Project Gutenberg 2013-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 638 Hichborn, Franklin 1869 1963 15003427 "The System," As Uncovered by the San Francisco Graft Prosecution Produced by KD Weeks, David Garcia, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The System," as Uncovered by the San Francisco Graft Prosecution by Franklin Hichborn is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book investigates the widespread corruption and graft that plagued San Francisco during the early 1900s, particularly under the Union Labor Party and the leadership of figures like Abe Ruef. The narrative details the mechanisms of corruption, legal battles, and the civic efforts that aimed to combat the entrenched “System” that enabled such misconduct. The opening of the book sets the stage by discussing the rise of the Union Labor Party, which came into power in San Francisco during significant labor unrest. It highlights the election of Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz, supported by political strategist Abraham Ruef, who manipulated the party structure to consolidate power while fostering corruption. The text illustrates how the emerging corruption became a focus of public outrage and prosecution, paving the way for a fierce struggle between the forces of reform and the established powers of corruption within the city government. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43103/43103-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 59.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Political corruption -- California -- San Francisco San Francisco (Calif.) -- Politics and government F850.5 Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Law & Criminology Category: Politics 1329530 2025-10-17T10:58:30.793191 text/html 1314790 2024-10-23T16:45:06 text/html 559779 2025-10-17T10:58:44.645148 application/epub+zip 581821 2025-10-17T10:58:32.923350 application/epub+zip 541498 2025-10-17T10:58:31.844196 application/epub+zip 936721 2025-10-17T10:58:53.414098 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 833057 2025-10-17T10:58:43.466190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 792819 2022-09-19T16:42:09.053047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1222072 2025-10-17T10:58:29.001220 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1202087 2024-10-23T16:45:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16867 2025-10-17T10:58:53.563083 application/rdf+xml 12616 2025-10-17T10:58:32.006270 image/jpeg 2213 2025-10-17T10:58:31.925254 image/jpeg 523060 2025-10-17T10:58:30.883251 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog