Show THAT DESPICABLE RUEF A San Francisco jury has convicted convict d Mayor 1 of San Francisco H He is probably guilty but the man ag against st whom the contempt con empt of mankind mankind mankind man man- kind should be directed is that sneaking sneaking- wretch wretch- with forehead of a wolf but with the he heart rt of a shee shee sheep Ruef when el elected ted knew nothing of any of-any any but a i petty retail business nothing at all about public affairs affairs affairs af af- af- af fairs and during all his life had never shown that tha he possessed any of f the attributes needed by a May Maj Mayor Major or at the head of of a turbulent city city government I Iwas It was natural that he lie sh uld trust some one have haye some man to advise adv se with to take counsel from lIe He chose Ruef an adroit lawyer a man whose fa face e esl sl shows slows that a mistake was made mad when it was put upon up up- on oi a man th that t it was intended for a jackal jackal jacka wasi When things began to tie le dangerous what more ore oren n natural tural could have happened than that this this' Ruef should plead guilty and implicate all the friends possible possible pos pos- sible 1 is is s entitled even when despised despisE to a t litile littIe lit lit- il tIe ile pity but what is due Ruef There are men who in a cl close se place may confess there ar axe are me men who to escape pU punishment would ld e d dc almost anything submit and t t to any amount o of personal personal personal per per- degradation degrada ion but most of that lass class would have have- their t tongues torn out before they would implicate implicate implicate im im- im- im plicate tho those e. e who because because of their station had enabled enabled enabled en en- the crawling rawling thief to prosper There is a little palliation for a man like all unlettered unlettered- in the way way of criminal tricks and public business but bul none for Ruef with his trained abilities his desire to steal and his willingness to betray betray be be- tray friends |