The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-12
j, Saulmann ExCoriateS the
Superintendent of
the Mint.
ADVOCATE OF THE RAILROAD.
Introduced by Stanford to CleVe-
land When He Sought
Office.

Il. II.
cratic County Committee, is deeply inter
ested in the conflict that is raging between
John Daggett, Superintendent of the Mint,
and certain leaders of his party. MI Saul
mann occasionally dips his pen IN vltrlol
and writes about men he does not like. He
wrote as follows about Mr.. Daggett yester-
day:
To the Editor of the Call: Looking over the
pronunciamento of John Daggett l, emperor ol u
Siskiyou and autocrat of the Mint, pupllsneu
in YOUR issue Of Monday last, one is uncoh-
sciouslv carried back to the halcyon days OF the
ancient regime in France, when Louis Al " the
great Sun King, answered the respectful ie-
monstrances OF his Ministers WIN ms 10 to
"I3etat cest moi" q am the State), ana 10 those
later DAYS when MaTechal V1lleray, the COY
ernor of his grandson, Louis XIV, the Wen
beloved. exhibited the little hye-year-old hlllg
upon the balcony of the Tuilerles TO the croWd
of Parisians who had gathered there, exciallh-
ing ali the time: sLook, master, look at these
people. Well they are all yours, they all De-
long to you'
His Majesty the Car informs us that he was
a candidate for the complimentary NOMINATION
for United states Senator, and that Senators
Fay, Buggy and Gesford promised 10 vote 1or
him in consideration Of a certain amount OF
patronage. Senators Fay and Blggy nave en-
phatically denied the soft impeachment, ana
having by their acts and votes during the past
four years proven that they belong to the PEG.
pie and not to the corporations the people OF
San Francisco, knowing them, and knowing
also that the autocrat of the Mint has been the
consistent, persistent and faithful agent ana
advocate of the octopus for many years past
win readily believe that the Senator'S told the
truth, and that the autocrat was drawing upon
is imagination for his facts
The record OF Senator Gesford also proves
conclusively that he could not consistently have
voted for the servitor OF the octopus ana nave
retained the confidence of his constituents.
The autocrat says that he didn't care snap of
his fingers whether they voted Tor him or some
other good Democrat. Well Mr.. Gesford voted
for Dennis Spencer, Mr.. Fay for Judge Mcguire
and Mr. Buggy for Joseph j. Dwyer. What's the
matter with their Democracy, John? Notenta-
Giles of the octopus upon them; al true, good
and loyal men, warranted to Withstand the
seductive influences OF Herrln, Waters ana
Deacon Stubs. And so the great autocrat OF the
Mint has discharged the sister Of Senator Ges-
ford because her brother would not betray the
people.
Well, this is certainly new way of doing
po1itics-one that ought to stamp him as the
champion peanut politician OF the age. And
he has taken the laundry. work OF the Mint
away from Senator Buggy, who always did a
clean job, politically or otherwise, and is now
compelled to do all of his dirty linen before the
eyes OF a disguised public. Yet there Is urea,
son to the interests of the people upon it, and
all the perfumes of Arabia cannot WASH out
the stains. He says that he owes the dis,
charge OF the young LADY heretofore nentloneo
and OF the brother of Miss Fay and Buggy to
the Democratic party, which he considers has
been bunkoed out of patronage the autocrat
is mistaken-emphaticall so-for II anybody
was bunkoed 1t was the Democratic party when
he received his appointment in spite OF Demo-
cratic protests and objections.
He continues that his action in disposing of
the patronage of the Mint was governed entire
ly by his judgment to the fidelity to party
interests of the recipients of patronage. since
the autocrat assumes the entire responsibility
for having employed professional prize-hghters
and for having imported ballot-box manipula-
tors from Sacramento and Oakland to fll clerl-
cal positions in the Government service, the
managers and followers OF the Democratic
party feel much relieved, for they have been
fearful all along lest the odium OF having been
guilty of planting these exotlcs IN our midst
should have been visited upon their unofend-
ing heads. l am inclined to believe, says our
autocratic friend that favorS from a "bold bad
man" are appreciated only when they are about
to be lost
Bold he certainly is for it takes very bold
man indeed to single out an inofensive young
woman as the object of his vengeance. bad"
he is most sssuredly, else why should the DEM
ocratic party have protested against ms ap-
pointment as one unfit to be made? Ny distri-
button of the patronage is best justified from
the fact that it was the greatest factor IN the
nomination and election of James II. Budd to
the Office of Governor. continues our friend
the Gar: Well at last the secret is out and we
are glad of it. We know that he has violated
the Presidents order OF July IA, 1885, ad-
dressed to all heads of departments warning
all Federal offiee-holders against making
their influence felt in the management OF pr1-
mary meetings and nominating conventions,
Mint neglected their public duties by and with
his advice and consent and participated in the
deliberations of the State convention, but we
never knew that it was he to whom we were tn
debted for the pleasure of having the famous
blackboard candidate for our chief magistrate.
We remember Mr.. Estee assuring the Republi-
can State Central Committee that it was the A.
P. A. vote and the vote of the
renegade Republicans that defeated him.
We have heard it rumored that Martin Kelly
and his Fremont Club claim the honor of hay
iTlcr6 nnn "a 9 m n6
the highways and by-ways that the world-re-
nowned Iroquoi Club of this city, always with
an eye to the good things OF this world, did the
business with its great monster meeting at the
Mechanics Pavilion-but alasl they builded
better than they knew, and they are lament
ably like the man who fell out Of the balloon
they are not in it. But what shall we say of
the Colossus of Siskiyou, who has single
handed and as If by magic performed this won
drous featl Warwick the King-maker who
during the War OF the Roses made and I'M
made Kings of England at his will
to him. Napoleon, the little corporal,
of Corsica, to whom all Europe paid tribute
for nearly fifteen years, sinks into "innocuous
desuetude." There mas never been any one like
him since first the fight of years began, and
comparisons are utterly odorous, as Dogberry
was won't to say.
So far as my appointment to the superinten-
dency OF the Mint is concerned, the Colossus of
Siskiyou goes on, 81 secured that myself"
Well, not altogether so, if our genial friend
and embryo Governor John H. Wise is to be
believed He told the following story at the
rooms of the Democratic State Committee
after his return from Washington in the pres
ence of the undersigned and five or six other
witnesses While waiting in the Presidents
ante-chamber, not like wilkins Micawber
for something to turn up, but lust
waiting like any other mortal, the door of the
sanctum sanctorum of the President was sud
denly opened and 10 and behold out came the
late Senator Stanford, leaning heavily on the
arm of John Daggett l, Emperor of Siskiyou
OF course they said nothing to the President
about the Office soon to become vacant. They
merely discussed the weather and the future
prospects of the Black Bear mine in Siskiyou
County, and all that thing, and the meeting of
the Senator and the Colossus was q mere acct
dent. But people will talk and shake their
heads and discuss the coincidence in the most
uncharitabe manner.
/ had ample Endorsement from the banks of
Siskiyou and from majority of the business
men Of the State, and l also possessed the con-
fidence of President Cleveland, and may we be
permitted to add, for we always know a sure
thing when see it, the confidence of the
Southern Pacific Company of Kentucky, whose
faithful servitor have been for many years
/ am glad to say that nv accounts have been
found correct by the officers of the Treasury
Department. Great Scott! Why shouldn't they
have been? The doughty superintendent is
making money all the time, literally coming it
day after day, therefore how could his ac-
counts be other than correct?
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