Daily Republican., 1879-08-26
DeYOung. .kallOch.

But Few men nave leu suoh
cred career as Rev. |. s. kalloch, ana
though he is looked upon as a monster
in crime, there are many who have been
intimately acquainted with him and
who knew him best, who believe that
he is more sinnsd against than SHINING.
Be this as it NAV it was unfortunate
fbr Mr.. Kalloch that the accusations OF
immortality charged against him were OF
such positive character and 80 well
sustained that there could be no other
result than his retirement from the high
position of a minister Of the gospel and
a descent to the lower strata of society.
As a preacher he was impassioned and
eloquent, and during the war his de-
uunciations Of the rebellion were so
emphatic that his enemies were as pos
tive against him as his friends were
for him. In the Temperance cause he
took prominent part, and it is said that
there was no more eloquent man in New
England than he in behalf OF suffering
humanity, and in opposition to the
liquor traffic, but at the same time he
was accused himself Of tarrying too
long at the wine. A strange mixture
of characters, he was driven from the
pulpit. to start new life in
the West. Here he was no more
successful than he was in the east and
being compelled to take another flight
to escape the consequences of his irreg-
ularities he turned up in San Francis
co which had become the refuge of out
laws from all sections of the nation.
That he should be brought into prom
ineHcs there was nothing more than
could have been expected. Such men
as Kalloch are hard to silence. His de
nunciations of the Chinese conld not
fail to recommend him to the new party
OF workingmen that had arisen in tina,
city under Dennis Kearney and not
withstanding that he was moral out.
cast from society in the east he was
seized upon and made the leader Of this
new party in the west, accepting it,
nomination for Mayor Of the City o
San Francisco. OF course nothing els
could have been expected than tha
he should have become the target a
which all the opposition press shoul'
level their guns. His amours with VIC
men and his fondness for wine, Will
wearing sacerdotal robes and lecturin
on temperance in the east, were a.
dwelt upon and exposed by tn
San Francisco "Chronicle," sell
sational paper published by tn
DeYoungs. Of course nothing NOR
could have been expected from a pape
that had always been noted for its in
dependence to such an extent that tn
editor had to 90 continually armed
defend himself. Exposing the crime
and character of Kalloch was c0nceiy
ed duty from which the DeYoungs di
not for a moment shrink. They did
boldly and fearlessly and took the Col
sequences. With such excitable PEI
pie at the head Of paper and such
candidate at the head of what is no
called a reform party, exposures mu
necessarily have commenced and Grim
nation and recrimination must have r.
suited. Kalloch's character had Wea
assailable points which now that
was q candidate hurt him more to hav
exposed than at any other period of h
life. To have revenge he must nee
search the private life record of Il
DeYoungs, and falling upon the old e;
ploded story Of the mothers waywar
ness which was said to be untrue,
dragged it before the public, thoue
she was now an hOnored matron of b
tween seventy and eighty years of ag
He denounced the DeYoung's as Il
"sons of a public prostitute. Aftt
this the result was easily foreseel
Kalloch could not expect to live unm
Tested where there were three sons
defend the character of mother wi
they loved and revered. 1t is true tn
from a disinterested standpoint Il
DeYoungs.. will be adjudged guilty, al
sympathy will be created for Kalloc
but when the full circumstances of II
case are understood there must be
turning pont in public opinion, n
that the would-be assassinator d
right, but because between him and b
victim the less blame attached to Il
first. The great fault in the whole I
fair was in party taking such note
iously immoral man to place at t.
head of ticket to become the chi
magistrate of city like San Francist
Kalloch himself should never have {
pired to such position. and had
had the least feeling of modes
he would not have allowed himself
become the candidate Of any party
such an Office. But his right to becoI
a candidate could not be disputed.
this broad land Of ours there should
nothing to hinder the humblest in'
u;anal fronn nffprinp himaalf aS q cam