The morning call., 1892-11-05
TO THE YOUNG DEMOCRATS.

As a thorough-going. earnest Democrat. i
should like to show why the young Demo-
Gratis of this city should not vote the Boss
Sullivan machine ticket.
What hope would there be for young men
of intellect and ambition to succeed in poll
tics, what encouragement for them TO enter
public life, under present conditions?
If young man sought nomination or q
Democratic ticket under present ciTcum-
stances would he aim 70 iDgratate himself
with the citizens who would finally have to
vote for him, endeavoring to gain their re-
spect, esteem and confidence, or would he go
to Sullivan's Office and make arrangements
for the nomin alton?
We all know that a mans standing with
the community would do bim no good un-
less he stood well with the boss, and, as the
Interests of the people and The Interests of
the boss are never the same, the people
whom the citizens most wanted, the boss
would not have.
The conditions OF any community where
bosssm prevails must grow steadily worse.
The individuals whom boss finds most
profitable in the business Of politics are the
worst and most degraded.
ANY man seeking nomination on the
Democratic ticket could be no better than
the boss would permit him to be-
Individual liberty would be taken from
him by the terms of his acceptance. and any
man refusing to agree to the conditions
would remain out OF politics.
Yes, l know the frivolous arguments
about Sullivan having been man of good
standing for years and much respected be-
fore he entered politics, and we should
therefore be satisfied to let him be boss of
the Democratic party.
But say that no man seeks to be boss for
the good OF his party or the community.
The ideas are repugnant and contra-
dictory.
You may surround boss with the attri-
butes OF responsibility, let him wear plug
hat and broadcloth suit and sit in law
oflce Instead OF the back room OF saloon,
but TO remain boss he has to do the work
Tor the class OF people who make bosses.
and the taxpayers have to suffer in the end.
Does anybody suppose that the big boss
and the little bosses OF the reorganizers
engaged In the vile work OF the last primary
out Of love for the dear public?
Nobody can make me believe that any
man or set OF men would suffer the loss Of
reputation consequent on such work for any
objects other than their own.
Men IN politics do not sin for the public
We have right to distrust the honest
professions OF men whose party actions
have been scandalous.
The citizens have learned to distrust all
bosses, for the boss is understood TO be a
beast OF prey, whose victim is the public,
and who gorges and fattens on punder.
Now what opportunities are offered q
young man under these circumstances?
Either he must serve the boss and his
nefarlous purposes or remain out OF politics.
Now i think that understand the temper
OF the young men of this wn and they do
not lnterd to remain out OF politics. lam
sure that the young Democrats do not.
why can a man not be Republican be-
cause ne does not respect Martin Kelly?
And why can L not be true Democrat sim
ply because have no respect for Sullivan?
NOW. the young Democrats of this city
cherish tie honorable ambition To anter mol
itics. Dut they wish to do so on their birth
Ilght Ci American citizenship and not by
permission oil Boss Sullivan. For these rea-
sons tne young Democrats will help bury
Snllivan's ticket On Tuesday.
They will join hands with the youna Pc.
publlcans in electing the Non-Partisan
ticket and giving San Francisco one Govern
ment that does not take orders from a boss
a FRIEND OF THE You've MEN