The morning call., 1890-07-10
TO WAGE BITTER WAR
Anti-BuckIey Men Throw the
Gage of Battle.
Evils of "Bossism" POrtrayed-A Long Plea
for Purer Politios-The Australian
Ballot Asked For.

from time to time in THE CALL, but it has
been conducted with such secrecy that 1t
was difficult to ascertain the facts. Meet
ings have been held at intervals at Bnai
Birth Hall and they claim about zoo active
sympathizers. IL is now the Intention to
establish headquarters in some central To-
cation, probably on Market street, and open
a roll for signatures of those in sympathy
with the movement.
An executive committee of ffty-fye has
been gotten together and the following
officers have been elected to preside over
this central organization: Eugene Deuprey,
Chairman Regular Democratic Committees;
7. Shea, First Vice-Charman; A. j. Dono-
van, Second Vice Chairman; c. j. Swift,
Treasurer; j. Is. Garland, Recording Sec
Rotary; J. II. NOunnan, Financial and Cor
responding Secretary; Thomas Martin,
SeTgeant-at-Arms.
An address had been prepared, and is
now given 10 the public. 1t reads;
FULL TEXT OF THE ADDRESS.
To the Democratic aild independent Joters Of
tho city ana County Of san Francisco. Among
the political observations OF JunluS Is found THIS
passage:
he multitude in all cases are patient to
certain point. Ill-usage may arouse their indig-
nation and hurry them INTO excess, but the orig
iual fault Is IN Government"
For more than ten years the people OF San
Francisco have submitted to the control aud
domination OF "bOssism" in ali public affairs 10
a degree which has no parallel or precedent.
During all OF THIS period their municipal affairs,
with few executions, have not been conducted
by men OF experience, ability and virtue. Other
cities have suffered from rings, combinations
and political corruption, but IN none of them
nave the evils OF - bOssism" been so exclusively
and absolutely impersouated IN one man with
us, and In none OF them have the mnlOnSaud
henChmau Of the " boss " extended and united
hair In
nicipal, judicial and State conventions and in
the State Legislature. as with US. 1t matters
not that in some Instances this oneness of power,
obeyng The viii and wish of single master,
may have selected good men for office or per
mIued wise ana wholesome legislation. lis
dangerous aud lniquliOus influence, neYertue-
less, present, and II can b. said 10 assume
no virtue except 10 obscure Tor the time being
its evil spirit and the clOven foot which marks
It's Ogress and growth at every sIep. Ii IS
hydra.headed monster. It's evil nature IS mar
shaled In the pubic mind and II stands tired aud
convicted In the hearts and souls OF men by
universal spirit OF dlstIuSt and Indignation; ana
II amdZes US that an organized resolution Tor its
overthrow has not long since been taken. but
which, If ii has al last been taken and adopted
win moderation, VIII be supported Win hrm-
ness aud courage TO lie end
ORIGIN OF 'BoSsIsM."
Tie summary OF ''bosssm" IN san Francisco
is thuS: It's leader Is an apostaIe from the Re-
publican parry and an inlerlOper into the Demo-
cratic party. Tie change represented no princi-
pie and conviction but what was sinister, OF
nothing moIe nor less than 10 astrlde The Demo
cIauc party with bossiSm and to be the boss him.
sell.
To tile misfortune and shame OF tile Demo.
cTatc party, tile event has been auSwera6e TO
tbs design, aud Ihe designer from ObScurlty has
arisen TO prominence, and from poverty, and
with legitimate trade or occupation then
or since, has become rich and df1uent. The nat
UTal outcome OF this eXcrescence upon the Demo-
cratic party aud the eNcesSes OF the lll-aSSoIted
alliance has been that party discipline has gwen
Way 10 party slavery. Precinct, ward ana dis
tIict party council and representation have given
place to d "AOle IN tie walr' and It's sole prOprle
Tor. ROughs, tougns and henchmen have driven
decent men from the Primaries stuffed and
stolen ballot boxes and fraudulent votes and
voters bespeak The methods IN which delegates
TO the city, Judicial and State conventions are
chosen, and no self-respecting Democrat can get
there without the boss Wlnks at tie accident,
or unless he cUuulYeS 10 surrender his manhood
and bargain away his duty to his constituents,
both as 10 men and measures, when III the con-
YentlOn assembled.
and 10 the state Legislature from San Francisco
are almost 10 a man his absolute chattels and
puppets for any KIND OF III usage in thwarting
Tie Nomination Of good men aud promoting the
nomination aud election OF bad or unit men for
most OF lie offices within tile gift OF the people
IL the city, Stale and nation, unless his price Is
paid, his conditions accepted. and individuals
aud ordinances lnmlcal To his sway and put
poses are compromised or battered aud bar
gained into dlsiavor or defeat.
CORRUPTION IN THE COURTS.
Since the advent OF bossism In The political
arena, the seIpeuts trail has been everywhere;
The records OF The Supreme Court Of this State
show lis corruption IN the purchase and sale Of
bogus knowledge OF the courts decisions de-
spite which members Of the bar, whose license
10 an honorable profession emanates from this
high tribunal, and who cannot READ this record
without the moral or actual conviction that the
crime aud criminal had been found together, do
homage by friendship and association with The
accused In exchange for his political support.
Words and phrases are the symbols Of ideas.
They are uOtuSed and Invented without the nee
essaTy social or natural conditions TO evolve
them. Jury DriOlng" was phrase long before
jury bribing twas proven. "a pull with the
Court" and fixing the case" are phrases 10
common use. Ine situation lustlheS the sus-
pic0Ds aud beliefs which are eXtant, although
the rules Of evidence ana the mysterious process
by which understandings are had may shield The
suspected Hum actual indictment aud cOnYic-
ton. In this connection the popular verdict OF
guilty has been found on many occasions.
Judges and other officers WHO were afraid Of, or
who became too subsetYient to Tie powers which
created them, have been retired In disgrace.
Their service Of the master and bis kind SO far
passed lie bounds OF decency and prOpriety that
their very zeal destroyed their usefulness aud
they have fallen 10 rise no more forever.
II IS a conspicuous ILet that most OF those who
have sought tie support OF OosslSm either for
nomination or election 10 Office have experienced
lie doom Of its lasting contamination. Its
IOisOn cllngs 10 The body and soul OF its Victim
with lenaclly as absolute and fatal as the
fIUed FUDe OF NeSsuS IN reudiug Win mortal
aEUHies tie body Of Hercules.
the judiciary of all things should be iu-
tell cent absolutely free aud independent. This
cauuUt be 20 IN any unqualified sense when
Judiciary ." any wise depends Tor election upon
the laN oritIsm OF "bosssm" or its system OF
p.iiy eVutful. 1t is recognized fact IN aud out
OF lie profession thai great deal OF legal EN-
pOyment goes TO those who are supposed 10 have
some influence with judges.
In Tie name OF even handed Justice what kind
OF du Influence does this imply?
If tie people have more to do with their own
conventions and boss!sm less, our judicial tribu-
mails, at least IN the public mind, would come
nearer TO Tie standard defined by Edmund
burke, IN speaking of the administration OF law
as the cold neutrality OF Impartial justice"
EVILS OF BossIsM.
What, if ten years ago, convention Of citizens
III OF Oul Of the Democratic party having any
conception OF Jefersonan Democl acy or repub-
lcan ns'itutiOns, had been seriously told that
luau from distant Stale foreign country
would come into their midst, would lake into his
hands tnc reIus OF municipal government would
estaU ish political thralldomi would completely
and e1ectUaily obscure their dignity. manhood
and ndept ndence as citizens IN lie community;
that they would be prOstIaJed before tile power
OF "bussisni' that IL would bind and rlyet It's
Chains upon them; that nearly all political power
would concentrate IN one man; mat through as
BIZ: Of favOrs such man would induce citi-
Zem- who lay claim to responsibility and honor
10 cooperate with his henchmen IN organizing
political conventions, where nominations Tor
Office were only bestowed upon those VINO sub
scribed TO his Iroucad obligations, aud wherein
they would agree to surrender Internationally all
tie Patronage attaching to the respective Offices;
aud That the greed OF gain, love oil political pre-
fetment and visible sem6lance of bitef author
ity would lie sufficient reasons for some OF our
cIiZens, with regulations for integrity and
honor, To cast aside both principle and mauhOOd
aud accept from such machine cut-and-dried
conventions nomination for office; that every
deputy or clerk In every place whatsoever, ap.
pointed by authority OF this one-mal power
would, under penalty of dismissal from office,
contribute a certain proportion OF bis monthly
salary, ostensbly for organizing purposes, but
really for the Golfers Of Tie boss aud his adju-
Iants; that this one man would contract 10
Dribe Legislatures TO pass public treasury plum
der bills corporation cinch bills, TO elect United
States Senators wthont distinction OF party or
fitness Tor such high and honorable Offices; would
instruct a suDservirnt Board Of Supervisors TO
pass measures calculated 10 plumber taxpayers
and 10 levy tribute Oh wealthy corporations to
shield criminals from The hand OF justice and TO
hide scandals from public gaze. That such aman
would become rlch would 20 TO a distant city
and be bdnGueted and adulated possessing
every civic virtue, and who only declined the
United States SenafOrshlp In a split OF reserve
aud unselhsh patriotism. Such astounding
prediction you would not believe and If you did
believe, you would pronounce such man an
enemy 10 society and free government and
traitor TO Democratic principles ana republican
institutions. To-day, however, the picture Is no
exaggeration OF tue reality.
FATAL TO THE PARTY.
Tie rule of such a political system is fatal to