The morning call., 1890-07-23

% per cent on the net returns; all inc WV
erS paying toll in similar manner. as IN
illustration of how intimately the parsS
bosses work together it may be mentioned
incidentally that this.25 per cert used to be
paid over to the Republican boss Cannon.
The California Electric-light Company
has so far succeeded in keeping every other
similar company out of the field, and this
is done by enriching Mr.. Buckley, who has
the solid nine under his thumb. The
School Board. the Fire Department, the
Street Department, the Street-sweeping De-
partment to say nothing of the clerical
stats at the City Hall, all pour their quota
into the boss capacious Golfers for the priv
ilege of existing and being allowed to earn
living at a discount.
The Legislature is mine of wealth
tapped every two years, and the election oil
United States Senator means liberal
contribution to this poor blind man" of the
Democratic party. Scarcely public office
to which there is any patronage attached
can be named which does not admit the die
tator's control; and so from all sides money
pours IN, and 1t can readily be seen that the
estimated income of 100000 year and
actual possession of $650000 are by no
means exaggerated.
When one source of income is cut off
ways and means are contrived to furnish
another, and while the ''lamb" may be in
cessantly in fear of very short grass, the
boss always lives in clover.
Many suppose that Mr. Buckley's is a
division of the spOilS' system. Such is
not his method, however. He has always
made his own price and paid his hirelngs
what lie chose, and as little as be possibly
could. Jerry Driscoll year ago could not
or did not buy shoes for his own daughter.
1t is to be presumed that he has q fathers
feelings toward his child. and had not the
means to clothe her properly. He and
Jake Rudolph, the right-hand men of Mr..
Rupk1py repPiVa So0O q month zach nj
ent, but neither of them has anything
worthy the name in the way of property.
Instances without end could be multiplied
of those who have served their boss only
too cOnscientously, but have been dropped
at q moments notice when more suitable
or plant tool could be found. Never has
the slightest consideration for past services
been shown. When in Office his adherents
have had to submit to a heavy discount on
their salaries; when out of Office he has
always proved useless to them, for he sup
ports no pensioners
That there is q great deal of dissatisfac-
ton in the camp is well known. With
ever-lncreaSiDg wealth this sphinx-like boss
has acquired social aspirations. The little
room off the saloon is a thing of the past
The men who used to crowd around him
there can no longer obtain audiences OF
him. They must journey to the house and
take the chance of being admitted to his
presence. He regards many of his former
associates with unfelgned disgust, ana mas
no use for those whose services to him have
served no other purpose than to leave them
selves degraded and poor. Latterly the
efforts of those who surround him have
been devoted to showing that he has an in
flueuce with the better men Of his party, an
influence which has no existence in fact. 1t
was thus made to appear that at the ban
quet in New YORK, when the boss was actu-
ally too weak to stand, that Governor Hill
was present, which he positively was not at
any time during the evening" either before.
at or after the dinner.
The men who have labored for him and
know his great wealth and know now how
lightly he esteems them are beginning to
rankle over his treatment. His efforts to
cut them off from himself and his eXclu-
siveness are gradually and surely sowing
the seeds Of dissatisfaction within the ring
which will eventually burst it. The oppo-
sition TO him from without is not stronger
than from within, and it is we'll known that
many who stand close to him are as anX-
ious to see his power broken as the many
who from purer and l0ftier motives hope
that some day tardy justice will be done to
this sOulless, mercenary and wealthy politi-
Cal parasite.