The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-06-21
The Late A. 7. Stewards Prcpsrty Aanagei
by q Damphoel.

The exciting topic Of the iast few
days in New York city and vicinity has
been the expulsion or refusal to provide
accommodations for a Hebrew gentle
man, named Joseph Seligman and his
family, by Judge Hilton, through his
managers of the Grand Union hotel ut
Saratoga, owned by the Stewart estate.
1t seems that Mr.. Seligman, who had
been boarding at the Clarendon"
upon the opening OF the "Grand
Union" applied for quarters for HIM
self and family, asking for the very
best of everything the house afforded,
and, of course, being ready and willing
to pay the highest charges for such ac-
eommodations. Judge Hilton assumed
the authority to deny Mr.. Seligman
admission to the house, on the ground,
it is stated, that the other patrons of
the hotel, objected to him, and refused
to associate with q Jew, nor did they
want to be forced to meet him or his
family under the etiquette of the din
ing-room or parlor OF Il public hotel.
Judge Hilton says: "The hotel man
ayers only do their duty by excluding
these disagreeable people from their
hotel. 1t is the fault of this class of
Jews themselves, that they are discrim-
mated against"
AS might be expected, this affair has
aroused quite a storm of discussion
marked by considerable division among
both Christians and Hebrews, but there
certainly can be none among the latter,
If they became satisfied that Hilton's
purpose was to reflect upon their reli-
gious faith. Even Christians Of all
denominations in this advanced age of
civilization and liberal ideas, should
strongly object to anything like pro-
scription for religions sake.
The New York journals discuss this
question thoroughly, and most all of
them condemn Hilton's course in strong
terms. The Sun closes an editorial rs
follows: The Jews have been rapidly
filing up every avenue to wealth and
prosperity in this free country, and
they have become a very important part
of our population; their thrift is pro-
verbal, and their increase is very rapid.
While the liberty to select ones OWL
associates is among the most essential
and highest privileges of social life, yet
at q time when England with all her
ancient prejudices of race and religion
has accepted q nal of Jewish birth for
he: prime minister, and has ennobled
other Jews. this eccentric action of
Hilton in excluding Jews where negroes
must be be admitted, cannot fail to at
tract a good deal of attention.
The Chicago Post has had interviews
with all the leading hotel proprietors
there; they all denounce the action of
Judge Hilton in the Seligman matter,
and express the opinion that Hilton
should be held amenable under the civil
rights bill, for his action, which was
illegal, unwise and impolitic. The
Palmer house has some forty Hebrew
boarders, and Mr.. Palmer considers
them among his best customers.
The New York Evening Post, a very
conservative journal, says: There
seems to be no doubt o. that the anti
Seligman order was a broad, distinct
one; drawing the line of hospitality of
the Grand Union upon a line of race
or of actual or hereditary religious
faith, the proscriptive spirit of which
Is believed to be a result which will not
be tolerated In this country"