The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-25

health, and needs some action on tno part VI
those who are responsible. One is oil the
| corner of Pacific and Sansome, anotneI
| corner of California and Montgomery, ana
| another is at Bush and Montgomery, OF
those which are the most stagnant OF all.
| The Fire Department has charge OF these.
| Why are they not cleansed? If all were IN
working order danger from fire would DC
| much less. The first company on the ground,
| in the event of "a fire. instead Of taking the
| hydrant would take the cistern nearest the
cOntlagration, if it were i'll good order ana
| not SO filthy as to choke up the engines.
| These cisterns to great extent are now ly-
ing dormant, l am informed. The Grand
Jury should examine into this matter.
| THE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
The School Department should be free
! from politics absolutely untainted by bosses
or politics. But is it? Even here Buckley
| creatures upon the Board of Education, and
| even now a Buckley lamb is the occupant
| Of a most responsible position, the WORK OF
which is not done, because the man is seldom
janitors, appointed by Buckley's agency,
seldom or never work at the school buildings,
| but send substitutes, who are guilty Oh gross
| neglect. One was asked how much ne
| worked, he answered that he had not worked
for year and Lalf, but sent a substitute.
And this man, put there by the Democratic
bosses, is said to be tit subject l0r oah
| Quentin, II he has not already been there as
guest. There are what are called board
| appointments of teachers, separate from
those made by each Director. Many OF
these are made as compliments to the
! County Committee, as the present D0aru
contains eight Democrats. And Is not
| Buckley the County Committee? In 1859
and 1856 there were not over three OF ioaf
| appointments of this kind. During the lie
of the board of 1886 and 1887 there were hve
| or six times that number, and in looo-9O
| there were SIX times that number.
TELEPnoNED INTO LINE.
| Now, what does this mean? Not long ago.
! during the sessions of the board III 1885, ana
| 1888, a vacancy occurred IN prlnclpalsh!p
of a school. This incident will serve to IL
| luStrate Buckleys influence even In the
| School Department. The matter of the va
] cancy was talked over, and a nrominent gen
| tleman, q Democrat, visited Buckley at
| Livermore to get his Instructions or desires.
| Buckley telephOned to some of his friends III
the board to appoint Miss SO and So. 1t was
| gallantly and valiantly done, and done, too.
| by the motion of the very man who had pre-
| viousy opposed the measure, and lie was
only brought into line by the telephone
message from his leader. He is now run
| ming on the Buckley ticket for School d.
rector again. And if anybody wants TO
| know who he is, / am told the information
| can be obtained from an ambitious school
| Director whose name sounds very much Ike
| that of the wealtheSt house in London and
l
| political boss has ever gotten his clutches so
| firmly upon the School Department as Buck
| ley. 1t is shown by his incompetent and
| neglectful appointees around the buildings,
| who never cease to be ward-StrikerS or po-
| lltlcal statesmen in disguise And II you
| want q genuine sensation get the daily
| papers of 1858 and 1884 which reported the
indecent doings of the so-callrd tough old
board" which was Buckley's body, soul and
| breeches.
| HORRIBLE TO RELATE.
Refined, inexperienced young ladies, seek
| ing positions as teachers, were compelled 10
| literally hang about and haunt the neigh
| borhood of his saloon on Bush street. to get
| his scholarly influence and advice. And the
| horrible tales that are told, II put IN print,
would be sentimental reading for the good
| citizens who have attended his banquets
| and Toasted on the glory Of his name. And
| now listen to the next item about Buckley,s
tough old board" The unemployed sub
| stitute list reports every day at the office OF
the Board of Education. They take the
| places of absent or sick teachers. After the
tough old board" lost its life it was dis
covered that there were many so-caled
| extra subst tutes appointed by it, and hold
| ing positions, who were in no way connected
| with the Board Of Education, and who never
| had received diplomas or passed any exam
inatlon. Some had held places for six
months. To remedy most Of these Ills the
| Board of School Directors should be ap-
pointed by the Mayor of the city, OF the
| Supreme Court Judges, and salaried. Then
bosses would lose their dangerous power.
! THE NEW CITY HALL.
| Go and visit the new City Hall, see its
| condition, and smell its assorted havors. 1t
needs labor to cleanse it, and do not many
OF the employees there, supposed to do the
| cleaning, owe their appointments TO Buck
| ley? Make inquiry of some truthful, fear
| less official there, because Buckley's friends
| will deny this, and find out how neglect
| thriyes. from the serving OF the elevator 10
| the sweeping of the deepening dirt. Why, 1t
is denSer than the dust on sinners bible.
Aud is not the political machine which
| controls us all here, or rather tries to, re-
| sponsible for much of this? oh, this ma
| clina'' is a credit to the city. And is that
| Democracy not in the grasp Of the leader
| and master OF many members Of the Demo-
| cratic majority in the last Legislature at Sac
| ramento which shoveled out the money until
| the lavish waste partook almost of the nature
| of crime l am Democrat, but not a Buck
| ley Democrat, and with heat and soul con-
| denim the men who have not the manhood to
| speak out and brand as ltdeseryes the DEM
| Ocratic INSTRUMENTATION III that last Legis-
| lature. Let us cleanse our own political house
| first, and thus confess our misfortunes.
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
believe in electing United States Sena-
| tor by the people direct, but the man l want
| to see chosen must have the courage to
| stand up and fight vote buying in his own
! party for high Office as well rs throw mud Mt
| the opposing forces, | think it would he
| calamity to elect any man United States
| Senator who apologies for freebooting in
| the last Legislature by the Democratic ma
| jority when he, as President of the Senate,
| had the appointing of the committees which
| did so much of the work of the session.
| There are many men as capable as Mr.. White,
| and with lofty ambition, who would honestly
and courageously give both sides Of the
| question.
| Now, as for the character of portion of
| that Legislature which went from this city,
| listen to what one of the newspapers of this
| city briefly says, and what the Sacramento
| Bee declares: The mistresscs of many of
| Buckley's lambs were appointed clerks
| Of several committees. The more shameless
| the woman the more fayors she received.
| Open adultery and beastly orgies, within
the very confines of the Capitol, were not an
uncommon occurrence. Modest maidens
| who left their homes To seek some appoint
| ment, thinking thereby to earn little hon
est money, soon discovered that virtue was
not respected by our Lawmakers, but that
| it was indeed offensive. They were COM
| PEELED to listen to the infamous proposals of
| these foul-mOuthed brutes, and If they did
| not yield, to have their names used rs food
| for their mirth, yea. for their laughter !"
ORGIES AT SACRAMENTO.
| The Sacramento Bee, in speaking of these
| things, said: :" The session closed amid
orgies that would have put to shame the
| Bacchanalan feasS of the old Romans and
| made even the painted visitors of the Jardin
| Mabllle blush in very shame. The under
! ground restaurant aud saloon, with its pri-
| vate r0oms-the well" as it is Familiarity
| termed-was the scene of the most outrage
Gus and semi-nude lasciviousness, and when
| the Senate of the great State OF California
was delberating in its last hours, its owner,
| Christopher A. Buckley, Esq, was drinking
| champagne with female in a little room
adjoining, the two of them singing White
| Wings so bOisterously as to drown the pre-
| ceedings inside. 1t was vertically most
humiliating, degraded and disgracefgl scene
| Trough out"
WHERE THE BLAME LIES.
Voters of California, you are to blame for
| all this. You are probably no less moral,
| honest or patriotic than any other people;
| yet for harmony" In the party, or because
| you do not feel that the public good is your
| concern, you are willing that such things
| shall be rather than lift your hand or raise
| your voice to prevent them. And he who
was responsible for sending such men as