that'from all over
the world came the verdict., 'Labor
unionism is unfit to bo Intrusted with
the :reins of' municipal government?"
Do you not remember that out of all
that 'filth and mire .and shame, you
could still hold up 'your heads with
pride because the man, who unearthed
the crimes: who tracked the criminals
and showed them that law reigned, was
a labor union man— William ll.LanK
don? \u25a0.;'
FOLLOWS DUTY AND INTEGRITY
*. VI recall. to you those conditions of a
year and two months ago.'wheh sus
picion, distrust and unrest existed and
every "man looked askance, at his fel
lows. Around Langdon stood those re
spected rich and honored boodlers who
offered him wealth, position and ease.
You did not know it. but he did. He
passed that crisis in his career .be
cause he had only one beacon light
and he followed It. It. was the light of
duty and integrity. He stood one man
at the : 'gunn. ; bound to you but by the
tie of honor,', his official oath and love
of civic decency. He did not yield to
the temptaton that would have wrecked
most men's souls. He stood for.; you.
He was your man. He made your fight.
For God's sake, won't you make his
E. R. Taylor, democratic and Good
Government league nominee for mayor
stands for industrial peace, prosperity
and a greater San Francisco. •
THE SAX FBAXCISGO -CALL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 190 T.
fight tomorrow? You know how the
public service corporations have bought
your officials and made mock of your
government. Shall -the men grown
rich from the gifts of your streets'and
now turned criminals — shall these men
be prosecuted as a poor man is who
steals a loaf of bread, or shall they go
free? .
UNDER FLAG OF GRAFT
"Tonight there is a marshaling of
the hosts of the opposition. I would to
God I had the words to describe it to
you. I see the great, white boss, Her
rin of California,, sitting upon our in
dependence and trading on the ruins of
our city; I see Herrln and his cohorts. |
They file by him In mad throng. First
I see the United Railroads In unholy
alliance wth the tenderloin of San
Francisco; second, there com.eg the
gas company with its thugs and toughs
and the other public .serving corpora
tions who seek to extend their period'
of crime. I see these passing by this
great .boss, who has done more wrong
to our youths of California than a
hundred criminals, and then I see, in
cap and bells, dancing and clapping his
hands for approval, Frank McGowan.
Under wh£tt flag do they march? Under
the great black flag of graft. You see
one man standing to block that host,
and he stands like a plumed knight
panoplied In his robe of civic honor,
making your fight with the aid of God
and your votes.
THE CHECK FOR LANGDON
"George Knight has received his
check. It was for $10,000 from the
Home telephone company; doubtless Mc-
Gowan has received his from the
United Railroads. These corporations
have pooled their money to beat 'Bill'
Langdon. Shall our city bo bought?
Shall we be bought like our boodling
band of supervisors? Langdon can not
write such a check as these corpora
tions can pen, but he has written one
payable to San Francisco, and he has
written it with his blood and strength.
Tomorrow you will wrlto one for him.
It will read:
"'SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5, 1907.
" 'To the Great Bank of Truth and
Justice: -
"'Pay to the order of William H.
Langdon, 20,000 majority.
" '(Signed) The People of San Fran
cisco.' " . .I-"
Following Johnson's impassioned and
masterful address, Charles Oliver en
tertained the audience with songs and
then the chairman Introduced William
H. Langdon. Such an ovation as Lang
don received must have been gratifying
to him. though he disclaimed it as ad
dressed to himself personally, declaring
it was given to the cause he has es
poused, of civic honesty and to the
principles of good government for
which he stands. He skid in part:
In the nonpertisan campaign that has been
made by the district attorney there hare been
no personalities, do vituperation or Marnier*,
no deception, or falsehoods; but ther* hag been.
a plain, truthful presentation of tbe issues
lnrolved, an appeal to the c! Tic decency and
honesty of this, community and a demand that
law. Justice, order : and government be main
tained as, the sacred rights of all.
A campaign against irraft and corruption In
this city has begun. The, people must decide
whether ftr not It = shall bo on. The work Is
not completed. Shall Jt be abandoned -now by
command of the people? Will the citizenship
of San Francisco put the stamp of approral
upon graft, political corruption and the de
banchery of i?OTernm«iit> On tomorrow these
questions will be answered, and answered in
no uncertain terms.
TO THE LABORMEN
In this campaign there hare been many false
isFuos. You must think clearly and be not
decelTed. You are told to withhold your sym
pathies from a movement making for law and
order and Justice because •It may hurt a party
Interest, an Interest fundamental In, the allevia
tion of many grievous wrongs. Once more It
Is the cry of the false leader lending honest
and trustful men astray. I,aw and ; order and
Justice are the ultimate guarantees that grler
ous wrong shall be righted. Destroy these and
the greater principle has been sacrificed for
the lesser. Neither capital nor labor can long
thrive without their protection.
We have In this prosecution and. ln this cam
paign no word save that of . praise and encour
agement to the cause of the millions who work
with their hands. My own personal sympathy
with the honest toiler at his day's work can
never let me forget hts aspirations. Labor
brought me Into government, and I believe that
honest labor wanted me to do my duty. There
Is no conflict between the needs of honest labor
and th« needs of honest government. \u25a0
At the last campaign two men upon" the
\u25a0 union labor . ticket were chosen i to Ulgh : office
One trampled upon the law and brought the
union labor eanse to shame. Tho other invoked
the law and placed the one in Jail., Which will
you choose to deny? Upon the one side. stands
the law and Its honor; upon the . other stands
crime. and Its shame.
At tbe last campaign two men upon the same
labor ticket were chosen to high office. One
sold out the \u25a0, government and the . labor party
to the criminals and the predaceous capitalists
who have been most unfair to you. Tbe other
maintained the law and put the criminal rich
under the restrictions of the criminal code.
Which will you choose to deny?
; This- prosecution ' stands upon clear ground.
It stands in 1U Impersonal administration of
law neither for the undue privilege of capital
nor for the undue privilege of labor, but for
the inalif nolle rights .of all. Against this
prosecution stand In array of opposition every
vicious capitalistic Interest in tbe city. If
you are against this prosecution yon are with
those Interests . working hand . In hand In the
common undoing of - the government and your
selves. Which will you choose to deny ?
TO THE BUSINESS3IEN
We are told to hnlt because the continuance
of this public prosecution will hurt . business.
Whose -business? .\u25a0 ; Tbe .thief's; \ . .Can honest
business thrive In . a > community where • public
and private rights and privileges are bought
and sold to tbe highest bidder 1 Can a great
industrial and commercial system grow upon
a rotten foundation? Can modern business,
which Is \u25a0•: founded upon \u25a0\u25a0 the : stability ~of . con
tract, grow, when the rights of men contracted
for In their political • constitution are every
where violated T-.\u25a0•-.T -.\u25a0•-. Can modern credit ; and ; busi
ness, which Is founded ' upon mutual confidence,
long, continue whpn we: must come jto look
upon each other with suspicion and. distrust as
bribers, th* eormptors \u25a0of government and buy
ers of special privilege? \u25a0:. \u25a0•\u25a0•\u25a0„'\u25a0\u25a0 .:
They tell us to "hold" : for. the sake Of busi
ness.. Hold back the -light ,of investigation'
and keep In tbe - darkness <so that a . great
metropolis, \u25a0at the feet of \u25a0* gold 'filled ' hills, •\u25a0 at
the doorway of: wheat laden valleys, : facing
across Us magnificent harbors Toward ; tbe seven
seas and the hundred lands,', may be < pillaged
and robbed by ' the ; thieves . and boodtars who
work, In the dark and 'cannot stand . the , light.
It Is for their temporary business' and not our
lasting prosperity that they cry so. loud. .'-\u25a0 .'
FUNCTION OF THE DISINTERESTED
Wherever . there Is crime there are interested
parties who are to profit by. that crime. They
will be found behind every' false force In
politics "trying -to,, counsel , and', protect/: them
selves. "~ Criminals :- at . heart;'"or sympathizers
with crime./ tbey do not hesitate to corrupt
a" party., machinery, to a political boßg,
or to pay 'for ballot jstuffers. and .to purchase
the vote of the human cattle- who sell the
citizenship they never 'deserved. '
In this , campaign ,we .' have *: such • as these
to battle .with.-; men .who have, been interested
in high . crime. On one J side \u25a0 there are the
fallen political J leaders ond ::• tbelr . leser devo
tees, who have been fellow conspirators : In 1 the
Auctioning out" of a»g'overnment. ;\u25a0-.• *On the other
sMe • there ; are the fallen men : of i business -\u25a0 and
their lesser . hirelings, : who • have . been ; tbe buy
ers ' and', the '= bribers . at ;. the : auctioning ; out ': of
government. - Tbe great financial means at. their
disposal are thrown * against \u25a0 the ' prosecution : In
the campaign against ' crime. ..There they- stand
In this 'campaign.: with 7 their political and '.their
financial resources,. \u2666trying to delude ; the i people
bo that- they vtnay. keep out; of fjallltheierlml
nal political bosses and •- the -tainted captains of
finance. In this : battle., between: the- prosecu
tion aud \the more J -. than '.40 thieves, V we : look
to . the spectator - to \u25a0 see , fair ' play- and s a f fair
game. * The ', thieves ' have lost: In', the .' courts,
anjl-now by their foul play this -campaign,
Confidence means credit; credit means
business ; - business ; means - good i wages
and- more- workv- .Vote , for, Taylor? and
the entire Good Government league
ticket. \u25a0 • '\u25a0^mBKHBBSKBSB!-: \u25a0-?:.-: *
P. H. McCarthy
The people will do their duty, and J shall surely be
elected. The fact "that they have investigated the situation
presented to the people by Rudolph Spreckels and James IX
Plielan with a . view of giving over the city government to
Spreckels and Phelan has caused a wave of indignation on
the part of the plain people, so much so that I am firmly con
vinced I will receive a majority at the polls.
Warning to Republicans
At the lowest estimate 75 per cent of the republican vote of
San Francisco will be cast for Edward R. Taylor for mayor.
The signatures of republican voters on file at our head
quarters prove the accuracy of this statement.
A vote for Ryan is a vote for McCarthy.
Do not throw your vote away.
INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN CLUBS
THOS. E. HAVEN, President
J. E. CUTTEN, Secretary. •
,'A. E. GRAUPNER, Chairman of Campaign Committee.
they are trying to gtfal » game thfy hare
lost. .
We have come to the end of this campaign
for the protection of this great city. The com
batants am drawn up on both sides, the. battle
Is tomorrow.. Upon the dny hang the destinies
of the mightiest city, upon the Pacific coast.
'You are to make that ficht. citizens." you, and
you alone. The whole world -rests breathless
awaiting the decision .of nightfall.' A nightfall
that shall usher, in -a' night of calm . and quiet
rest to the men : who have fought a rreat ' civic
fight and won,, or hurry In the darkness that
public thieves may steal away with their plun
der tmdispossessed and unpunished. Tomorrow
will be more than significant for San Francisco;
it will make life harder or better, the outlook
upon life rosier or grayer for all who come after.
It will be significant for this whole state for
the best humanity from the hills and valleys
will come here to live the life of the city, as
the best, clean waters of tbe mountains and
the ' valleys sweep down'at last by our feet.
It will be significant for this whole nation, for
bore as never before the ranker has attacked
democracy and the people wait to see whether
democratic politics can be clean, ' and whether
the people will have the same law for the rich
and the poor, the weak and the powerful.
The- Issues are clear. Men have sold out
government -and men have bought out- govern
ment. Shall, the crime be punished? That is
for you to answer. When you answer It, your
vote will :. build, the. foundation of government
or tear it down. It Is the issue as to whether
democratic government or any other govern
ment worth the name shall exist.
I leave the battle in the hands of the Citizen
soldiery of the city, feeling that t« them It
may with safety be committed.
After a song. Chairman Dwyer an
nounced: "Ladies and gentlemen: . I
now have the honor of introducing to
you the last speaker of the evening.
Francis J. Heney. I will Indulge in no
vain eulogies; I will simply say that
as a man in following out a trust he is
as faithful as a dog and in executing
that trust he is as brave as a llon^ —
Francis : J. Heney."
PROLONGED CHEERING FOR HENEY
At 9:ls:Heney arose from his chair
and walked to the edge of the platform.
But for more than five minutes the
cheering was so loud that he could not
be heard. When he begun, he con
tinued for an hour and 16 minutes.
Heney said:
• "Ladies and gentlemen: No fight was
ever lost that has an many women,in
terested in it as are interested in this
fight for .San Francisco. It shows that
the .conscience of the people of. the
country is aroused. In war the women
are always, the bravest. The women
here tonight give positive, proof that
the people are awake to the battle.
"The battle to be fought tomorrow Is
not the< battle of William H. Langdon.
He "~ can afford to lose It. It is San
Francisco that cannot afford to lose the
fight; it is the state of California that
can not afford to lose /the fight; it
is the nation of America that can not
afford to . lose the fight. The fight
is' not to put a few men in Jail.
The issue is, . Shall human liberty be
perpetuated. under a republican form of
governments., Until you have learned
that the foundation of government is
in the virtue of the masses you have
not learned the first principle of human
liberty. The fight tomorrow is to dem
onstrate that corporations cannot con
trol the municipal government. .You
can't have honest national government
until, you have'honest. municipal gov
ernment.
INFLUENCES BEHIND CORRUPTION
"To put men in jail Is trifling. The
great* education ' of , the people comes
from the object lessons given by the
developments shown at these investi
gations. What are the causes 1 of cor
ruption? From the confessions of the
supervisors we find that ] here are two
classes of bribery going on in every
city of the United States. They are the
tenderloin, thriving on immorality,^on
the profits of houses of ill fame and on
gambling. .They want to put In r^ower
a mayor who will give them a, police
commission: which .will let them con
duct dives "where people are .robbed.
Those Influences are always behind the
boss.
: "Ruef Is not the first boss. 'Our
memories can run back to Chris Buck
ley. Behind Buckley were the tender
loin habitues, who secured from hini
their right to ply their immoral trades.
Behind Chris Buckley .also when he
was boss were the gas company, the
water company, the Southern Pacific
qompariy and the street railroads. Why?
Because 'they all -wanted ; privileges to
which they were not : entl tied.; The pub
lic service corporations and.the,tender
loin are bound in unholy wedlock.
"When Buckley was /boss he didn't
need the board of supervisors, he had
the solid nine,, which comprised, the
majority of the board o*. twelve mem
bers..' Then there r.-Jiire the republican
bosses, BUI HirK'ni' and Philly Crlm
mins. Who. was behlhd r Crimmins? The
United - Railroads, the telephone -com
pany,, the gas company and the other
public service ' and the
tenderloin, joined together In unholy,
wedlock. . , .
DEFEAT WOULD BE DISGRACE
\u25a0 "Every mother should teach her
boys at her knee, the lesson' that can
be learned ; from this : That Boss Tweed
used to say, 'I don't care who the peo
ple vote" for. Just so they let me have
the nominating.' Teach ; them that they
have to go to the; primaries and vote
for the men they, want to ; represent
them. *
"Rember you are not doing us a-fa
vor by voting. fo|^ Langdon. I: will be
better, off if he is , defeated; It.was^my
love of human r . liberty, and i American
institutions' that 'made me go into the
fight ! for ! you; But it will be the great-:
est dlsgrace'.thafever befell an -Ameri
can city; If .you permit Langdon ,to be
defeated; : -:\u25a0 ';.
"• ; : ''Put McGowan in office : and • within' a
year * you'll be ; wanting, me to "' corrie
back- tO:prosecute\McGowan; Ittis plain
tonfght) that McGowan is being run by
the tenderloin ; - crooks and ?-: the!: people
, who ; have \u25a0. been \u25a0 indicted- f or- bribery ; " and
the people ; who expect to ; be indicted
for bribery. • McGowan says he'll prose
cute Calhoun 'lf ihe'srelected.. He'll; have
to^prosecute : Calhcun.,\The' indictments
would rbe .before ' him and before ;an
hone«t' juds© ~ r wh,o would , not dliffiiw
them if McGowan moved that they be
\u25a0 dismissed.
A 1,1, MUST RESPECT UW .
"It was said that there were mo
tives behind the graft prosecution. I
i will say that -I. did not want to indicc
those men; practically every man in
dicted was a personal friend of mine,
some were clients of mine. I would
' feel that I were guilty of a grave crime
If I were unjust to them. The convic
tion of Calhoun would not make him a
better man. Unless we tell the people
; that the law is made to be enforced
against every man. against the rich
and the poor, the lowly and the power
ful, the people will have no respect for
the law.
: "When we started a year ago to ex
pose these grafts we were unable for
five months to make headway. I went
to the heads of these corporations, try
ing to get them to give us evidence, to
help us convict the 18 supervisors,
Ruef and Schmttz, but they would not.
They had a chance to get immunity
but they did not take it. Then, after
five months, we trapped Supervisor
Lonergan, and the other members of
the board confessed. McGowan would
hay« prosecuted Lonergan. What
would have happened? The other 17
supervisors would have become — care
ful.
"I have been accused of many things.
When we first started in Ruef flooded
the city with charges against me."
In a lower voice Hene'y said that he
would answer one of the charges, and
he recited the story of his act in Ari
zona In shooting in self-defense the
man who had tried to bulldoze him out
of defending the man's wife in a di
vorce suit.
HE.VEY FLATS HERHIX
Then Heney'a voice rose again to its
normal pitch and he flayed William F.
Herrln for the corruption of every
bright young man who started in
political life in this city or state.
"A- more corrupting and demoralizing
influence (than Ilerrln's) could not be
brought tto bear on any free people,"
Heney declared.
The crowd clamored for an opinion
of George Knight.
"Knight," said Heney, "tells you that
he is a friend of Theodoro Roosevelt.
When Roosevelt wanted some one to
talk to an audience, for a job, the main
qualification of which was a voice as
loud as a bull's, he selected George
Knight. When Theodore Roosevelt
wanted to select some one to prosecute
timber thieves in Oregon he took a
deputy from Mr. Langdon's office.
Knight got $10,000 for the speech he
made the other night.
"All I ask Is that you keep in mind
what I. told you — that San Francisco is
no worse than any large city. There
are certain causes behind all graft and
the only way to prevent them is by re
moving the cause. There •is certain
legislation about which I will talk to
you some time when there is not a
campaign on hand, and then you can
take home what I say and think about
it" .—
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Mr. Citizen, do not let 'sectionalism
sway your Judgment on supervisors.
For ; honesty and efficiency, vote
the • Good Government league ticket
straight •
Outdoor Art Leaguers Will
Be Present at the Booths
Women Will Urge Voters to Sup-
port Playground Amendment
The members of the Outdoor art
league at., their meeting in the new
California \u25a0 club . house yesterday after
noon apportioned the voting districts
of the city between them. They will
be present at the election booths to
urge men to vote for the playground
amendment, which Is one of the pot
projects ; of the league. \u25a0
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The next thing which the energetic
women of the; Outdoor art league will
urge upon the city is the introduction
of forestry as a part of the supplemen
tary reading in the schools. The chair
man of the forestry: committee has
written-, to ".."Washington-, : for. suitable
reading matter, and the committee will
gather, information that may be useful
in . furthering their plans. Another
project ; that is on tho books of the
Outdoor; art league for the near future
la the establishment of comfortable
stations throughout the city.
GENERAL'S WIDOW DEAD
; CHATTANOOGA. Term.. Nov. 4.—
News'was. received here last night of
the death in Sewanee of Mrs. Edmund
Kirby Smith, widow of the former con
federate .general. 1 ; She was about 70
years old and had been 111 a veek!
William H. Langdon
My victory seems to be assured. In the district soutn
of Market street, where two years ago a man not on the
union labor ticket would not have been accorded a hearing,
the'vote has split, and split widely, and the majority. I think,
is in my favor. I can make no guess at the final figures, but
the result of the election will show a handsome majority "for
the present district attorney.
M'GARTHY'S PARADE
LACKS ENTHUSIASM
Continued from Page 1, Column 6.
of the carmen's union were In line.
Several of the largest unions of car
penters were not represented. The vast
army of iron workers was conspicu
ously absent. So it was with the team
sters, the electricians and dozens of
other unions who had been scheduled
to appear.
While hundreds of honest toilers
walked beneath the banner of Mc-
Carthy, ,the old guard of the Ruef-
Schmltz machine ; seized the occasion
to demonstrate that it was still in the
game. In and out of the parade dodged
a detachment of automobiles In which
were the familiar faces that graced
the meetings, in which th« county
Jail contingent was wont to shine.
"Kid" Sullivan rode near the
front with a party of friends. Cockey
O'Brlen and Boxcar McGinty were
there, and with them an ample follow
ing from the tenderloin.
McCarthy with his wife occupied an
open carriage. City Attorney Burke,
hearse than anything else. Not a cheer
County Clerk Mulcrevy. Sheriff' O'N'ell
and the other, candidates were in the
line of march, some In carriages and
others in automobiles. Some special
feature had been arranged for nearly
every candidate, but the float set apart
for Frank McGowan passed slowly and
unattended, suggestive rather* of a
for McGowan broke from the pave. Oc
casionally there was a demonstration
for McCarthy, but tb»re was nothing
In the nature of an ovation.
The parade lacked the spectacular
touches of the old Schmitz regime. The
master hand of Ruef wa3 missing. Ruef
played to the Imagination; McCarthy
appeals to prejudice. Had Ruef ar
ranged the parade he would have
marched a hundred pawnbrokers under
a gay banner with some title as "Mc-
Carthy's Business Men's club." Or he
would have had a uniformed cavalry
squad known as thg "McCarthy'Hsrse
men." \u25a0
The nearest to the spectacular was
an engine, mounted on a truck, which
kept up a whistle that could be heard
throughout .the city. Rome red fife,
banners and transparencies helped out.
The parade formed at the junction of
Market street and Van Ness avenue,
proceeded up Van Ness to Golden Gate
avenue, thence to Fillmore, to Post, to
the Dreamland rink at Stelner. Both
sides of the line of march were crowded
with onlookers.
The procession moved promptly at
8:30 with Grand Marshal H. M. Alex
ander and a score of aids at the head.
Police Captain Mooney, in an automo
bile, had charge of the police arrange
ments. Sergeant Rainsbury with IT
mounted patrolmen comprised the po
lice escort. . The Mulcrevy and O'Xeil
central clubs 'were given a prominent
place in the line of march and follow
ing them came the sheet metal work
ers. This organization was one of the
most effective in the procession. It
marched 350 strong and every member
carried a sheet of tin, which they rat
tled in concert. Interspersed in the
line of march were the various unions
and the McCarthy district clubs.
The carmen, at whose head rode Sec
retary Bowling, were frequently
cheered. A small detachment of the
old Schmitz rough riders occupied dec
orated wagons. A fling at Dr. Taylor
consisted of a banner on which were
parodies of some of the well known
poems of the good government candi
dates. None of the men in line -were
In uniform. The parade was 40 minu
tes in pa3sing a given point.
A large crowd thronged both sides
of Fillmore street as the parade passed
by and while there was considerable
shouting and enthusiasm by those in
the line of march, the people who lined
both sides of the street showed but
little interest. As McCarthy passed by
in a carriage, tipping his hat to the
crowd, he was given a frigid reception.
The crowd appeared to be there as a
matter of curiosity.
Fillmore street looked like a nar
row lane as the crowd lined the side
walks and the marchers passed by.
There was little or no disturbance
during the parade, the crowd , being
very orderly. After the parade the
people in the street turned the night
into a carnival suggestive of New
Year's eve. The police experienced
little trouble in handling the crowd.
Pay no heed to campaign fakes or
rumors. Vote the Oood Government
league ticket straight, r •
YOUNG HUNTINGTON TRIES
TO ESCAPE FROM* ASYLUM
Young American Who Killed Brothers
and Sisters in France Is a
Hopeless Maniac
VERSAILLES, Nov. 4. — Henry Hunt
lngton.escaped today from "the asylum
where he was confined by climbing
over a wall, but* after, a fierce struggle
with the keepers, who caught him be
fore he got away, he was returned to
confinement.
Huntington Is the young American
who ; shot and wounded his two broth
ers and two sisters at the bedside of
his dying father In this city last July.
He was pronounced by medical ex
perts a week ago to be irresponsible.
It now develops that he has acute
mania. It took four men to hold him
down and put him. into a strait
jacket today.
Blffl ACT OF IE
ENEMY. OF LABOR
Continued From Vage 1. Column 1 .'
mechanics expressed a preference re
garding the candidates. To them the
instruction took the form of a threat:
"Vote the McCarthy ticket straight"
or lose your Job."
Although sure of these men. Calhoun
then sM afoot the plan \n make hi*
printed appeal to the workmen to brealc
a big stick which he fears more thaiy
they do. but from the greetings th*
dodgers received when they appeared
by hundreds on all tho cars in the city,
the result trv*y produced was of th«*
sort that came of the Older kidnaprns
and the attempt to spirit Lonergan
away.
"Calhoun appealing to workinjjmen;
union men. to save him from Lang
don? Say. now. ain't that nerve?"
This was th« remark of a man golrtsf
home on an Ingleside car, after attend
ing the McCarthy parade, ami it waa *
sample of the reception the_ dnrt^ra
were accorded by the voters trho ro'l*
on the cars.
"Will we vote a big stick to Spreck
els? No. But we'll give it to Lang
don so he can smash Calhoun," sal I
another.
These jame men. who rirte t<"> aril
from work every day. noted another 5
campaign trick on th#» part of Cnl
houn — one of those last minute tricks
that seldom do the trickster any gooil
at the polls.
This stampede devic<» which will
avail neither Calhoun nor hta ally. Mc-
Carthy, anything In" the balloting wai
planned weeks asa At that . tim<»
many of the strike breakers i^rre or
dered to put on ami wear Taylor but-,
tons furnished by Calhoun. Tht» next
day Calhoun's subsidized organs and
pamphlets shouted to the working 1
men: 'Look: The striker breakers ar»»
wearing Taylor buttons:"
The other part of the play came yes
terday when the brutal order went out
to these same men: "Vote McCarthy
straight or lose your job."
The only real effect of this trick i.i
to complete the exposure of McCart%?
and McGowan as the allies and ca.tiS
dates of Calhoun.
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