The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1877-06-30
Our New York Letter.
Jews at tIac IEOtels-EheE Tweed
SMit-POlificaI.

The great sensation in New York,
just now,is the action of Judge Hilton,
the representative of the Stewart es-
tate, in excluding Jews from the
Grand Union Hotel at Saratoga. The |
Grand Union is the largest summer |
hotel in the world, and the most ex-
elusive. Joseph Seligman, one OF the
wealthiest bankers in this city, has,
for some years, lived at the Grand
Union, with his family, during the
summer months, and he applied last
week for suitable apartments for this
season. Much to Mr.. Seligman's dis
gust, the clerk informed him that he
could not have rooms, and when asked
for reason said that Judge Hilton
had instructed him to refuse all Jews.
To say that there was storm would
be to put livery mildly. Be it known
| that the Jews are numerous and enor-
mously wealthy in New York. They
are the largest bankers and among the
largest merchants, and they control
the theatrical and operatic business.
There was buzzing among them, and
a newspaper war of vast dimensions
was the result. Judge Hilton gave as
= r L.. 1,,> &r,l
was ruined the moment it became
known as Il jew house, for the reason
that the Jews are all loud, coarse, OBJ
trusive and filthy. He said they would
get rooms at the lowest possible rates,
and smuggle into them all their visi-
tors: that they were filthy in their
habits, and that they swarm in such
numbers as to menopolize the piazzas;
that in so public place as hotel
they had privileges as guests which
gave them license to be disagreeable
to other people that their women
were gross, vulgar and over dressed
in short, he wouldn't have them about
at anyPprice. On the other hand, the
Jews Insist that they ale as quiet and
gentlemanly as any other class, that
they pay their bills and have a right
to all accommodations that other peO-
, pie have. And the Jews of the United
States are Withdrawing their trade
J from Stewards. and there is II war ri
, valing in bitterness the one raging in
Europe. 1t is true that there are a
class of Jews of the kind Judge Hilton
describes Many a banker now worth
his millions and living in gorgeous
style, came into the city with his pack
/ on his back, and made his commences
ment in the alleys and hy-ways.
Manners don't come with money, and
it is not to oe expected that such a
man should possess all the graces OF
; good society. His daughters, dress
they ever so well, will be vulgar, and
f his sons, 10 matter how large the dia-
monds they wear, will be nothing but
, snobs. Such are doubtless, disagreea'
: ble at hotels, and are not to be desired
i and it is true that the Jews have more
: than their share of them. But it il
+ true, on the other hand, that there arc
o thousands of Jews who have botl
u wealth and manners, and who are a
well grounded in all that makes th'
i gentleman or lady us anybody. Hilton
u made mistake in rejecting the Jew
:, as race. The people will not brool
= Il line. So drawn. Class distinc
). tions are out of place in this country
It and folty Judge Hiltons with fort.
= times the Stewart estate back of them
It can not make them. 1t will kill tn
e trade of the Stewart establishment
. and will hurt the Grand Union Hote
n Townsend, Tweed's Attorney, pub
/. fishes tremendous arraignment
9 e Fairchild, the Attorney Genera
+ Townsend claims that Fairchild de
d ceived Tweed, by promising to Il
), him go if he would make a ciea
y y breast of it; that Tweed did so prom
+. ise ard stood ready to give informs
J. ton that would have saved the Stat
two millions, and would have brougi
i the whole gang to justice ; but til;
al Fairchild, in the interest of john kell
to and to smirch the reputation of certai
=. =, men, nsed such portions OF VIII
y. Tweed confded tohim as would seIN
,e his purpose, and then refused to
him 90 on the score that his testimor
is worth nothing. The true inwar'