The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-08
DAGGETT is NOT ANGRY,
But He Will Weld the AK at
the Mint With a Ven
geanCe.
HAS sQUANDERED PATRON AGE.
He Says He Is Disguised With DEM
ocratS Who Break Their
Promises.


cratic camp, and John Daggett, superin-
tendent of the San Francisco Mint, is the
cause of it at the present time. Mr.. Dag
gett has that tired feeling, which bodies i'll
for some of those who are his subordinates
and appointees.
And it is all due to the fact that the
Democratic State Senators refused to go
into caucus on the matter of the United
States Senatorship and stand together for
one man-that is to say, for Mr.. Daggett-
as that gentleman says they should have
DONE AS consequence, appointments to
positions in the Mint, which were made
for party interests, will be unmade by Mr..
Daggett and his ak will fall wherever he
thinks it will do the most good.
81 squandered party patronage on per-
sons who refused to do party service" said
Mr.. Daggett last night land l am sorry
States Senatorship the party was left dis
organized and the. result was that the
Democrats voted for Tom, Dick and Harry.
The fact that the Democrats were in the
minority and had no chance of winning
was no excuse at all. l didn't care snap
of my fingers whether they voted for me
or some other good Democrat. That
wasn't the point at issue, although the
boilers did pledge themselves to vote for
me. Buggy came to me and made strong
plea for the laundry work of the Mint and
for the appointment of his broth er.
"In return for those favors he promised
to vote for me. Gesford promised the
same. and l gave his sister a place. She
is out of it now. Senator Fay secured his
brothers appointment on the promise OF
doing the fair thing. Well. he didn't
do it.
"Of course, I'm going to discharge Big
gy's brother, and Fay's brother, too. /
owe this justification to the Democratic
party, which, consider, has been buncoed
out of patronage.
members of a political party rarely de-
serve publication, continued Mr.. Daggett,
"but when the views of one side are pa
raded before the public silence on the
part of those assailed might be con-
strued as acquiescence. and become mis-
leading. Therefore / will say that my
action in disposlng of the patronage of the
ment as to the fidelity to party interests of
the recipients of patronage. My person
atty cut no figure in the case further than
that | happen to be the first individual
upon whom the test was applied. Had
any other member of the party been inter
ested / should have pursued the same
course. do not know of single previous
instance in the history of the Democratic
party in this State when its representa-
tives refused to go into caucus and thereby
maintain its organization. / feel proud
that the boiling example was not set by
my friends.
"The flimsy excuse of Stockton conven-
ton reading me out of the party is all rot
in the face of the fact that in the first State
convention succeeding that held at Stock
| ton was member and without solicita-
ton on my part was made first vice chair
man of the State Central Committee by the
| leaders of the Stockton movement, and
served in that capacity for three consecu-
tive terms. / am inclined to believe that
favors from bold, bad man. are appre-
ciated only when they are about to be lost
to such as are airing their complaints in
this case.
my distribution of the patronage of the
Mint is best justified from the acknowl-
edged fact that it was the greatest factor in
| the nomination and election of James III.
Budd, the only Democratic Governor
elected north of Mason and Dixon's line at
the last election, and such result was OBJ
tanned against the strenuous opposition of
| those now carping at me.
Gas for Mr.. Peppers criticisms, will
say that my spurs for party service were
won long before he was boosted into
politics and aff1uence by a partnership
with Chris Buckley, and his want of graft
tude to his sponsor, as shown by q failure
to 'whack up a divvy' until called down,
should shut him out of the controversy, at
least until he could make an answer to a
Grand Jury that would not, according to
his own statement, send him to the peni-
Tertiary. His caliber is measured by the
fact that just as soon as Mr.. Buckley got
out from under him, he fell so heavily that
he has been unable to gather any appre-
ciable quantity of himself since.
$50 far as my appointment to the super
intendency of the Mint is concerned, Mr..
Daggett went on, 81 secured that myself
/ had ample Endorsement from the banks
and other business men of this city and a
majority of the business men of the State,
and | also possessed the confidence of
President Cleveland. l am glad to say
that my accounts have been found correct
and everything satisfactory to the Treas
ury Department. AT the present time l
am running the Mint, and will run it for
some time to come. 1 shall appoint and
discharge men as l may see fit and proper
for the best interests and advancement of
the Democratic party, all things being
equal as regards efficiency and fidelity to
duty. / am not angry; / am simply dis
gusted with the un-Democratic methods
adopted by some men who claim affilia-
ton with the Democratic party"