The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-08-28

they are imprudent, an element OF weak
pess.
The excitement in San Francisco is nat
ural, but the threats Of the workiogmen to-
ward DeYoung are "a foolish and IS ipex-
cusable a. were DeYoung's threats toward
Kalloch. He has committed an offer sc
against the law, and if the woskinpmen fail
tn allow the law to take its course, they
will damage their party as much AZ De
Yonng has bis.
THAMES TO KEARNEY.
[Globe-Democrat
Even Kearpey may be useful at times
aud the great agitator seems to have put
his talents to good account in San Francisco
BY advising his brethren of the mob not TO
resort to violence in the DeYonng- K slloch
affair. We feel like thanking Kearney for
this.
THE UPsHor OF THE AFFAIR.
Cincinnati Gazet,e.I
The politics of Cslifornis are not easily
understood by people this side of the noun
tains. The Workipgmen's party was started
under the leadership OF Kearney in opposi-
ton to the few millionaires who control the
railroads and much Of the property in that
State. This has come to be known as the
sand lot party. A party that split off from
this i. called the Honorable Bilks. T e
San Francisco Chronicle, which denounced
and exposed Kesrney, is the organ of the
Hon. Biiks. The Rev. J. S. kalloch, oil
Boston, of unsayory memory, ia the candi.
date Of the ssndlo ers for Mayor of
the city of San Francisco. The Ciron-
ieie, In conducting Its opposition brUu hit
TO the front the Boston and Kansas history
| OF kallock, and the latter, by way of re
taliaIion, ventilsted what purported to be
the history of the DeYoungs, editors and
rroprie;ors of the Chronicle, calling them
the ''bastsrd progeny of prostitute"
Thereupon Charles DeY ,ung sought Kali
| loch, and shot him. This Caused great ex-
citement, the Workingmen, as the saDdiot-
era are also called, demanding revenge On
Saturday night the militia were called
upon to hold themselves in readiness, AZ
| there seemed to be a determination to take
the DeIoungs from Jail and hang them
Kalloch, however, is likely to recover, and
the upshot of the affair will probably be
his election and an increased circulation
of the Chronicle.
REEVES MEMORIES OF THE VIGILANCE
| COMMITTEE.
Kansas City Journal
| The shooting of X ,lloch, AMI the facts
preceding it, shows a state of intense ex-
| element in California. IL revives memo
ries OF the vigilance committee, and demon.
strates that San Francisco ia in the throes
of another social revolution There is a
bad state Of affairs when the control Of the
political elements of that city is in the
hands of men represented by Kslloch on
the one hand and the men of violence op,
posed to him on the other. We have NO
personal abuse to heap on Kalloch-only
it bodies an unhealthy state of public feel
ing when men like him come to the top
He is man of good intellectual abilities
but badly directed through life OF the
De Ioungs, We only know what Kalloch
says of them, and the fact that they are
ready to murder a man who retorts in the
same way that he was attacked. We are
not sure but the best way to bring San
Francisco to its senses would be to put her
in control of one or tue other Of these par
ties. Sometimes the heroic remedy is the
best. Experience ia a dear school, bu
fools-and San Francisco-will learn in nc
other.
THE ABNORMAL POLITICAL CONDITION OF
| CALIFORNIA.
New York Herald
1t is impossible, however, not to recog
mia that the abnormal political condition
of California, cons. quent upon that fear
fully wonderful work, the new constitution
is at the back of the whole affair 1t il Il
be deeply regretted that the pistol SHOULD
have been appealed to as the arbiter of 1
question which could have been efieotivel,
settled at the polls; but, again
referring to the new constitution
We would gay that the respect
able people of California are wrought up t.
a degree of earnestness and passion of which
the f ,st, with its cooler blood and Iess in
huenlial ignorsnt classes, can have only the
fAintest conception. Further details of the
unfortunate affair Will be awaited with
great interest. In the meantime the good
sense ard force of Caliiornia's better classes
may be depended upon to save San Francis
co and tine State from what at this dIstanc.
would seem to be an impending serious dis
tnrbaIce.