The San Francisco call., 1896-11-28
WAS TOO HOT TO HOLD.
Charged Max Pepper and ]. J.
Dwyer With Being for
the Gold Standard.
HEENAN's GLOVE IN THE RING.
Isidor ] cobs, Reed and Heenan Will
Be No Longer Welcome to Sit
by the Council Fire.

The Iroouois Club purged itself of dis
loyalty last night by expelling Isidor
Jacobs in accordance with the report of
the committee which found him guilty of
having outraged the shades of Jackson
and Jefferson by voting for Mckinley and
Hobart.
The club also listened in amazement
and Indignation to a document read by
Charles Wesley Reed, in which he scarf
fed the club and its memb bers until Max
Pepper grew pale and ]. ]. Flynn got as
red in the face as a genuine 1roquols on
the warpath. Mr.. Reeds document read
in this wise:
To the Officers and Members of the Iroquois
Club-GENTLEMEN: ! herewith tender my
resignation as a member oil the Iroquois Club,
not because of the resolution requesting all
membe who opposed the Chicago platform
| TO resign, but because do not desire TO be
member OF q club processing the principles of
JEFFERSON and yet repudiating all that he held
most sacred.
At the last meeting of the club was charged
with treachery to Democratic principles be-
cause mad opposed the Chicago platform. In
my defense was proceeding to prove that the
Chicago platform was opposed to Democratic
principles and the constitution OF the club
when point OF order was made that, mas
much as the Chicago platform was the en-
bodiment OF Democratic principles and had
received the support of the club, any argu-
ment lending TO prove that the Chicago plat
form was undemocratic and inconsistent with
the constitution oil the club was out of order
Despite the fact that the articles of incor-
poration OF the club were filed with the Secre-
tary OF State years ago, and Democratic prln-
ciples were crystallized nearly century before
the Chicago pi atform startled the country. the
chair sus tained the point by an anal ehistic
ruling in keeping with the Chicago platform.
1t is needless 10 say tnat the club sustained
the chair. II was stated frankly that the last
regular Democratic National Convention was
the infallible judge oil Democratic principles
and that no one could be Democrat who did
not Loyalty support that conventions declara-
ton OF principles, no matter how much he was
opposed 10 the platform and no matter what
the principles of the party had previously
been. Such confession of total depravIty was
never before made by a political organization
above piece club.
NIX Pepper, who brought in the resolution,
has made many speeches within the year in
support of the gold standard, declaring free
coinage meant National dishonor and National
disaster.
1t was eminently proper, in view of the tenn
per OF the club, that. he, of all men, should
propose to read Democrats out of the party for
voting as he believed. Mr.. Peppers peculiar
fitness for the task was enhanced by the fact
that he had bolted the Democratic Municipal
Convention, after having secured the passage
by the club of resolution that the General
Committee which appointed the convention
was the only regular Democratic organization
in this City and County.
The resoIut tion requesting the resignation of
the gold Democrats who voted as they be-
lieyed was supported vigorously by all of the
chronic Buckley boilers, whose souls were
narrowed at the thought OF bolting for any
thing but jobs. 1t was also supported by all
but three or four of the members wEo had
previously howled for Cleveland and had de-
clared that his financial policy was the SILVA
tion OF the country. The club, / believe, in
tends to square Itself on its Cleveland record
by turning his picture to the wall after the 4th
of March, and expelling w. d. English, when
nff 20 do ,i1la
the principles of the club, by removing its
members from office, has ceased.
Some groans and few short dry laughs
greeted Mr.. Reed at this point Chair
man Gildea raped the club to order,
after having fret cast an apprehensive
glance at the oil portrait of General Jack
son on tae wall.
Then Mr.. Reed, holding his typewriter
resolution in his left hand and burying
his right hand in his pistol-pocket, pro-
ceeded to read comparison between the
Chicago platform and the principles
enunciated by Mr.. Jefferson. Then he
proceeded:
party. Between 35 900 and 45, 600 Democrats is
voted for Mckinley. The Democratic State
Central Committee is made up of gold Demo-
Gratis because they could not find enough
silver Democrats who knew how to conduct
campaign 10 fill out the committee. National
Com m mitteeman Dwyer, less than a month be-
lore he went to Chicago, was the most belliger-
ent goldbug on the coast. He said that "if
free-silver House, free-sflver Senate and
free-silver President were elected, still no
free-coinage bill would be passed, because the
people of the United States would not allow
The perpetration of such insane folly"
The gag rule adopted by the club shuts off
all discussion. If there was chance of q fair
fighter fight of any kind-I would still
battle for the gold standard, no matter how
many champions appeared under the leader
ship of Tlllman, Altgeld, "Bill' Stewart and
Sal m mel remain
conditions would be to proc aim myself
Democrat for revenue and patriot for place,
but have not yet adopted the new Democracy
proclaimed bv the Iroquois Club. Respect
fully submitted, CHARLES WESLEY REED.
When Mr.. Reed mentioned the name of
Bryan the club rose to its feet and gave
three genuine war whoops.
At the conclusion of the reading Fred
Raabe moved to accept the resignation
"because Mr.. Reed had attempted to give
the club black eye."
s'You called me traitor and rene
gade last Friday night" said Mr.. Reed to
the club generally.
That's what you are," replied J. ].
Flynn, cheerily.
Flynn thereupon proceeded to say that
the com nun ication was an insult to the
club. to each individual thereof and to the
party. The proper thing to do would be
to expel Mr.. Reed. He said that Reed
had never been Democrat. He had ac-
cepted what the organization had done
and then did not vote for the ticket. He
had accepted Office as Democrat.
Mr.. Cabaniss denounced the paper as a
screed. 1t had made his Democratic blood
boil in his veins.
Max Pepper made lengthy speech, in
which he said that he had been Demo-
crat since 1864 and that Reed had been in
the party for only four years. He referred
to the fact that Reed had supported Judge
Mcguire. Senator White, James v. Cole
man and other silver Democrats.
After an acrimonious discussion, which
was all one way, the club declined to ac-
cept Mr.. Reeds resignation and it was re-
solved to draw up the necessary charges
against him in order that he might be
legally expelled.
Mr. Reed left the hall amid derisive
cries.
John Heenan was the next mem ber to
harrow the feelings of rhe club. His CON-
munication was read as follows:
In answer to vour resolution of last Fridav