The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-03

Col. lngersoll stands lurth as the re-
doubtable champion of the Jews. Ina
recent letter denouncing the proscrip-
| ton of Jews from the Manhattan Beach
hotel, he let off some terribly caustic
sentences, from, which we extract
the following to give the reader an idea
of Bob's position Oh the highway to re-
demption, and to demonstrate his power
full advocacy of the universal brother
hood of man. He says:
Such action belongs to the dark ages.
The persecution of the Jews should
bring a blush to every Christian cheek.
Nothing is more infamous than the op-
preston of a class. Each man has the
right to be judged upon his own merits.
To Cypress him or to hold him in con-
tempt on account of religion, race or
color is a crime.
Every man should be treated Justly
and kindly, not because he is or is not
a Jew or a Gentle, bat he is a human
being and assuch capable of joy and
pain.
Some of the leading men of the world
are Jews. These wonderful people, al
though dispersed, despised, and for
many ages prosecuted in all countries
where people loved their enemies and
returned good for evil, have contribut-
| ed to every science and enriched every
| art.
Neither should it be forgotten that
| the Jews furnished their prosecutors
with a religion, and that they are the
only people, according TO the dogmas of
| our day, with whom the Almighty ever
| deigned to have any intercourse what
ever.
When we remember that God select
ed = Jewess for his mother, passing by
the ONE of India, Egypt, Athens
and Rome, as well as the grandmothers
of Mr.. Corbin, it is hardly in good taste
for the worshippers of that same God
to scorn. We should also remember
| that the Jews were the only people ln-
spired. All the "sacred'' writers-all
the prophets were of his race, and
while Christians almost worship Abra-
ham, notwithstanding the affair of Ha-
gar, and his willingness to murder his
OWL son; and while they hold in almost
infinite respect David, the murderer,
and Solomon, the Mormon, it certainly
is not perfectly consistent to denounce
men and women of the same race who
Ai1NC OOAhillltCb lIO tllLlts
The Christians have always been
guilty OF this inconsistency with regard
to the Jews-they have worshipped the
| dead and prosecuted the living. / think
it would be much better to let the dead
take care of themselves, while we res
| pect and maintain the rights of the liv-
ing.
/ cannot forget that during the revo-
luton the Jews prayed in their syna-
gogues for the success of the colonies.
l cannot forget that during our civil
war thousands of them fought for the
preservation of the union, many of them
rising from the ranks to the
most important commands. Neither
can l forget that many of the Jews are
to-day among the foremost advocates of
intellectual liberty: that they have out
grown the prejudice of race and creed
and believe in the universal brother
hood of man.
We are, at last, a'great, rich and pros
porous people. Greatness should be
great. Wealth should be generous and
prosperity should at least beget good
manners.
Every American should resent every
| insult to humanity, for while the rights
of the lowest are trampled upon the
liberties of the highest are not safe.
While for the ancient myths and
fables of your people / have not the re-
spect entertained by Christians, l still
hold the rights of Jews to b. as sacred
as my OWL.
The better and more liberal people of
the country who themselves denounce
the bigotry of class hate, will commend
Col. Ingersoll's powerful defense of the
Jews while they will d~eprecate the a
theism which enshrouds his mastery
| arguments.