The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-26

It the more they'll see It."
when did you leave Montreal3"
II left there on the 30th Of last month. went
to New York. and received news on Monday Of
last week that the Supreme Court Of California
had declared Wallace's Grand Jury illegal.
citing against him his own previous decision
In similar matter. I also heard that the
paper had quit. but don't know II this be
true. and don't care"
What about the reformed stock brokerr'
Everybody laughed at this question. Buckley
included. He continued:
He is ex-State Senator Jerry Lynch. He
started out to down me all BY himself. because
he loved the dear people. The trouble
with Jerry was he wanted q nomina-
ton for Congress and didn't get It. The
party wouldn't have him. to begin with-and
you must understand l am not alone In the
party management. but simply little more
prominent than other men who lead the DEM
ocratfc party. There was man In Frisco
Joseph L. Schmidt. who charged before a COM
mittee Of the San Francisco Stock Exchange
that when the firm Of Callaghan 4 Lynch failed
for 100000 there were some Thousands alb
sent from the assets, which looked bad for
Jerry. Schmidt came to me and warned me
that IL Jerry was nominated for Congress he
would certainly be debated. Consequently we
had to refuse him the nomination. Jerry was
90 angry at not being allowed to reform things
that he concluded to try and knife me. He was
appointment member Of Wallace's Grand Jury"
when are you going back to San Fran
cisco?"
About March. think. I'm going to put In
two months at the baths"
What shall you do on your return"
/. "Idon't know that there is anything to do.
I think viii lot Wallace. the Esauiner. and
Lynch view the party for while to SEQ what
they can mako Of It. They may ind that It Ia
their own undsrpinning 10 little shaky. are
likely to DO disappointed. They had Repub-.
loan Legislature In the State and . Republican
Board Of Supervisors In the city last year who
simply lost their headA The Legislature was
called the Legislature of thousand scan
dals.' Twenty-four Senators pooled issues and
had an agent named Taylor. They made about
5000 apiece. but refused to pay Taylor his
commission. He then turned around and sued
them for 1t In open court"
This was too much for the gravity OF the
Englishmen. who laughed heartily. They
seemed to think they were hearing fairy tale.
The fact is" said Buckley. the ballot is a
more dangerous thing when given to every
body than people imagine. The people are in
different to political duties. and this results
great American city. The only other power Is
the newspaper. which is equally dangerous.
because It is under no curb and is responsible
to no authority The Examiner accuses me Of
bribery. but tho Examiner could not DO bribed.
because Judge Allen. in a decision In the
Superior Court OF Frisco. laid down the
rule that It il perfectly legal for news
paper to sell itself for any purpose.
The Judge said q newspaper was the prop
erty Of the individual who owned It. who was
legally free to do what he pleased with 1t.
This 10 not fair. II the newspapers have the
power to call any man briber they should
be subject to the anne law themselves"
"What do you think Of briberyf Can It be
put down In politics. |"
Buckley did not answer this Immediately.
He evidently regarded the question as DIM
cult one He finally said:
II can only answer by saying what has Of
ten been said. for you can never get pure poll
tics till you have the united action OF . ma
jority OF honest. public-spirited citizens IN
til you get that, ali corporate interests. all
heavy interests. in fast. will simply be COM
PEELED to protect themselves against adverse
legislstion."