Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-16

stating that Mr.. De Young desired to see
me. went down to the office, and we had
q long conversation, wherein / stated that
the adoption of the Constitution was fore
gone conclusion that the whole State was
going for it, etc. Then he said that he would
like to bring Judge Terry, and great many
other men whom he was acquainted with in
the State, into the fight, and offered to hire
halls for me in San Francisco, bands of music,
etc. | asked him who was going to furnish
the money, when he stated that the treasury
of the Chronicle was in a hourishing condi-
ton, and that l could have $500 or 81 900
for my own use whenever / asked for it. 1
told Mr.. De Young that 1 didn't want any
Terry in miAe, as had already refused to
be introduced to him neither did l want
any of his money in mine that l wanted no
bands of music and no halls; that had built
up an organization that was then
A POWER IN THE STATE,
And I didn't propose that he or any other
man in the State should capture it in any
interest.
Rep.-This was subsequent to your first
trip to the Eastern States?
Kearney-Yes this was a few months
afterward. To continue: 1 said that all 1
wanted was justice and fair playa remark
which he didn't like, and he grew very angry
with me in consequence of the remark that l
then made. A day or two previous to this,
however, he had been interviewing some of
the Ward Presidents, stating that he was
going to hire hall for them. movement
which / quashed as soon as | learned of it,
and that was the cause of his sending for me.
1 positively refused to have anything to do
with anybody, as l then had organized
in the interest of the people and l
wanted the people themselves to have say
in all matters. De Young, however, called
his Platts Hall meeting, at which meeting
he asked me to act as one of the Vice-Presi-
dents, which l refused to do. I declined to
associate with or be recognized with either
Judge Terry, Alexander Campbell, or any of
that crowd. Previous to the 7th of May
Mr. De Young interested himself in sending
postal cards all over the State to men that l
became acquainted with while stamping the
State, whose names appeared in his paper,
calling upon them to
ORGANIZE FOR THE RATIFICATION
OF the new Constitution, and in this city he
went around selecting men who were my
known enemies to peddle tickets at the polls,
as he called it, on election day, for the Con.
But he met with very little sup
port. After its adoption on the 9TH of May
we had meeting at his Office by his request,
in which he laid out a long programme for
me to be guided by. 1 said to him, "Mr.
DE Young, 1 would like to know since when
you became my boss?" when he jumped up
show me before he got through with me that
he was my boss when 1 told him to sit down
and keep cool, that there was no necessity of
getting into rage about trifies that together
we could do great deal of good, but apart
we could accomplish nothing, and he would
be the loser and not myself, for be had every
thing to lose, and nothing. l was not am
bilious, sought no office, and would not take
one but he had a newspaper property at
stake, and it was to his interest to build up
that newspaper property and make it power
in the State. He argued with me and now
to relate the programme.
THE PROGRAMME.
He proposed that he should name five of
the members of the Supreme Cohrt, the Gov
ernor and Attorney. General, the Mayor of
San Francisco, the Sheriff, the District At
torney, the twelve Superior Judges and the
congressman. He cared nothing about Rail-
road Commissioners. 1 listened attentiYely
to his programme and said MIR. De
Young, who do you want for Supreme
Judges?" and he named Nathaniel Bennett
for Chief Justice, and the men who were SUBJ
Convention for Associate Justices. He said:
Now. Mr.. Kearney, there is no need Of
you and me guarreling. We can get along
very well together, and you can make great
deal of money out of this thing. The Ckron-
icle has been making bitter fight against the
railroad company and the firm of Flood
O'Brien, and the Chronicle can in short
time make great deal of money by letting
up on these two parties, and you will get
your share" 1 took it all in. Said !: Mr..
De Young, this to me does not look right. [
cannot for the life of me see any justice in
this thing. This partakes of Matchmaking
scheme, and 1 will not be party to black
mailing any person." "Well," he said,
Judge Bennett is a very able man. He has
worked up these suits in which John 81.
Burke is the complainant against Flood &
O'Brien."
Said l: "Yes, it looks very nice. l sup
pose you would have the twelve Superior
Judges, SO as whenever it went before either
of these they would decide as the Chron-
icle dictated" He says: " By getting the
the Railroad Commissioners on our side, with
A. A. Cohen as their attorney, we can make
it warm for the railroad company" Said {:
Mr.. De Young is not Mr.. Cohen, capital
list and money-lender ?" He said Yes"
Said I Was he not a partner of Stan
Stanford cheated him, and he is a friend of
mine, and | am going to assist him to get
even with Stanford" "But," said |, IL
viii not be partner to any such transaction
either" Now" | said, Mr.. De Young,
L suppose we will have to break right here.
In the first place / am not fighting against
Flood l. O'Brien. They have not taken any
active part in politics. l am fighting the
political crowd, and | don't want TO be q
party to drive Flood & OBrien into this
crowd, so that they can put up their money
to help to break me down. Neither will
take any part to help Mr.. Cohen to carry out
HIS OWN PRIVATE SCHEMES,
AS against Leland Stanford, because to me
it does not look like doing justice. and [ will
not prostitute the great party that [ have
taken so much pains to organize to help the
schemes of any individual" Here he flew
into another passion, and he said: Now,
we are all working for money. Tomorrow
at u o'clock l will give you $4,000 to accept
this proposition, and we can get along har-
moniously together" Said /: "Mr.. De
Young, do you remember the amount of
money that l was offered to keep silent on
the new Constitution If / started an organ
ization to make money out of it, | would tell
people So But, as | am not in the money
making business, I will defer that until some
future time. Now you can go your way, and
l will 90 mine" He said "By G.! the
Chronicle never was defeated, and never will
be defeated. | will make you rue this day."
Said | I" Mr.. De Young, l defy the power
of your Chronicle. ! shall make an organized
attack against your paper if you undertake to
make any attacks upon me"
THREAT.
Here he drew pistol out of his pocket and
slapped it on the table, and he says: You
see that" l said, YES" He says: "Any
man that crosses my path and insults me will
get the contents of that "This is a game"
[ said, that two can play at, and were it not
that you are now in your own office l would
kick your ribs in, )" when | opened the door,
slammed it after me, and walked away.
Then followed conference which l did not
attend, and the following Sundays speech on
the sand-lot, wherein l christened the new
movement "the Honorable Blk party" |
now make mention of these facts SO as to
show my friends throughout the State that
the falling out between the Chronicle and my
self was originated by the proprietor of
the Chron,cle because 1 refused to en-
ter into what l believed to be a
blackmail scheme to prosecute men that l
had no particular fight against. | will say
this much, that had we agreed it would have
been the worst thing that ever happened to
California, because an infamous Supreme
Court would have been elected. an infamous
Superior Court would have been elected in
this city, an infamous Board of Rail.
road Commissioners would have been elected,
and the Chronicle would have hoisted its