New-York tribune., 1908-08-26
ADVICE FROM AN OLD FRIEND.
William Randolph Hearst's Farewell to a
Democratic Club.

From The New York American.
San Francisco, Aug 24.-The Iroquois Associa-
tion an essentially Democratic organization of San
Francisco. few days ago suggested to Mr. Will
lam Randolph Hearst that since he had decided to
oppose the election of the Democratic candidate,
Mr.. Bryan he could not consistently retain his
membership In the organization In reply to this
suggestion Mr.. Hearst to-day sent the following
letter the association:
San Francisco. August "A.
To the Iroquois Association. San Francisco, Cal
ure and ssirprise was surprised to know that Mr.
Bogart was sending 81 dues to your Organization.
but pleased learn of it, l am exceedingly
ready to stop that. l was pleased and surprised,
too to learn that the 1roquois Club was sun IN
had been peacefully buried along with the las last
remnants of the defunct Democratic party OF Cah-
But since the Iroquos Club still in way exists
am glad to resign from it, and the situation sug-
gested your letter seems sufficient reason for me-
10u Py sspett en that am not according to the
Democratic standards of to-day worked haTd TOT
many thousands of 81 checks. and cheerfully suf-
fered much abuse and much injury Tor tne Denlo Demo?
cratic party l believed in IL then, and don
now. u. rl,.o,-.+.
doq imply 1S bep Wonderns what Kind Of Demo
Gratis you think you are Are you l'9z DeIh9ctdls' @
or 1896 Democrats, 1900 Democrats or 1894 Demo
Gratis 1905 Democrats? Are you Cleveland ReinG 9
Gratis, believing in the tariff reform thai We i u
that We did get? Are you Parker Democrats, sup sup,
them IF they don't? Are you Bryan Democrats De.
Ifeving in free silver sometimes and IN goFernhlel
md be,ieye in these things you also
believe in q Br' platform that contains none OF
'gSe Gr friends and brothers the Iroquois Club,
| Won ali remember how the Democracy OF free silver
was taught you and how you sot nteiSeLy 'i
then W were informed silver was not true
| Democracy after all. but that public ownership was,
Then you remember how you threw your hats aus m Ia
the air over public ownership ana WoThJu up on SiI
Informed TN 5nah ti9 and referendum were Then
o
diving devotion to the everlasting principles OF the
n1atfor in which there is no free silver in which
there is public ownershP' I'M IN wnlGn @ ar gI9 - nd
by old Dr. Gringle OF De!noGracy t6at onty ~ thI m
thr fr5nt and the owners blown in the bottle
is genuine Denocracy, , ana & tat @ of tbe T 6emo
FTiehds and ex-brothers of the. Iroquois Club.
| thrre is no Democratic party There is only a
Bryan party and the followers of that party don't
know when they go to bed at night what they VIII NH
be called upon believe when they wake up In tie
no Once 1t, there was a man who had old carving
knife which he said had been handed down to him nm
looks rather new. Haven't you ever done any thing
TO it? And the man said on on I've nad t the Dlaoe
couple times, but otherwise 1t Is just the same
| Mr BRYAN tells us that his variable doctrines
are the Democracy of our fathers. but say that
| both the blade and the handle have been changed
often that there is no recognizing the orlslhii
Once. again there was farmer who had balky
/ mule and he couldn't make the mule GO a stranger
|
| him to go right ahead. The stranger had bottle
| Of turpentine and he opened the mules mouth and
pushed back his head and poured about half of the
bottle into the mules stomach The mule gave one
startled gasp struck out across the prairie and
was lost sight. The surprised farmer stood for
| a while immersed in deep thought. and then he
| said Stranger, please give me the rest Of that
| turpentine: I've got to catch my mule.
| Friends and ex-brothers Of the onetime Iroquois
| Club / have always stood just where stand now,
souarely upon principles of the founder of the
| Democratic Party and the Trainer OF the Declara-
tion OF Independence; but the Democratic Donkey
has gone gallopng the political prairie until IL
| is lost TO the sight of its original adherents.
am not In the race to catch that donkey. and IL
YOU are YOU will find that you have to keep plumb
| full OF different kind of turpentne in every cam
paign.
| And 1 received your communication with
qualification and gratitude, and so l withdraw from
| your club with pleasure and without the slightest
| hard feeling.
| Good luck and God bless you. and may all be
able keep with your mule Sincerely.
| WILLIAM RANDOLPH ITEARST.