| Show A CONFESSED SCOUNDREL The Indianapolis News Undoubtedly Mayor Is a very bad man and we suppose Abe Abc Ruef Is right when he ho says that tho the labor labA union bums who surrounded were Yer very ery greedy greed and holl wholly unscrupulous But the theory that was a poor poor weak victim who was driven to crime or tempted be beyond oi 1 his strength to resist 01 or forced to do wrong In order to maintain the organization tion will be bo accepted b by no one ono who is familiar with will the tite shameful stor story of graft In San Francisco Ruef is a avery avery er very able man manS strong person personality a lit a shrewd law lawyer er and anda a colle college e graduate He lie knew what was wa right lIght and what was sas wrong and ho be deliberately chose choe the wrong That he was acquainted with all that was going s on with the bribery brIber of or tho the supervisors and with tho the whole system of ot graft Is notorious The Tho whole combination centered about him Ho lie was the brains of ot the conspiracy The Tin testimony taken before beCore the grand jury jUr which is printed In the San Francisco Call shows that was deeply involved in tho lie of or loot But now nov the tho whole foul conspiracy has gone vone to pl pieces Th The supervisors have hn I practically all confessed And himself Is on t e Iu run n. n I We e do not see seo th that t there thero Is In this case nn anything that lint should appeal to the s sympathy of or the court or of or the lie I people The city of ot San Francl Francisco co has for tor years ears been robbed b by this conscienceless gang g-an of or scoundrels who until Justice overtook them showed the tho most e cynical 1 and brazen disregard ard of the laws of both God Cod and man They nover never had an any Id Idea a that the they could be caught anti and punished pun pun- l hll No o one else Iso hind had any such Idea until very recently rho Tho organization of or the thieves seemed to be above tho the law Controlling the cH city administration In partnership with tho powerful corporations corporation supported b by tribute levied lev le led iel on the tho corporations and on the tIme Ice vice of or the city and controlling the thc lower courts It seemed almost hopeless to look 1001 for relief The whole local government o was nothing but an a agency ency for the collection of or toll for tor the tho benefit of or those on the tho Inside nut But now no the rl right ht has triumphed and there thelo will be ho a large e arg-e addition to the penitentiary population As for foI Ruef Rue himself It Is to bo be said that his conduct Is still being Investigated along other lines lIne The Call informs u us that the tho federal government Is looking Into Inlo tho time part which ho lie had hind If if an any any in In In the importation and sale ale of or Chinese girls for tor Immoral purposes Mr honey Heney the leadIng leading leading lead lead- ing J figure gure in the tho prosecution has publicly declared that he hc can prove e that thal Ruef fluer was Implicated in this infamous s. S That the tho traffic has been carried on Is known 11 out and an it Is' Is Is known mown that some somo men made mado large profits of IL It So th the Investigation is 18 going holn forward and the secret service is lending every government gO through its possible aid aliI Wo We think that now that the tho combination involving involving in unearthed evidence will bo be much Is bro broken en there thero that haw have ing man many men anti and involving more deeply those already been caught In our opinion the sympathies of or honest men ought to be not with Ruef or or any other members of the gang g-ang- but with the lie robbed and oppressed oppressed op op- pressed people with the disgraced raced elt city with th the innocent victims of oC the tho vi vice co trust which undoubtedly existed We c congratulate the p people ople of or San Francisco on the certainty of ot of the tIme revolution that Is now in lii progress Th Thoy who fought ought their battle o owe oe e much to the time brave men Only a few days a ago o the th thieves loves were sneerIng sneer sneer- me rIng r- r Ing lug nt at their enemies and threatening to kill them Ih Tho ro rogues ues could not bellevo believe that the they were In the slightest lI danger The power was In their thelI hands tho the people were with them the city had voted to keep them in office omee- omee l tho fear But now the they arc are all on why h then should they their theil knees We c trust that tho they will soon h be he in the pen peni I Ruef fluer confessed simply because he ho was smart enough to know that he had hial no chance chanco to make a a. successful Sue suc suc-J suc defense With Ith that he ho would have fought to the hitter bitter end But the combination was sma smashed hed and the thieves were running to cover coyer Ho lIe knew that they would woud soon bo be lighting fighting among themselves and that there was no one ono of them who would not sacrifice all the tho others if IC b by so doing he ho might mis-ht save himself Ruef was smart emart to the Uie ver very end Ho lie surrendered only when he had bod to tori i. i values There are arc some ome extraordinary In millinery this week at Banks Bank Un n map made They have South Main street late ate purchases s of mUnns leghorns and other late summer Rummer hats from Crom the im importers enables q which porters at sale ale prices values at tho the them hem to off of offer r exceptional Beginning of or the thet t ea o n n proper for foI these heso goods |
