"The System," As Uncovered by the San Francisco Graft Prosecution

by Franklin Hichborn

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“THE SYSTEM”
AS UNCOVERED BY
The San Francisco Graft Prosecution

BY

FRANKLIN HICHBORN

(Author of “The Story of the California Legislature of 1909”;
“The Story of the California Legislature of 1911”; and “The
Story of the California Legislature of 1913.”)