The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-19


dred, the See Yup Tong seems to be
composed of high principled gentlemen.
When Christopher A. Buckley studies
the methods of procedure of that gang
OF political highbinders led by the
Gal!aghers, the McNabs, the SulliVans
and the Maguires, he can look back to
his own days of dictatorship with feel
ings of fervent gratitude that he never
in all his career dragged his party to
such depths of degradation as have his
illegitimate successors.
Christopher A. Buckley was at least
true to his friends; these fellows are
not even true to themselves. Buckley
always made pretense at least OF OBJ
serving the fundamental principles of
Democracy. The Gallagher
do not seem to be able to give the true
definition of Democracy, or being able,
ignore it's precepts on every possible
and impossible occasion. Buckley was
astute enough to give a coloring of reg
ularity of all his proceedings. The
Committee of One Hundred is so blinded
by its temporary power that it seems
to glory in it's Irregularities. The
Blind Boss of Bush street" ever sought
tending factions. The political out
laws now in control care naught for
friends or foes while harmony is not
of their reckoning. Above all, Buckley
never posed as anything but what he
was, shrewd, far-reaching political
jobber These men, without one of
Buckley's redeeming qualities, assume
an II am holier than thou" air on every
possible occasion, and prate of their
own virtues even as they concoct the
vilest political schemes, all the while
berating their betters as being too dis
honest to trust with any share in their
government beyond the pitiful privi-
lege of voting the Phelans, the Gal
laghers and the rest of that ilk into Of
fee.
1t was thought the climax was
reached last Friday night, when, by
methods that would have shamed the
most outrageous proceeding Buckley
ever engineered, the Committee of One
Hundred resolved itself into a muni-
cipal convention to meet tonight for
the purpose of nominating certain of
it's members to Office. It's very action
was an admission that it's plan of ac-
ton was solely to advance the political
ambition of certain people who could
never hope for recognition at the hands
of representative body of Democrats.
But though certain members protested
against the proceeding as illegal and in
conflict with every principle of Democ-
racy, those members were included in
the adopted list of delegates to the con-
vention, and thus virtually assured
that they would be given a voice in the
choosing of it's nominees. r.
Moreover, in accordance with a res
olution adopted declaring that no can
didate for office in the gift of the con-
vention should be delegate, R. P.
Doolan, A. B. Mcguire, James Denman,
John H. Grady, T. J. Pinder, Franklin
K. Lane, M Greenblatt and Finlay Cook
handed in their designations, thereby
announcing themselves as candidates.
1t was only natural that they should
expect their old associates to deal fair
ly by them and listen to their claims
for recognition on the floor of the con-
vention before committing themselves
to any candidates.
But these political outcasts have
turned down their own friends-or
some of them-in other words, have
proved the falsity. of the old adage
about there being honor among
thieves" and within forty-eight hours
after electing themselves delegates to
the Democratic municipal convention
and twenty-four hours before the date
agreed upon for the first meeting of
that convention they have agreed upon
a complete ticket. Not only have they
agreed upon 1t, but they have banded
the names of their chosen ones about
to such an extent that The Call is en-
abled this morning to present to the
public the Democratic municipal ticket
the convention will go through the
farce of nominating this week. AS a
matter of fact, the convention will
merely be ratification Of the nomina-
tions already made.
Here Is the ticket: