The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-28

entertained this opinion in the LEADER
articles. In f~urtherance Of this boyish
style of argument, the Sun writer win
doubtless PROFOUND another massive
question of about this tenor:
docs any n suppose that a Pull
man car conductor would admit a man
or woman in a nude state to a seat in
his carr"
This question in its relative bearing
upon the point at issue is about as SEN
sible as the n preceding it by the
Sun writer. Now just to save time and
the Sun writer from any further dis
play of his ignorance on this question,
'tJustice" will always answer such
queries in the negative. Let the assur-
ance, however, that such silly questions
are needed only by Justice" to in
struct the simple minded fellow on the
Sun, plead for the insult offered to in
telligence.
Furthe rmore, the hypothesis of the
Sun writer in his assiduous efforts to
make ''Justice'' appear as a defender
of rowdyism in public places, and that
the indecent conduct of drunkards has
weight and bearing upon the question
of admitting to theaters persons of I'M
known responsibility, are both equally
false and absurd. 1t does not follow by
any means that because "Justicen up
holds a. certain class in their rights
that he will also defend them in the
wrong. Nor can the conclusion be as
sumed that On account of the indecent
conduct of several of a class that all of
this order should be deprived, of their
rights. 1t isa well known fact that
sporting men and women do not all
drink. Those that do follow in the
footsteps of the Sun writer do not often
go to a public place of amusement to
finish their spree. As a rule the major
ity Of the unfortunates of the human
family who atten places of amusement,
behave themselves unexceptionably well
Were theynot known by their associates,
like the Sun writer, they would pass
for respectable representatives of the
best class, just the same as the Sun
writer would, were he where he was
not known.
One more allusion to the Sun writer's
style of argument on the question at
issue and 1 am done with him. The
following quotation is clipped from his
last effort and winds up his puerile rea-
sonings:
SIT is likely that the Leader writer,
or his associates, would be admitted to
a masquerade ball, without their iden-
tity or respectability having been prov
en- to the satisfaction of the door
keeper"
To say that no n is entitled to ad-
mission to a masquerade ball unless his
or her social standing up to the
standard of rules established by the
committee in charge, and that a mas
querade ball or any other kind of So
cial dance, party or levee are not anal
ogous to public theatrical entertain
ments, will be acknowledged by inteli-
gent and fair minded people to be right.
This is also a well established princi-
pal Of law in almost every state of the
union and a fixed edict on the chapter
of civil rights in the statutes of the
United States. The law on this point
is conclusive, as follows:
"That all citizens of the United
States, without distinction of class,
race color, are entitled
to the equal and impartial enjoyment
of any accommodation, advantage, fa-
cility or privilege furnished by
any owner, manager or lessee of any
theater or other place of public amuse-
ment v n and shall forever re-
main a right, inherent in every citizen
or person." ETC., etc.
This is the lew on the case in point.
Aside, however, from the legal consid-
GRAFTON of the difference between a So
cial ball or party and a public place of
amusement, a marked dissimilarity
from a social standpoint, is easily arriv-
ed at. Considered socially a ball or
party is a place where ladies and gen.
tlemen go to dance, to converse, one
with another, and are expected to treat
every n they come in contact with,
courteously and respectfully. From
the very nature of the circumstances
intellectual intercourse and that social
spirit that is characteristic of such
gatherings is bound to exist. The re-
verse, however, is true in the case of
nuhlic amusaments Thara aacb ono