Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-06-20

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JrDGg HILTON AND THE JEWS
There IL great excitement among the
Jews and Christiansin New York. and
the excitement Is gradually sztesdins
MI over the country. and threatens to
end in a very unpleasant religious con-
trsvsrsy. Judge Hilton. TO whom A. T.
Stewart left the bulk Of his prinesly
fortune suddenly came to the conclu-
sion that his hotel In Saratoga, the
Grand Union. was too hish-tonsd an In
stitution TO admit Of the entertainment
Of Jews. and issued orders TO his man.
ayers accordingly. So when Mr.. Sslig-
man. Q wealthy banker Of the metro
polls. and an old and constant patron Of
the house. applied for rooms for the
season the other day. he was politely
but firmly. told. that there were no 40
eommodations for such As he. He re-
monstratsd. bot 10 no elect and he was
forced TO swallow his indignation and
turn his back upon the great ~aris,0cratic
hotel Of the great aristocratie watering
place OF Amsrici.
This action Of Judge Hilton. through
his managers. was not simply unjust; 1t
wa. a monstrous outrage: an insult to .
large and influential element Of the pop
ulation 81 this nation. The United
State. claims to be u free country. We
take especial pride in contrasting the
freedom Of our institutions with the spirit
Of caste which chsractsrizes 90 many
foreign nations. We invite the citizens
81 all countries To come to u shores
aud partaks Of the blessings which We
enjoy. And yet here is u man. q wealthy
man, q man Of high social standing aud
engaged In one Of the largest banking
enterprises in New York. turned ont Of
a hotel because he Is n Jew! II begins
To look AZ though Dickens was not very
far out Of the way whom he criticized
our boosted institutions IS shame. in
MARTIN Chuxzlswit."
Bot beyond the outrage and insult OF
the proceeding to the Jews. Judge Hill.
ton, by his III advised action. has vio-
lated the provisions Of the Civil Rights
Fill, anil lail himself liable to prosscu-
ton undsr its provisions. That hill
says:
whoever. being . corporation or
natural person. and owner. or In charge OF
any public inn. or Of any place Of public
amusement or entertainment for which .
liccnss from any legal authority 10 re-
auircd; or Of any line Of stAge-soaches.
railroad. or other means OF public carriage
III passengers or freight. shall make any
distinction ~ 10 admission Or accommeda-
ton therein. Of any citizen Of the Unitei
states, because of race. color. or previous
condition Of scrvitudc. shall. ON convic-
ton thereof. be fined not less than i've
hundred nor more than Ave thsusand dol
lAr for each ofisnse; and tho person or
corporation 20 offending shall be liable 10
the citizens thereby injured in damages to
he recovered Ia All action of debt"
Mr.. Ssligman in one OF tho Jewish
race, and n discrimination against him
has been made by the owner OF the
Grand Union. More than this Judge
Hilton announces his determination 10
extend that discrimination to every
member Of the Jewish race. He says
that no Jew shall stop in his house.
lily doing this he has violated the United
States statute. and boldly defsd the
government. II Is possible that his i'm
menss wealth may justify him in court
ing the numerous prosecutions which
will probably - brought against him
10y the Jews whom he may turn away
from his doors. but the fines and coats
will DO very likely to eat up all the
profits OF the Grand Union for this
season at least.
The excuse Of Judge Hilton Is that
the regular guests of his hotsl do
not Ike Jews. and that he must
consult their tastes or lose their pat
ronase. IL this be the case no had
better lose their patronage and fill
the Grand Union with men and women
whs know how to DO gsntlensn and
ladies'. II is only the sham a~ristocrscy.
Oh. mushroom growth Of the war. who
are disposed TO osimeiss a worthy man
because OF his religion or his nationality.
As a financial measure the action Of the
Judge Ia likely ~ prove disastrous II
Is possible that he maydll his hotel with
the sAoddy aristocracy. but in the mean.
time he will lose heavily In New York.
The day OF I~etiibution Is dawning al
rsa ~. Yesterday from three to five
m lion dollars worth Of Jewish pairon-
age Was withdrawn from the house Of A.
Il. Stewart X Co. aud that is bat the
beginning Of the revenge Of the Hebrews.
judge IIiltoa has deliberately insalted
u whole race. and richly deserves the
purishn,en, which is being msted out to
him. lie will probably think twice be-
fors acting the next time.
PRESIDENT HAyss believes in keeping
Lis promises. and makes them with that
intention. Accordin: to a correspond
Ell, 81 the Cincinnati Commercial the
President said in Columbus. before he
Was elected. aud while thinking about
tbs civil service paragraph In his letter