The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-10

as we young fellows rem ember, Jews we're
tortured 10 force them to tell where their
money-bags were hiden but now neither they
nor their money bags are wanted at fashion,
able hotels. Christian money is as abundant,
and much preferable. Christian money indeed
but how about Christian principles? II is la
boriously announced that Jews are not repel-
led by the hotels because OF their religious
views. This will be believed without difficulty.
Hotels are net famous for senritiveness to the
religious principles OF their guests. The object
ion is not in the conscience but In the Golfers
Of the hotel. Indeed, the philosophy OF the
whole matter 10 stated FRANKLY by the hosts
and by newspaper correspondents. 1t Is not
denied that there are many refined and es-
Unable and accomplished jews. No, indeed
but there are so many who are otherwise, and
there is such settled prejudice against them
that hotel which is Known to be frsqusnte
its prestige. 1t is practically ruined. " 1t is
OF course says the dsprecstipg host, rubbing
his hands, very unfortunate. regret it az
much ~ anybody can. AS a landlord have
no religion know neither Trojan nor Ty ian,
neither Jew nor Gentle; bat as merchant
must be allowed to know my own BUSINESS
to decline trade which ! think disadvantage
Gus. You zee ,"
One OF the newspaper letters says that the
vulgarity OF Jews is undsnable. 1t admits
the good character and refined manners OF
many ladies and gentlemen OF the Hebrew
race, but it says that the number OF the vulgar
OF that race who go to summer hotels is dis
proportionate. This is the point upon which
the emphasis is laid. They are welcome to
their religion, but as class thay are vulgar
therefore they are avoided and therefore the
hotels are compelled to exclude them This il
iteratsd and reiterated az the reason OF the
exclusion. but it is not the true reason The
fact is plain There may be great many vul-
gar Jews. But Jews are excluded from hotels
not because they are Vulgar. but because they
are Jews They are ostrac'zed at hotels for
the same reason that they are ostracized at
clubs-an instance Of which we mentioned a
year or two since. There was no preteuse
! that the gentleman proposed for the club was
any more vulgar than great many OF the
members, nor that he vas not both refined
and accomplished, and a perfectly clubbable
man, except in one fatal point: he was a Jew.
The exclusion at Saratoga and Msnhattan
! Beach pleaded vulgarity because IT did not dare
TO make the real plea. II vugarity is 10 exclude
alas Is vulgarity excluded because Jews are
not admitted? Sir. said landlord TO a
gentleman seeking rooms the summer, Il am
N hat
DO not entertain guests OF your race
=" My race, Sir a? What do you mean? Do
you take me for Jew? ! am no more a Jew
than you"
There was no question OF vulgarity. Jews
as clsss may not be especially vulgar, but
they are no more refused for that reason than
colored applicants would be- Some years since
an accomplished Haytiap, the minister Of hie
government to the United States. went to
Newport in the sumner. He was aItogather a
gentleman, OF singular grace and charm OF
manner, and remarkably intelligent Indeed. IN
social graces and wide knowledge OF the world
there we're few gentlemen in Newport who
were comparable to HIM: but he was politely
reques, ed TO eat at second table because he
was not perfectly white lie was In fact oi
mixed negro blood. Another gentleman. more
than twenty years ago. crossed the Atlantic on
the same ship with some Southern gentlemen
They had the pleasantest intercourse during
the voyage, for the gnteman IN question WAS
unusually we'll educated and refined lie wss
not especially dark IN complexion but as the
voyage was ending, he requested the captain 10
mention to the Southerners that he was the
grandson OF n slave. Upon bearing the sc
founding truth his late pleasant companions
we're ready TO cast him into the sea-
This sense OF cast is due TO the prejudice OF
race. 1t Is wrong which the law no Longer
sanctions, but 1t survives socially. Ii sa relic
OF barbarsm, and how saeredly il ia cherished
the attitude Of tue hotels. largely sustained b,
private feeling. however loudly it may be pub.
licy condemned. plainly shows. Yet il is mere
prejudice, unworthy generous nature and ,
civilized people. The debt OF Chrietsndom ant
of civilization to the Hebrew race is incalcula
BILE, and the root of the prejudice ie but tb,
Christ. IL is terrible retrlbution. A who'll
race 10 held responsible for the crime OF
, Syrian mob two thousand years ago. Men O
no Cb.istaln principle whstever fout bette
men to-day because other men murdered tb
founder OF Christianity. The mischief Of thi
hotel EXCLUSION which the law, indeed, prohi
bits. 10 that IT fosters this revolving prejudice
prejudice which ID barely urged as it's ow,
justification, and which both by our religion
and political principles is especially unworth
Of Amerlcans.-Editors Easy Char, in Har
pers Magazine for October.
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