The morning call., 1890-06-22
WHAT DOES A BOLT MEAN

paper is in circulation and has been
signed by a number-it is said as many as a
thousand Democrats-by which the signers
pledge themselves not to vote for the nomi-
nees of the city and county convention
which will be held in this city shortly after
Chris Buckley's return The paper states
that experience has taught people that the
convention will merely meet to register
Buckley's DEGREES, and that its nominees
will obtain their nomination on the condi-
ton that, if elected, they shall administer
their offices under Buckley's direction. For
this reason, and believing that Buckley is
not animated by concern for the public
welfare, but is wholly inspired by desire
for his own gain. the signers deem it their
duty to oppose him, and all who accept
nominations at his hands
The revolt against Buckley is but one of
many signs of the time. 1t is significant of
a general desire to bring Buckley'S rule in
this city to a close. The pledge these thou
sand boiling Democrats have taken only
binds them not to vote for Buckeyes muni-
cipal and legislative nominees. Halfway
work of that kind is not likely TO accom-
pliSh much. Buckley is not too proud to
conceal himself behind a respectable figure
on his ticket whom he does not actually
control in consideration of the votes an
occasional CLEAN of decency will attract
He elected a servile Board of Supervisors
last year by such tactics He will perhaps
allure disaffected Democrats to name the
Democratic candidate for Governor or for
Mayor as a means of distracting their at
tention from minor nominees. The way to
frnt al
ments all along the line We must take
every branch or department of government
out of his hands. If there is any first
of ALL" it should be the judiciary.
The city can stand the loss of the
money the Buckley Board of Supervisors
dispense in that kind of charity which be-
gins and ends at home, but it cannot stand
corrupt Judges. 1t cannot stand the tam
pering with juries, by which criminals who
can 90 Buckley a political service escape
indictment or conviction. The State will
survive the loss of the S4,000,000 Buckley's
Legislature scattered among Buckley's
lambs last year, but it cannot submit the
functions of justice to be polluted. The
motto of all party banners should be that
man who accepts nomination at Buckley's
hands is no better than Buckley himself.
ne man cannot De mucn Oetter imam IHe
master. A nominee for a judicial office
who permits his name to strengthen the
Buckley ticket may say to himself that he
has not agreed to do anything wrong. Per-
sonally he may not have; but he helps put
in Office men whom he knows to be Buck
ley's tools. If Buckley can control six or
seven departments of the Superior Court
what does he care if the other departments
are presided over by fairly honest Judges !?
If lie can, through his tools on the bench
or elsewhere, secure one or two jurors in a
criminal trial, what does he care for the
verdict of the other ten or eleven? If
lie can, through his subseryieut Judges,
get half dozen of his lambs on Grand
jury it does not mach concern him If the
majority are well-meaning men. A man
who sells everything from nomination to
a bill pending in a legislative body-to a
verdict in sO-called court of Justice
should be killed politically. He stabs the
community in its most vital part He is a
public enemy, and his supporters should be
! ranked in the same class.