The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-23

| prove by deeds what he says-and dare him and
defy him to turn single Hebrew out OF his prem
Uses or his grounds simply because he is u Hebrew.
| This is country OF law. Mr. Corbin will ind
| ont if he attempts to enforce his ideas.
The first attempt he makes to turn one
of our co-religionists away from his pub.
but imprisoned as the law directs He orsets prob
ably that there is such instrument in force as the
| Civil Rights BILL and there will be energy lack
ing there will be no delay in acquaintng him with
the provisions of that law He may pirate about the
capitalists who are backing him in his Coney
Island enterprise, but assure you that. should
he commit an overt act at least 81 100000 be
raised and that too in less than twenty -four hours,
cate their rights There will also be number of
prominent and capable lawyers who will ut once
take hold of the case manage and prosecute it to the
court OF highest resort without requiring any fees.
The funds will be expended legtinately to secure
prompt and energetic action on the part of all
those whose attendance and time may be
required to bring this great test case
to speedy determination. What actually will
be done depends more upon Mr.. Corbin now than
upon ourselves. We are ready, and hundreds with
u.s. to bring this matter to proper focus. Whether
o mass meeting will be held or not cannot say as
but that the Hebrews of New York determined
to no longer sit by sullenly and permit every
loud-mouthed adventurer to scandalize them Is evil
denced by letters received by me this morning. of
which the following is a specimen COPY
DEAR sI--Hiltonism revived Manhattan Beach. Call
" July - 10 'i
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NOT PREJUpIcED
"Ofcourse," added Mr.. Sanger. 81 am only one in
dividual, but should like Mr.. Corbin to try his
game me. l should be exceedingly pleased to
fight him and his associates. But then the people
say that prejudice exists nevertheless against
the jews doubt whether it exists among the better
class of American people. In my extensive cor
respondence with all classes have never yet de-
tected it except among just such people as the Cor
bins, the Hiltons et I'd omne genus. You will never
hear gentleman like Hamilton Fish. for instance.
give vent to such sentiments; only those who have
grown rich by speculation. who are, in fact. the ad
venturers of this community, indulge in such
tax. Inc american i,asio people are not satu e
Woodworking farmers OF this continent or among
the ablest men of the land. You will always meet
with that true honest tolerance which is the surest
foundation OF the Republic. The men who talk like
Corbin come and go. go and come. but they are not
the representatives of this country and it is there
fore, 4 libel to say that the American people are
prejudiced against the Jews
Hebrew Association. stated that several energetic
Israeltes had already discussed the matter privately
and had resolved to meet soon for consultation and
satisfied, that they would not remain as passive
they had been under the Seligman- Hilton i'm
broglio.
Mi. NORTH Loth of Cincinnati who was the
president Of the recent Hebrew Convention, at its
organization in this CITY, declined to be interviewed
the subject; but simply referred the reporter to
the Book of Esther, chapter vi, verse 49, The
porter asked the object of this reference. and Mr.
following is the alluded to-
"And Haman told Zeresh, his wife, and all his
friends everything that had befallen him. Then said
his wise men and Zeresh, his wife. unto him IF
Mordecai be of the seed of the jew, before whom
thou hast begun to fall. thou shalt not prevail
against him, but shalt surely fall before him.
Ex-Coroner g. n. Herman took a quite common
sense view of the situation. He said ia to Mr.
Corbin, we Jews have had such men to deal with in
all ages. We have had our Titus, our Humans. and
can stand Corbin. But what am astonished at is
the mans ingratitude The Jews of New York were
the very first to flock there and spend their money
at Manhattan Beach, aud am not sorry. indeed, on
their part that they are not wanted there 1t is far
better them 90 to Brighton Beach and to Cables
where at least there is better service and
lite attention. To say as Mr.. Corbn says that the
highest class of people never will come there; Of
course they never will as long as Manhattan Beach
is visited by that extraordinary mixture for which
Mr.. Corbin desires to make Jews the scapegoats.
have only one word more to say in reply to Mr.
Corbin. He says the Jews not a safe people to
deal with Now arises the question whether the
by the Corbin family. The Congressional records
may, perhaps, solve the question better than can
WHAT THE RABBI HUEBsCH SAYS
The Rabbi Huebsch, of the Temple Ahawath
Chesed, Lexington avenue. found by HERALD
reporter in his studio, immersed in Oriental tera
ture. BY a singular coincidence the very moment
of the reporters arrival the Rabbi received printed
circular containing an invitation for himself and
family to visit Manhattan Beach and enjoy the fresh
air and the superior bathing facilities OF the place.
It therefore easy matter to open the
ton yIoA the prevailing topic.
II do not think" said the Rabbi "that the direc-
tors Of the Manhattan Beach Company can be held
responsible tor the act of one of their number as
a sne as
ping out IN this conduct OF Corbin to make 1t any
thing more than selfish act inspired by selfish
motives. If believed the directors body
tolerated sanctioned such thing there might be
some for treating the matter seriously. But
Corbin wants to emulate the example Of Judge Hill
ton although the different. for while the
latter-whose course l do not pretend for
a moment to defend-only desired to pre-
vent the Jews from living under his roof,
Corbin wants to prevent them from riding in
a railway car and visiting place where fresh air
tically sending the Jews into exile for. like other
mortals, a jew must have air and water. 1t is too
late in the day to say that the Jews are not respect
30 and are so acknowledged by all decent people.
would not advise my people to stay away from
Manhattan Beach in consequence OF this attempted
excusiveness the part Of Corbin intend to go
there myself not in response to the invitation have
Just received but because my inclination leads me
there. These hostile utterances do cast stigma
upon the Jewish people, but upon those who prom
ulgate them. Why, at the opening OF our fair last
winter the then Mayor of the city, Mr.. Ely, who took
the initiative, said that from his official examination
into the subject he prepared to cay that there
better order-loving and law-abiding class of
citizens than the Jews.
SUPPRESSED
..Mr. Corbin may say he will sink his 81 200. 600
rather than have Jews on his premises, but tell
you, sir, that he may sink his millions and others
may sink their millions before they sink the
Jews. Now is the time for reconciliation, for all
classes Of humanity to come closer together and
harmonize and sympathize with each other rather
than the time tor recrimination and intolerance
Those who think otherwise are not the true friends
of mankind and of human progress
1.-THE whole thing bears the aspect Of insanity
affected his brain and he had better go to Manhattan
Beach and cool of. He says he but one
white Jsw therefore all the others must be black
He must have looked into mirror and there saw
reflected the blackness OF his own soul-black with
hate and malevolence. Perhaps he wants the vice
presidency Of the Worlds Fair Committee of which
his predecessor in prejudice and bigotry, Judge
Hilton. il president But IL will be bad for the Fair
in any event hardly think, however. that he will
succeed in infusng into the pure air of Manhattan
Beach the pestiferous moral malaria lie is endeavor
lug to-
''The various questions Of how the railway char
ter regards the expulsion of any class of well be-
haved citizens from the Manhattan Beach cars. and
how the license from the town of Gravesend to keep
the hotel is shaped in the premises and other mat
tiers may come up should the affair assume q more
important form than that in which 1t is now seen.
which, repeat. is but the reflection of the meanest
and most dospicabe phases of selfish spite and per-
sonal malevolencc on the part OF this man Corbin.
sPHINx-IIKE MAYOR.
Mayor Coopor's supervision of the citizens of New
York and their interests evidently does not extend
beyond the limits of the municipality Tor when n
Tar Of he HERALD manfred hia