Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-19
The Antl.Kearneyltes.

anti-Kearneyites contains so much
good sense and irrsfragable truth
: that we reproduce it for the benefit
of fair-minded men of all parties:
To the Worksngmen Of San Fran.
cisco and California and their
friends.
GENTLEMEN: Your interests and
your political principles are one.
On many public questions your
opinions are unit. You say
The Chinese must go!
Land monopoly must cease!
All monopoies must he re.
strIcted!
The rich must be taxed as close
ly as the poor!
There must be honesty and econ.
omy in the public service!
Malfeasance in Office must be
promptly and vigorously punished!
United among yourselves all
these things are possible. They can
be attained peacefully at the bal
lot.box. Divided you lose your
power; you can do nothing.
Unity is only attainable in a
party with just and equal laws,
with one purpose in view, and
whose members practice good
manners, kindly toleration and
patient forbearance towards
each other. Intelligent and self-re-
specting American citizens will
join no other.
Unity that is the result of dicta-
ton, slandering and kicking out
those who do not worship the die
tator, would be valueless f it were
possible, and in America it is not
possible.
You want Workingmen's plat
form that all can join who accept
the platform, without danger of
being slandered, insulted and
kicked out because they do not
bend the knee to one man.
The Kearney faction is not such
a party. Intelligent and respecta-
BILE men cannot be drawn to it. 1t
can do no good. 1t can never unite
the Workingmen of California,
while Denis Kearney is its nomi-
nal head and representative.
Why?
Because his manners from the
first have been brutal and disor-
ganizing. He has driven away
good men and good societies be-
cause they opposed his dictation.
Because he Is person of shallow
judgment, bad manners, overbear-
ing disposition, dishonest policy,
false pretense and slanderous
tongue.
Because his sole purpose is to
make money for himself and his
immediate tools, and this has been
so from the first.
Because he deals in empty
threats unnecessary and unknown
to the American system, malicious
and fierce denunciation, and weak
Trades of abuse against men and
things he knows nothing about.
Because, while denouncing others
as frauds, tricksters. liars, slander-
ers, thieves and tyrants, he unites
in his own person every one of
these vices aud crimes; he is all
these himself.
Because, while he denounces
others as corrupt politicians, he is
himself the most gigantic political
fraud in the United States.
Because, while pretending to be
the friend of free speech, he and his
tools have endeavOred to bulldoze |
and oppress all opinions in opposi.
tion to his proceedings, by brute
force.
Because, while pretending to ia.
vor free and open Investigation of
all frauds, he himself refuses to be
Investigated, and threatened with
death the man who demanded a
full report.
Because, while pretending to lead
the Workingmen, he is The friend
and ally, tool and servitor of the
Chronicle, whose sole ambition is
to defeat the Workingmen and
elect the Republican ticket.
Let him deny these statements if
he can; we court investigation.
Before any fair and intelligent tri-
bunal we stand prepared to prove
in his face, and In that of all his
deluded followers, that the Temple
fund was as much a fraud as the
Duncan Bank and its pretended
settlement as great an evasion of
an honest report; and Kearney did
it.
That the Open Letter was a
fraud in its inception, rebbing the
stockholders, plundering tho party,
draining the public purse, and has
never rendered an honest account |
of Its affairs; and Kearney protected
it.
That when a stockholder de-
manded, under the laws of the
State, report of the "Open Letter
Corporation," he received letters
threatening his life; and Kearney
knew it.
That when he resolved to break
faith with the County Committee,
be slandered men who were inf
nitely betterlthan himself, called
them politicians, office-seeker and
other vile names, falsely.
That he is seeking to build up q
Kearney faction, and not q Work
ingmen's party; q faction for his
own profit, and so ISLANDERS and
throws out all who will not serve
his purpose.
LOOK Ut tue present attitude or
the Kearney faction! All the clubs
include much less thar a thousand
voters. They now propose to nom-
mate none but those who have
been in the Clubs six months, and
no officer of Club can take a nom.
nation. But the Dictator wants
no system, but to do as he pleases.
Then this man Kearney proposes
that all appointed officers must be