New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-21
A BOURBON BOSS FALLS.
COLLAPSE OF BLIND CHIEF BUCKLEY.
THE POLITICAL UPHEAVAL IL san FRANCISOo
ENDS HIS LONG CAREER-HIS CHARAC'

ton Of Boss Buckley. of San Francisco" HIS c'hP'c
temporary but al lover, Of good government mop. ''
If will Ice permanent buckley represents. perhdP'
the worst ont growth of Dcmocratic government III
lic city that has been evolved in this country
lie never had the opportunities Of Tweed or l'N
hut he has used to full advantage all those tna'
~an Francisco and dhc whole state OF California, ohce
to political schcmcr absolutely without honesty, fh
or pride.
The election Of last November wa, Republican
land Hide which totally amazed Buckley and all hi
adhcYrut~ They feared the success of the RcpuhI
can Ticket but they counted confidently on getting
enough of their the Francisco local tlch"i
To enable them to maintain Themselves till ihc n"N'
election. The result wa the most disastrous rout
ever experienced 10y any political party in California
Not single Dcmociatc head left above the
waste Of waters. Every That IN hlcy put forwar:
wa, buried under ovcr' hrluing Republican ma
jortv. such an uprising against boz rule has never
before been this state i, almo, without
a parallel in the country. The candidate, the Demo
cratic ticket who personally popular shared in
the fate the very fact that they wcrr
Huchlcys choice ruined them.
When the result va, known Buckley retired 10 hi,
country home in Livermorc Valley. across the
bay from san Francisco and lie has only
been seen on one or two occasions in this city
since his Waterloo. The reception he got on his
latest visit T. the city furnishes The dearest ndics
tion Of hi, los " prestige Formerly when he ap
peircd on Inc street "h~"Gul"uN politicians followed
him 10 get a word from tho lips II tho hoss or
grasp Of his hand. one day last week he 0as >c"n
Standing in front 81 his fav"tr cigar store in KeArucy
L. with tho cN-convct who Is hi, u,cparablc
panion out II about ten who pa ,,cd him during
the quarter II an hour that tn. writer watched him.
only two stopped 10 greet the fallen chieftain
The career II Christopher +. Buckley is sufficiently
noteworthy - warrant brief ~h"'rI He is without
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