The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-24

1t is sometimes contended that woman is
superior to man because her range is wider,
it being admitted that she is capable both
of nobler and of meaner things than he is
If the principle is correct perhaps it proves
the superiority of our country to all the
rest of creation whenever an American does
particularly mean act or utters particu-
larly mean sentiment. We should like to
think so in the instance of Mr.. Austin Cor
bin, the President of the Manhattan Beach
Railway and Hotel Company, who proclaims
his purpose to exclude all Hebrews from
his railroad and his tavern and it's side
shows because he dislikes their race. But,
without dwelling ON that view of Mr. Cor
bins case, we desire to indicate to him a
very simple and easy way to avoid associa-
ton with Hebrews at Manhattan Beach,
instead of the clumsy and impracticable
method he proposes.
His method is clumsy because it would
Inconvenience some fifty thousand persons
for the accommodation of one. or at the ut
most only two. So far as we know there
are but two members of the race of Corbin
in New York, one of them the Mr.. Austin
Corbin aforesaid and the other Mr.. Daniel
G. Corbin, who shares his brothers pre-
JUDGES. On the other hand, according to
recent census of the synagogues, there are
no less than fifty thousand Hebrews in this
city, or one in every twenty inhabitants
Wide differences of condition exist in such
q multitude. of course, but only as the
same are visible universally among
mankind. In all the elements Of
good citizenship the Hebrews of New
York may challenge comparison with
the representatives of every other
race that enters into the aggregate of the
population, and in some they are incon-
testably superior. Hebrew culprts are
rare in the criminal courts. a Hebrew pau
per in the public almshouse is almost un.
exampled. Thrifty, orderly and charita-
BILE, these fifty thousand citizens contribute
at least their proportionate share to the
welfare of the community in which they
are equal citizens with the two Corbins. 1t
would be very clumsy to exclude 80 many
persons from Manhattan Beach if Mr.. Aus
tin Corbin can be accommodated in SIM
pie way.
His method is also impracticable
because it is unlawful This is free
country, with certain limitations, and one
of those limitations prohibits railroad man.
ayers, hotel keepers and showmen from
choosing their own company. Every
Hebrew, so long as there is room for him
and he behaves himself has an equal right
with every other person to passage on the
Manhattan Beach Railroad, board and lodg-
ing in the Manhattan Beach Hotel and adj
mittance to all the side shows. In his
triple capacity of railroad manager. hotel
keeper and Snowman Mr.. Corbin exercises
public franchises which involve correspond
ing duties to the public that he cannot
evade at his pleasure whenever they offend
his tastes.
The simple and easy way for Mr.. Austin
Corbih to escape association with Hebrews
at Manhattan Beach is to resign his presi-
dency of the railway and hotel company
and never visit the place again, and after
such an exhibition OF himself as he has
made this week it will be surprising if the
stockholders in the corporation do not find
it for their pecuniary interest to unite with
us in urging this way upon his attention.