The New York herald., 1878-08-17
Citizen knight Denounces
His Former Protege.
THE "OPEN LETTER" A FRAUD.
Its Author "B atant Blatherskite' and
"Braying ASS"
"DENY 1T IF HE CAM"


and the man who made Dennis Kcarney He is thor
oup bly osgusied with the conduct OF mis-
protcge and denounoes him in the strongest terms.
found Mr. Knight ready. seven anxious" 70 give the
world through the HERALD his opinion OF the California
agegue and ex-drayman. The following is the re-
sult OF the Interview
9EpoRrER-what 10 you think OF your friend Kear
ney by this time, Mr.. knight
Mr. KSIGHr-rhe poor fellow has been ruined by
constant and unmerited laudation. He took to him.
self all the honor he should have shared with others
He came to imagine hmscli every body aud every
body else nobody HIS vanity and superciiious pride
1shea bouquets, ovalions receptions and applause
which modest men always decline. His paper, the
Oren Letter. besiavered him with such fuisome adua.
ton did bclttle all other before him that
his brain was turned. think no doos honestly be-
Iieve thai this movement cannot succeed without
HIM, and that TO sustain his power, ialscnood fraud
and overbcarng arc pardonable offences.
REroKrER-What effect Will this breach have
your causeg
M KSiGar-It will prolong the struggle II viii
delay our triumph. That Is all Somehow change
had become necessary. Kearney had gathered tho
rude and ignorant. We had gathered tho more intel
HgcnL We had become . great power. But our
success required class step higher, and they would
not como US whie Kearney was the leader, and
his style and policy ran The party. Tho moro Guilt
but still remain with his cohorts Then could have
gathered tho higher class and won tho country But
instead OF that Kearney tho oury Cesar OF the and
lot, assumes the entire CONTROL He puts ignorance
and barbarism and mob rule on the top The inelli.
gent and seii-respecting fee away from him, and
decent, law-abiding people look with horror
What follows? We have felt the pulse OF tho Stale.
We know that our principles have been accepted by
the majority. We shall organizs airesh, With kear
peaceful reform. The rejecting OF Kearnsy's follow.
will abandon tho '.god Of the sand lot" He
ana his few worshippers will dwindlo into psignin
and die Tho ago OF Cesarism Is past
History does not reoord . single instance In which
mob led BY dictator has succeeded In doing good
IL is un-Amercan. II IS behind tho age But our
principles Will die. We should organize and
succeed. In the future the Cinnamon will leave
our state; land monopoly will cease; all monopoly
will be curbed and put on its good behavior; the
children Of the State Will be cared for, and NAL
isasauce In once will be q high and unpardonsbie
crime We shall do it oil; but the time Is q nttie
further on for thus division
REPoRrER-Would you not have done bctter 10
yield TO Mr.. Kcarney and keep your power intacts
KKAKsEr A SNARE AND a DELUsIoN
MrKSIGHr-I cannot think Uniaw full assumption
grows upon a man. Yield ono point to him and he
demand another, and stops short OF nothing but ab-
soute despotsm. Besides, as SAID before, such
never accomplish any good As rslormers they are
ensre and deluson. The man who trampes
equal laws and the equal rights OF fellows in ono
regard will IN all Others wherever he Is trusted.
Would you 70 10 . tyrant for hbertyY AS well seek
grapes OF thorns lgs OF thistes. This breach is
great misfortune, but personal abasement before tho
po OF one the loss OF ali honor and man.
hood. Death Is preferable.
REroRrER-But the people say he was right and
you wrong. they regard MIN q hero Of SELF
denial, ~ho wants ofnce, aud charge you with
corrupt design 10 rnse yourself on the ruins OF the
psrty-you and the committee He says tho people
side with him, and, therefore, he is no Dictator
Mr. KSIGHT-rnc usual trick ol the usorper. He
pverhrows the Senate tho prstenes OF pleasing
shs people, false issues TO deludo the masses
and by their insane paudns trampes on the law.
Koarncy lost nothing by refusing nomination 10 the
State Convention. There Is little money In IT,
honor, for him. He could figure there. HIS
lieu tenant Wellock, not being Citizen was In the
condition. They simply denied themselves nothing.
Then they called upon me and the committee to do
the same, 10 say they would accept NO nomination,
and force upon every once holder in the
party. The committee rcpiied:-"For ourselves We
will eschew all nominations ana will recommend
the same TO others. But we have power make
inis law aud will not lay this burden upon all the
officers of party. We will rsicr the whole matter
10 tho State Convention when t meets. II alone may
40 this thing" stood cut boder tnan this.
1 sad:-"i Will not do this. ! have
iaborc5 seven months for this party almost
gratuilousy. am American citizen, privileged to
accept nomination IL It DO offered me. have
not asked Tor Il. shall not so But no man and
sot OF men have a right TO take from this op-
portunity without giving me some equiv alenI II
this party wants me to al my present place and
promise TO accept ONCE It should give some
adequate consideration. II 1t refuses 70 DO so. u
cannot complain II 1 do the best 1 can for
myself" And on this showing Mr. Kearncy de-
nounced us all as once seekers unworthy OF place
or trust lie appealed IRON tho legitimate authority Of
the party 10 the sand lot mass meeting. to those /
Who stood q chance for ofics when pot out
OF the way. II was a trick, false. dishonorabIe
trick. worthy only OF ignorance and ruflanism.
KEronIEs-But tho country delegations side with
bin. You have been allowed TO explain before them
and stl they follow Kcarney. They seem 10 believe
Mat he ls honest aud you not How Is tbisr
Mr. ksGnr-lt Is one Of the singular phenomena OF
human nature. We had all allowed this Kcarney TO
uonopolize all the nonors. BY common consent as
u wsrc ~ was the kcarney movement, snd Kssrucy
was the ngurshead. No ono charged him Win any
dishonesty wo modestly condemned what We cacd
his bad policy. Bu, he, with a mos, upscrupuous
ssd uusparieg dsnuaostiop, charged all opposed TO
him a. thieves, tr.ogstsrs and ofiioo scckera
Dur cbaraeters aud not hts were put In
ISSUE We were condemned unbeard That is,
we had iar hearing With hts usual
want Of justice no equal hearing could be had. But
snce then hts character also has put the bal
snee Grave charges are made against him Of ialsc-
hood, Of taxing money Tor corrupt uses, aud OF In
tending TO ssll aud divide and ccfeat tho party.
RtPoRrkR-whst DO you thing about these charges
sgaipst Sir. Kearneyf
Mr. KsIcur--I have known hun iour years. He has
small, animal organization, no education, no good
maonsrs, and is OF O turbulent and overbesriog
temper be has boon tyrant IN every
waik OF life He will get more than hts
share Of every good thing n lie can. have always
thought him honest and yet no never does anything
fairly II he has an object IN doing II otherwise. He