The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-14
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The Chicago Tribune of August IL gives the
following correspondence, which will explain
itself:-
REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS, CHICAGO, ILL.,,
August 6, l868.-Hon. Henry GreeRebaum.-
Dear Bir:-A number of Republican voters of
your religious persuasion have intimated to our
Committee of Arrangements a desire to give the
public an opportunity to hear your views on the
relations of the Israelites to General Grant and
the Republican party. In compliance with the
request of the Committee. have the honor to
invite you to speak upon the subject, at o Re-
publican meeting, on Wednesday evening, Aug.
IL, in Court House Square, in this city. Solci-
thug your kind compliance with this request
am yours truly, j. Q. DoRE,
President of Grant Club.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10, lS6s.-Hon John G. Dore,
President Grant Club:-Dear sir: In acknow-
ledging receipt of your communication inviting
me to address a Republican mass meeting on
the 12 inst, in reference to the relation OF the
lsraeltes to General Grant and the Republican
party, permit me to say that while | am happy
of the opportunity thus afforded me to place my
co-religionists properly before the people, !
prefer 10 do so in a letter, because have not
made any polit cal speeches for some time, and
have neither time nor inclination TO enter into
the arena.
Our Je wish fellow-citizens are brought con-
spicuously forward in this Presidential cam
paign, owing to military order issued at one
time by General Grant, known as order No. H.
This order was issued against Jews as a class"
and in this way repeated wrong frequently
committed against my race by the non-Je wish
world.
General Grant committed fundamental error
in the remedy he selected for the purpose of
dealing with some offenders against his mill
tary regulations. who were supposed TO be of
the Jewish faith. There does exist most un-
just prejudice towards Jews as a class, against
which solemnly protest. General Grant may
or may not have shared this prejudice.
The true Israelite has no prejudice against
any race. His faith in One God, having been
strengthened by history of forty centuries,
leads HIM to regard all men as brothers, and his
highest happiness is to be engaged in the inter-
ests of God and humanity. There is q meaning
in these words, and very many Israelites in this
city feel this and in politics are Republicans.
The issues of the war are fully appreciated by
them, and it will be useless to expect assist
ance from them in impeding the progress of
history,
The whole tendency of strictly Jewish efforts
is to progress and liberalism, and we cannot lend
| our aid to inflict on others wrongs which we
| have suffered ourselves, and hence know them
| to be wrongs.
Had the nomination of a Presidential candi-
| date been left to Republican Jews, General
Grant would certainly not have been their
| choice But now that General Grant is the
nominee of the party. it is paying poor COM
! pliment to Jewish intellect and Jewish patriot
| ism TO suppose that we can sink all beneath the
| weight OF personal vindctive revenge or even
| ot holy indignation. General Grant knows by
! this time that Jews must not be judged "as a
| Glass;" not any more so than Christians; that
| among Jews there are good men and bad men,
as there are good men and bad men among
| Christians.
| Furthermore, I believe that the order referred
to was issued in the midst of complicated mill
tary responsibilities, its sweeping effect not
having been fully considered, and that General
Grant regrets that the order was ever issued.
Indeed, l know that q letter from General
Grant, expressing these sentiments has for some
time been in the hands of prominent CO reli-
zionist at Washington city, and that General
Grant objects to the publication thereof at this
time only the ground that If might be
strued as bid for votes on his part,
Very respectfully, HENRY GREENEBAUM.