The morning call., 1892-11-05
DISGUSTBD DEMOCRAT.

The ReorgaDizer bosses are frantic in
their efforts TO prevent the Democracy from
deserting their machine ticket and are in
voking the spirit of party loyalty to save
them from the inevitable destruction that
they see impending. But what connection
there is between the principles of Demo-
cracy and voting to make Sullivan a politi-
cal swineherd to pour The swill of patron
age Tor his cheap politicians TO drink, |. for
one good Democrat, cannot understand.
Jeffersonian principles are in no sense in
volved in the success, but only in the failure
OF the present boss ticket
In fact the ideas of Jefferson are dis
tinctly hostile to the existence or tolerance
OF bosses or MACHINE.
Jefferson sought the freest and broadest
means Of popular government and the great
est freedom for the people. He argued that
IL politics followed the wishes of the citizens,
II IL remained close to the hearts of the
people. government could not 60 wrong.
Inc Outrages attempted in the name OF
JenerSonian Democracy in these times must
make the bones of the illustrious leader
turn In their grave.
Did the boss follow in the spirit of Jeffer-
son when he ordered his roughs and heelars
to strike from the club rolls hundreds of
names OF Democrats. whose only sin hap
pened TO be an insufficient appreciation of
the greatness of Sullivan?
Many OF these men had served their party
lalthfuiy Tor years and had worked for its
success even before Sullivan had commenced
MS perennial candidacy. but they were not
Tecogn Zed as Democrats because they did
not believe in bosses.
DID Thomas jefferson say that allegiance
10 boss constituted Democratic doctrine?
II SO, VIII sOme follower Of Sullivan please
cite the instance?
linen we had the Sullivan primary held
WIN club rolls which the boss had refused
the democracy permission to aspect
we know that the boss appointed all the
eIectlon omcers and that nobody was per-
!ilItted 10 vote unless he exhibited marked
ticket, or In some districts voted it open 40
thnt the Inspector might read IL.
When The polls closed nobody but Boss
al the count
sullivan cannot prove that Democrats
voled at all, as he cannot furnish any evil
dence but his own. 1t is purely an ex parte
statement.
Does anybody who pretends to call him.
sen Democrat assert that these outrages
were according 70 Jefferson?
Dio JEFFERSON ever say that IL any man
couid secure control of machine and with
rougns and bullies defraud and bully the
people. aud proclaim IL primary, that the
demands and articles of Democratic creed
mad thereby been satisfied. and that the
people must recognize aud support the act
and follow the machine?
defy Boss Sullivan or his fugleman
Diwyer iovy 10 find the utterance of any great
,eauer or Democracy that could be tortured
into an Endorsement OF their practices.
All the great leaders OF Democracy have
peeh vigorous opponents of machines and
nave never hestated to crush beneath their
feet local tickets of that character, regard
less OF the sauawking of those whom they
were Obliged TO hurt.
According to Boss Sulliyan's idea Samuel
>. IlIden was not the right kind of Demo-
crat, because his Democracy prompted him
10 declare the local machine organization in
NeW 0Ik q cancer that demanded surgery.
b9t the democracy of the United States
acknowiedged and recognized the quality of
mat democracy by nominating him as their
Candidate for the Presidency.
VINO Is there to-day who denies the right
Oh Samuel j. Tiden TO his position among
the greatest Democrats of history? And
yet he believed in smashing machines that
Ihtefiered with the popular will aud cor
rnpted the body polite.
Does sullivan think that Grover Cleye-
chimes?
Have not his advisors been taken from
and the honors within his gift bestowed on
the Democrats whose hostility to machine
men ana machine methods has been most
pronounced? Ard has the Democracy not
honored and applauded such acts?
u,ho VINO mas been closer tn Cleveland than
william X. Grace, whose tremendous oppo-
sltop 10 machines has been the feature of
his political career? And do you think.
mr' sullivan, that by calling upon our
democracy you can bind us to support your
miserable machine ticket. when such Illus
trious examples are before us?
ne Democracy recognizes that the ex-
ample or your primary and convention
methods are polluting 10 the morals of anv
party aud they understand the necessity of
wiping out YOUR ticket, that the punishment
may deter any political adventurers, whose
conscience does not interfere with their ac-
unn, from following in your footsteps.
L work every day for the success of my
great leaders, Grover Cleveland and Adlai
Stevenson, but | work for the Non-Partisan
ticket.
On November hope for the election of
Cleveland and the success of the Citizens
Non-Partisan ticket, which latter means the
downfall of bosses, and good government for
San Francisco
A JEFFERsoNIAN DEMOCRAT