The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-06
COLORED GUESTS.
Views Of Hotel Proprletor- as to Their Ac-
ton should Col0red Gemmen Attempt to
Enforce their Rights.

Contrary to the expectations of the friend
Of the measure, the Civil r ghts bill, while
has now become the law Of the land, cause
: no CONSERVATION among hotel proprietors il
ST. Louis, most OF them apparently lookn
upon the whole affair as good Joke, rlthe
than serious matter Which should caus
them any alarm. When approached upoI
: the subject by a Times reporter Yesterday
some Of them had not even thought over tht
bill or its provisiOEs, Of so little importanc.
does it seem in their eyes.
The first one interviewed upon the subjec
was Mr.. Malin, Of the Laclede. What are
you going to DO, said the reporter. aJoRt the
Civil Rights Dill which President Grant
signed yesterday, and which by the grace OF
the Radical Administration makes it the law
Of the land that you must admit the negro on
equal footing with the white man to all the
rights and liberties Of your hotel:
Why, YES, said the smiling landlord, be-
lleve ! did hear something OF such a bill
being passed by Congress, but as I am not
likely 10 be troubled with any such applieR-
tons, | have given the matter but little
| attention.
| But suppose a negro sLould walk up to
your counter, aud registering Ills name, should
demand adnlittarce to your dining-room?
Wen, Mr.. Reporter, l think / should fee
inclined to let him go in, but am certain lie
would leave much quicker than he entered
1t is not at all probable that my guests would
stand such an affront. OF course the law
could not hold me in any ways responsible
for what might happen to the negro, provided
he insisted on taking his seat when he, if he
has any common sense, knows full we'll he is
not wanted. Ii he has no common sense he
Is not likely to conduct himself properly, and
Ia that case | am not compelled to admit him.
Your diningroom help. l believe, Mr.
Malin, is colored
Yes, and they are the first who would be
liable to retaliate upon one OF tkeir own color
who wonld be guilty ofsuch an uuwarrantable
piece Of inprudence. They may wait upon
but negro there, who they know has no
right there, not a man among them would |
bring him side dish.
In case a negro should apply for room
what would YOU do.
! would give him one so warm that he |
would be glad to get out No, / do not anti
cipatc any trouble from this law Like all |
laws OF the kind it will be a dead letter on
the law books. | do not think the day has
ret come when the negro will sit down in my
ilulng room on an equal footing with my
quests
The Southern was mex. visited. None Of
|
Mr.. Wilson, VINO is tavorably kuo WI
n connection with this hosterie. was ap
Iroached.
Mr.. Wilson, who has had many years cx-
,erience in the public line thought it would
re good idea to consult the newspapers
lpon the matter, aud be governed accordingly.
lie looked upon the act as unconstitutional.
nd although he did not anticipate any imme-
iate trouble. yet If an attempt is made upon
be part OF the colored people to force them
elves into the hotels this attempt should be ,,
roperly met BY the hotel keepers who
houid form a conlbin 4tion for tie purpose of =,
sting the constitutionality Of tbs law. It
ould take two Years to do this. 'snd by that =
me, said the veteran clerk, laugbingly, .'we q
Ill have a dictator III this country who viii !
ave the power to 90 this sort Of thing. G.. :
e will have real old Democratic form Of !,
9yernment, which will have soma regard for
le rights Of white men, who have made this ,
'untry what it really should lie. and was the =
--latest country on the lace OF Gods Green /
.rth. q
Do You moi think, Mr. Wilson, that it would I
ofk a serious damage to your business to ad- !,
1t the negro to your dinine-hall. -
That is not the ground, sir, upon which the !"
IL Will be fought II is on its constitution al
lty. No power on earth can make laws to 6,
gulate the different grades Of social equal ~
7. NO, Sir, III two years that bill will be ~
long the forgotten things of the past, and -
G very lnen who have been Instrumental in n
occurring such law will remember It with ~
sgust, when they find it mere record of IL IL
cir own shorf-sightedness in passing q bill -
at must remain impressive and null, as this =.
Il must certainly do No, no, they have n Il,
rely spent their own valuable time and the -
tons money in piece Of legisl.tion for ~ ~
q n loft nd ha+. ,lo
groes themselves blush and the benefits of q
lch they would be ashamed to claim. -
n bis rounds the reporter also took occa- e eu
n to visit the st. James. Mr. A. G. Tav- 10y
, who knows a thing or two about RUNNING "a
otel was found in the Office Ill
n answer to the question what course he u.
lld pursue in case a negro, claiming the IN
vilege under the new Civil Rights bill, 90. go
uld demand admission IN the capacity of a nv
st to his dinipg-room, he thought he nv n,
lid In all probability give him up the ths
ole room; but he had his doubts about a a,,'
getting anything to eat. He did not think ~, M
bis dining room, filled with railroad con- ~. ~
tors, baggage smashers and gentlemen , rnu
a all parts Of the State, would be very wy Wy
THY place for q negro seeking his rights h me
er the new act. In that case there ,."9
ut be some need Of reading the ! -
act. He did not think that he ~ ~
Id send any negro to his dining Luz la,l
n, considering the high price he had to ~ ~
Tor crockery. He Gained the right Of r., ~.
sing white men the privilege of the house 80
9 saw fit, he would claim the same risbt Eo,
egards the negro. As soon as it was
ou8hly demonstrated to his mind that
Almighty had made the negro superior
10 white man, then he would forego that T
t, and not till then. He should refuse app
whom he pleases, all the Radicals in Con sire
to the contrary Notwithstanding. He day.
ed upon the bill as unconstitutional, and heal
no doubt but i would yet be declared So stan
d 50 il Is with tn" balance Of the hotel the
rietors in the city. When the opportu- H4h
presents itself, or when it becomes a ne Tne
y through the rash Importantly of some flom
onceited or misguided negro, the con out
lonallty OF this law will be testel.-SL. riage
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