, 1879-06-10
-..,,re Of the Disgraceful Rec
" o,d Of the Sand.Lot Agt-
tator..
ou,rcssor and a Coward--"1te De-
- nouuccd Worlsingncn as ''Lazy
and Shffllcss,"
,..r.,,ed that They Should Live On Five
'SS1 G,pts Day, and Helped to Reduce
tho Wugos Of Laborera.
III. ,trauirei 4" Pitre clnb," R1acttd Tribute
~ }rtm Candidates, and Tut tho hant1
in Ils Qwn Potket

y from Candidates, and Tut tho hene5
in Ilts Qwn Potket
ssu Francisen chFonfc'f. 5nnAt.
x,r t,at Dennis KearncY Ia on trial Mt tho
~ ~ nuh,tc opltlIon having been summoned to
Hv' ,n,,sc why ho should a,,y longer be per
F." a.s n nnra1o as public re!orIner, or dom
p.t, p''t o,er nj Inc honest workngmen OF this city
pEI ,a.te. n close scrutiny of hts past record Is
,,,h n,opcr and necessary.
"" i. x,. born In the County Of Cork, lrelaud,
IN, fst Of February, 1847. At the aVo of II
~ ho vent to sen as cabtn'boY. In 1908 ho
r to fin Francisco as First Mato Of the clip
a...t{n III Shooting Star, and soon afterwards ell
~ n. service OF Holiday j. Brennan, on
satIng Tessel.
3, BRUTAL AND cowARpLY OFFICER.
Be admits that, as Mato md Second Officer,
!, VA unusually severe. Those who had an
s,co,,ualty OF knowing declure TINT Ito was
.at,.ss tyrant. 3" Hey, you Irish sons of-,
lit .yc you standing thcro fort Move
',nr..lyes ID ouickl, was bis com.
r,n method Of addressing tho men,-so
s,,,s ,he Captain Of Pacific Mil steamer.
n no bis career as a maritime officer abruptly
animated BIZ reason OF 1its cowarlly conduct
;, Il. steamer Montana. THAT steamer struck
wi At Coxo Bay, uear Point Conception, in
4. midst Of icnso fog. Wl,lo the passct,-
~, we're IN CONSERVATION, and women mud chill.
lad were shr!eking With fear, kearney nnl six
n,,,dlY sailors cut away q boat and deserted.
c,nt. Carroll enYed the vessel from wreck, on
tntrynE which Kcarrey returned, nnd, In the
,t.,.uee .of passengers and crew, f,owlel and
kegel fol mercy, shedding tears like tlle pol
non that ho Is. Carroll knocked him down
try.t, Kicked him around the deck like doc,
M, him IN Irons, and ut tho next landing thrust
Mn ashore In disgrace. There is no intorma.
ion obtaInaplc showing that he served on any
,.aes vessel thereafter.
i pgAYMAN AND noGus nEFonMEn.
ID the following year he became draymau at
ths eity, abandoned bis religious faith, md
commenced participating in Sunday discussions
1t soclal Hail. AS speaker he WIS coarse,
tplut.ertng, heaitat[ng, and almost uuintelligi-
Ne, lila views on labor at this period were
>iefy ~ follows: Tlieru rms plenty Of work
70, s7crybody that wanted It. md the talk to
tie contrary came inatnly from azy and shtftlcss
reople. When ha was In Ireland ho lived OIL
tye cents ttay, and, II the people who wcrc
audtng fault With present ARRANGEMENTS hero
xoulI 70 to work, ent staIe Instead of fresh
bread, and otherwise ecouomsze theiE outlaYs,
lie bard time: would disappear. Although tjIe
dts ac.a Indicate hts nctta' belief Ia those ad-
roated by him in Social Hail. IN testimony
hereof Ge public will recall lis Instrument
allss 10 reducing labor to II per day
IN behalf Of tho Central Pacilc Railroad
company. In the summer Of 1657 he
tiers and Draymcn's Union appointed to wait
On Senator Sargent and complain against thu
monopoly of tbs bonded drayage business of
The Custom-iFousc; In reference to which sar"
tent replied that no "woull not touch 1t With 4
iatr.foot pote." On Aug. II = meeting Of thu
Sargent were ndoptesl. Kearnuy was present,
md spoke In lis ,la,lal tneohercnt' style, much
% The amusement Of his auditors.
po!Sa DIRTY WoREToR AN orPIoA.sEEKER.
At That time William Buckley {now foreman
oi the naw tF.ual) was chronic asptrant fur
he office Of Superintendent Of Streets, and waa
backed By Lux = Miller, tue great land n'onop-
1ot, Kcurncy agreed to orlng the Union ovcr
TO buckleYs support In the TaxpsyerA' Conyen-
ton lie SO far succeeded rs to get himself ap-
pointed on committee to repreeent to the Con-
1tntion the wishes OF the Union In the
natter, which were favorable to Buckley. One
q Kearney's coadtutors on tnis occasion was
lfiak pixley, tho notorious defamer Of our
fottign,born citizens. Ke1rncy performed ha
Ghston 50 stupidity and insultfngly as to array
he Convention against Buckley. On reporting
ht result to the Union, he WIS drecfen to dratt
[ resolutions declaring want OF confidence Ia
ltiazer, the Tu4payers' candidate, nntl report
:htG Al tho next meeting. He disregartied l!H
Instructions, and with the assistance Of Buckley
patched up q set Of resolutions, Of watch the
following is fatr specimen:
Raofrsd, ThRt wo the drnymen. teamatcrs, Inn.
inesteamstcte, anA expressn.en Of san Franclaco.
inso!se Yillam Uncklcy lot tue once ot sltpce,
.aIt ~ o. nlsee1; snd we Ieauest ant
ii honnss ug r. a ta,s rs " 1st ~,
ti,etjon. H., ". ;gnn1sih" pom,nst;bm ~ n
Han1sr. md vii resort 10 ali hnnorans mama u L
lstsat lin.
YnAupu1rsr POLITICAL, PRACTICES.
7b... r..,,nt,,n, .aon, =, h,va hao,, 1,,..,,,
nnh.had sn ss, ., W nsss pscn nne.ai
b,,,nn ui. I,.on u's, mta.nSf a.. 1.. mtaMoa
iIoo spd Isea 'a suottsa 10 tnc uh,1h ;, LOT aaon
Ir iii, ,,rn, "'n nc1msnt w W. ref,.r u 1' shso
nnsni,. Innl' pa'p pa,r "as tsaasea' 9apso
5,m55 tIIns'5 meGsins hoeKieY o. tne street, ne cx
,nshN'a',, !nIi, W uout "eH nominsIe yol1
es,,.,s ~, w Witnesses naso neaEu nackle
M hie rs @ aa.s nasAin tnc PAY teh aays. hoasro
H. w ~o,f.s H"n y EIson4l psoht a. pnFataouht
II. .naaas "e.e o. tne Onloat 10 eta!l petsstea |
nsnt III IT, 70 carry lnto sheet nia agree
n h. "sa as.. naSAey ana aecorMnis'y pueltsnes
ia9 ~ sar..a ..H!e'e ot aug II, 1876, inc 1ollo"
y sa's'n'emcnt'
~. cu9,,men. ttamstess, mechanics, and laborin
soats, ~ Esnelat. VINO arc onposed TO pFbts4s:onl
st'end nnhiin hinngspat corruption. &C.. wy plSas
Itstt n.sr hnna1s mesns - naqsEa"ny an', ~. W
H. tl8aelncL pn,i,.o1 sssrx, ~" =
nttmsln at hume. Al IzT,nfic+ss xiIi hs in NJ
hudsnee.