The morning call., 1892-11-02
A DEMOCRAT TO SULLIVA AN.

The CALL has been requested to publish
the following which was written by we'll
known Democrat of this city:
Hon. jeremiah f. Sullirdn - SIR: /
CHANGED to be a listener at a meeting held
under the auspices of Cleveland and Ste
venson club few nights since. You were
one of the speakers. The meeting was adj
vertised as a Democratic gathering, and /
attended 1t expecting to hear Democratic
sentiments. In this was not disappointed
until your name was announced and you
arose to address your fellow-cltizens
Then, ! confess. / was astonished. To-
stead of an argument In favor of the car
dinal principles of democracy; instead of
advancing reasons why Grover Cleveland
should be the next President of the United
States; instead Of touching on the vital
issues which concern the nation, your re-
marks were largely devoted to the denunci-
alton of local newspaper and its proprie-
tors.
Judge Sullivan-I am a Democrat NV
first vote was cast for Horatio Seymour in
1868, and since that time TO the present |
have never swerved from my Democratic
| principles. When Grover Cleveland was
| nominated at Chicago last June | felt that
| the chances Of his securing the electoral
vote OF this State were very small. As the
| campaign proceeded, however. the pros
! poets frightened. a demoralizng element
| was thrown into the canyass-the most un-
| popular man in the State bobbed up in the
| ranks OF our opponents and claimed his
| right to appropriate the highest Office in the
| gift OF the people Of Callfornia-the United
| States SenatOrship.
At once great protest arose The Re-
| publlcans Of the State-less subseryient to
| party dictation than we Democrats-openly
reyOlted. They would have none Of him
| this upstart.
Now, ! thought has come our oppor-
tunity. The Republican voters OF Califor-
MIA when once they commence knitting their
ticket will not stop; they will cut straight
through. Again L made review of the
situation. This time il was more favorable
to my own party. figured up a majority
for Cleveland in San Francisco of 5000 votes
and appreciation enough in the interior to
assure the Stale Tor him by a comfortable
plurality.
But just then, Judge, you appeared upon
the scene. municipal convention was
held. There was semblance of balOting
for candidates for the different offices, but
Ii was only a semblance.
gu, in conjunction with your partner
had already passed upon the claims of the
aspirants. They had appeared before the
dual oligarchy Of which you are the senior
member, and the degree of their subsery-
iency was the measure of their success
those who groveled won the prize-an
empty one to be sure. as events HAYS shown,
but highly priced at the time.
AND then came the Weakening.
Democrats saw that they had exchanged
the brilliant sagacity of blind bOodle-loying
boss who won their victories, at the same
time he corrupted their honor, for the inane
leadership OF one whose only qualification
Tor the position he coveted was a courtly
presence and smiling face.
The result has been disastrous. Deprived
OF general, the Democratic army has dis
solved, unsmote by the sword OF Republic
caniSm. it has melted like snow in the glance
of Public Opinion.
What might have been Democratic tri-
umph has. through your stupidity and
political greed. boen turned into an igno-
minious defeat.
Are you prepared to accept the punish
ment you deserve?
In the better days OF the republic such an
ofense would have been repaid with politi-
cal ostracism.
The result which, to my vision, Is as clear
as the sun at MONDAY, will pass into history
on Tuesday next, When the story of this
campaign comes TO be written will YOU
figure as hero? think not.
A DENfarp