The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-21
JOSEPH P. KELLY
ON THE DEMOCRACY
TELLS OF ITS WANING POWER
AS A PARTY.
Speaks of James h. Barry as a
"Hypocrite" and Outlines and
Condemns His Character.

Joseph P. Kelly, independent candidate
for Congress in the Fourth District, de-
livered an address at Drews Hall last
evening on the Democratic party and the
condition of Democracy generally. In 1t
he aimed to place before the voting citi-
zens In the Fourth District true and
unprejudiced portrayal of the corruptions
upon which the Democratic party is
based.
There is nothing in this party to-day,
so far as honesty of purpose and purity
of motive is concerned" said he. "Es-
sentia.lly speaking, there Is no Democratic
party in this State, and the voters who
once claimed allegiance to Democratic
principles are now voting irrespective of
party fealty for the best and most honest
of candidates. 1t is now the best man
that receives the votes of all reputable
citizens. Bossism of to-day is not the
same as 1t was few years ago. The
ruling power of Democracy now is what
has been fittingly designated the COM
mittee of 100 Purchasers In the appoint
ment of this 100 men what do we see =?
What has been the consequent result of
such politics? Twenty-Five of the very
people who have a MONOPOLY of the power
are provided with places on the Demo-
cratic ticket. This committee has virtu-
ally converted itself into a convention to
run the Democratic party in the further
ance of individual interests.
TT seems an outrage that a number of
men should band themselves together and
say that they are the e, only honest Dem
II, as man and as citizen, dispute
their presumption in attempting TO dis
franchise me or any other man from
having voice in local government
MY primary reason for running for
Congress from the Fourth District is to
defeat, or at least attempt to. defeat, a
who is now representing himself as such.
This man is James IL. Barry, editor of
| the Weekly Star. BY his own words he
has proved the business and the truth
of my assertion that he never was a
member of the Democratic party, al
though now he tries to deny this to gain
the votes of the public.
at is a deplorable thing that religious
prejudices should be brought before the
public as one of the issues of a political
Campaign. But it is just and right for
every decent citizen to know now that
Mr.. Barry was stanch supporter of one
of the most self-convicted and ayowed
nation for office. This man was no
other than Kinney, the well-known poll
tician.
"If Barry, entertaining and declaring
such principles as these, should accept
the election to the office to which he
aspires he would be guilty of base dis
four Questions said the speaker, ITO be
| answered through the public press. They
are Re .ru,o4nor !. 100, - ala not haoo,,o !.
member of a society closely allied to the
American Protective Association
Whether the ruling principles of this
society were not Identical with those of
the A. p. Al?
" Whether or not the night of his in
itiation he made one of the most caustic
vilifyfng and disgusting anti-Catholic
speeches ever. made against this or any
other religion?
Whether DR.. TANNER did not call on
Barry when he was the only printer in
San Francisco who would publish Ma
CURES book against the Pope?'"
The speaker here outlined McNab's pol
icy in withdrawing his nomination for
Congress In favor of Barry. To exempIifv
the declared hypocrisy of Barry. Kelly
read a number of articles from the Star in
which the editor attacked McNab in sour
rilous language, Gazing him Gavin Me-
Scab and characteriZing him as zone of
Buckley's bleeding lambs"
This attack said the speaker, was
made in 1891; and 1898 Barry accepts the
discarded bone that McNab has deigned
to throw to him.
"As far as / am concerned" Kelly con-
tfnued possessed as 1 am of the am
billions of young man, there is nothing
on this earth, or above, that could in
duce me to accept the nomination as
Barry has done when confronted with
such revolving and disgusting truths of
past conduct and present traits of char
acter. The Examiner has also come ont
in f1aring eulogies of Barry as the clean.
upright and only honest man that could
possibly be selected to represent the
Fourth District. Such praise of q man
whose every word, written or oral has