American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-06-27
GENERAL GRANT AsD the JEWs.
What a Kentucky Jew Thinks.
LANCASTER, KY MAY 90. 1868.

Sl'o tHio ditlClc space III your val
liable journal tor the benefit of YOU
"Jewisl subscribers ;" l ask yo,
to do so for the sake of justice, right
and liberty, and everything els,
that is dear and near to us AS Jews
l am glad to have noticed in You
paper that feeling eof vindicatiOl
has sprung up among my coreligion
lists in st. Louis, taking into cOnsid
Grafton what measures should bt
adopted to prevent the 1900 sub
Stantial Jewish voters of that city
from falling in favor of the Radica
ticket, and more particularly to L
S. Grant, who now asks our support
to elevate him to the highest Gift
within the hands of the American
people. The great question which
now presents itself with strong force
is: Shall we do it This mans in.
famous orders while temporarily in
command at PaducaA, KY, hurls
back the answer into every Jewish
ear in unmistakable tones, Never
never! His damnable perversion of
power in the selection of Jewish citi-
zens, ay even helpless and harmless
women and children, by eXpelling
them from bis department for no
earthly cause whatever, Justly merits
the condemnation of not only every
jew, bnt of every well.meaning and
law abiding citizen. as.e rH .a .
In view of all these facts, which
are beyond controversion, it becomes
our province to retaliate, The bal
LOT box is as strong weapon as we
want, to vindicate our honor, and
make him sensible Of the gross in
jury he has heaped upon a large pOr-
ton ofrespecta blevoter of the United
ted States. Every Jewish father and
mother throughout the land should
teach and instll into the infant mind
Of rs child, to scorn the prosecutor
of ITS parents in this the nineteenth,
century, in land of liberty, civil
and religious freedom. Ay. this man
would have done credit to the dark
ages of the " Spanish Inquisition."
| am anxious to see what our
brethren in the larger cities, where
they WELD strong influence, will
do with regard to this matter. Will
they stand idly by and permit the
Jewish vote to aid and assist the
elevation of this inguisitor and per,
secutor, or will they follow the foot
steps of our coreliglonists of st.
Louis Z? l feel that if this man Grant
is elected to the occupancy of the
White House, and in view of his
past actions toward us, We take a
man into our household who at any
moment stands ready with q willing
hand to plunge the weapon of op-
preston into our very midst. Then,
Judging the future from the past, |
ask in the name of God and man,
will we support him
Then should we not avail ourselves
of the strongest and most potent
remedies? Conventions should be
called in every city-strOng reSolu-
tons should be passed and circulated
throughout the land, in every city,
town and hamlet, wherever there
dwells jew, setting forth our in
juries, and by reason of such injuries
and gross insults advise them to alb
hor and oppose any man who would |
dare thus to trample upon our civil
liberties, guaranteed to us by the
fathers of this our adopted country,
and placed in indeli,le letters upon
the pages of our Constitution. More
these resolutions should
embrace strong warnings against
voting for their direct prosecutor,
Grant, who in the majesty of his
temporary power, did, in the fullness
Of its meaning, thus injure the en-
tire Jewish population of the United
States, Hence | cannot conceive
how jew, acquainted with these
lndeniablc truths, can consistently
vote for Grant, thereby doing an in
Justice to himself and pOsterity.
Again l say that in my humble
Judgment the most enlarged and
unanimous feeling should prevail
throughout the Judaism of the
United States, in their untiring eff
'Orts tn defeat this military despOt-
y. S. Grant, ... .............
Personal or political preference
must be buried into dark oblivion,
est you do yourself an injury by your
7ote. We should be thankful to the
wise and magnanimous provisions
ouud in the Constitution of the
United States, for protection in our
,ivil and religious liberties, denied
o us by other nations for many
then shall we stand by
With our hands folded and our ears
'ealed against timely admonition =?
The Jew has no "niggers at
stake, nor does he ask for office at
he hands of these government
,rimp office-seekers," to quarrel and
'quabble over the spoils; all he asks
S to let him alone, and not be. in.
ringed upon in his inalienable rights
is an American citizen.
In conclusion | would say that it
las now become our duty to public
v maintain our standpoint citizens
hat this issue of uncalled'for tyran-
~ and despOtiSm is of far more i'm.
,ortance to us than anything else
hat now agitates the American peo-
lie.
Let us lay on our armOr and pre-
,are for action, and eur battle word
o., |