The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-14
WILL BUCKLEY LEAVE Us?

An ingenious correspondent has lately
informed the World that Mr.. Chris Buck
ley proposes to shake California dust from
his shoes and to plant his tent in New
York, where he is to become sachem and
leader Of Tammany. 1t has been discovered
that Buckley can fill place which has been
vacant since the death of John Kelly.
Mr.. Chris Buckley, however, is not going
to leave US, and the places which have
known him for years VIII probably con-
tinue to know him for some time to come.
1t is not at all likely that Tammany Hall
is hungering and thirsting for his leader
ship There are a dozen or more braves in
that association " no know all that he knows
about packing clubs and selling out eandi-
dates and more, too; and most of them
long ago learned the lesson which he never
seems to have mastered-that if you 60 to
sea loaded down to the gunwale you are apt
to tip over when the stormy winds do blow.
Buckley is q type of the primitive order
Il politicians He is to such men as John
Kelly and Hugh Grant what a smart guer-
rilla chief was 10 General Sheridan. He
is a tyro. In the rough and tumble
stage Of provincial politics he is smart.
He can avail himself of popular apathy
to elect his creatures to conventions, and
he can rule the convention by the simple
system of rewards and punishments. But
he has never risen to the level of that states
manship which teaches that permanent
success can only be achieved by acquiring
the confidence of the conservative masses.
After every election he cries, After now
the delugew And he fills the offices
with Infamous creatures Of his own,
when he might Just as easily have
filed them so wisely that people would
have trusted him next time. John
Kelly, who was the absolute monarch Of
Tammany Hall for a quarter Of a century.
was wiser in his generation. He had to
reward his heDchmen-Who were no better
than Duckley's heelers-with minor offices.
He generally. however. took care that the
chief posts. especially the seats on the
bench, were occupied by men Of character.
whom the public could trust. Hence, he
could rely on large silent vote, which was
his in spite of his personal unpopularity,
and in spite of the infamy Of many of his
followers. Kelly was shrewd.
Buckley is sort of daredevil, who runs
politics to suit himself, and cares nothing
about the great mass of respectable people.
Kelly had few intimates, but they were
generally men Of character and stand
ing. Buekley's intimates may be ex-
convicts or persons in training for the
penitentiary. OF the millions which
Kelly dispersed, it is said not sFiol-
lar found its way into his own pocket
Buckley, who was penniless saloon-keeper
r few years ago, is now able TO Apend his
holidays in travel, with suite comprising
a couple of secretaries, physician in ordi-
nary, friend OF two, and a retinue of SER
wants. He has money to lend on good Sc
curity. 1t was never charged against Kelly
$, that he tempered with justice; if public
rumor does not belle Buckley, he is quite a
different character
These points of difference between the
men make it reasonably certain that New
York will not relieve US of our boss. The
New Workers. had men of his type in use
when their city was in the vealy stage. And
the same reasons justify the belief that
Buckley will never ripen into a leader whom
people can follow. but that ne viii rather,
when his pockets are full, drop out of pub
lie life into the limbo where POLITICAL
wrecks are stored