The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-06-07

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CLUB ETHICS.
The club world Of New York 70 nm.
usually excited over an AMIR in which
aDr. Loubat and . Mr.. Turnbull, both
member Of the Union club OF that city
are parties. Some time ago DR.. Loubat
made some disparaging remarks H. the
club room, concerning lady. These
remarks were made In the presence Of
Mr.. Turnbull who resented them In
language not complimentary to the
slanderer. It was supposed that Mr..
Loubat would challenge Mr.. Turnbull
for his remarks, but instead Of doing
thu he abseuted himself from the city
for several days. Before his return It
was repoFted Mr.. Loubat was very
anxious to meet Mr.. Turnbull upon the
''Aead Of honor and wash out tho in
cult he had received In the blood Of bis
adversary. But instead Of duel in
which "pistols and coffee for two" were
called duel Of letters ensued. Mr.. Lou
bet wrote . letter to Mr.. Turnbull IN
which he called the latter liar. Al
hack thrust Mr.. Tmrnbull issued . cir
cular and sent copy to each member
q the club, calling his attention to
the language Of Mr.. Loubet.
In the meantime the matter
had been made public through M.
Turnbull Il II charged found it,
way in the daily papers Of tho city. Fl
nally the case was referred to . special
committee for investigation. This COM
mittes rer orted to the governing COM
mittee Of tho club and recommended
the expulsion Of Mr.. Loubet and the
censure Of Mr.. Turnbull, and the latter
ee0mittee ct . recent meeting unsni-
moasly agreed tn carry out beth recon-
mendations. Mr.. Loubat, who vas .
life member Of the club, b therefore ex-
PEELED and Mr.. Turnbull b censured.
But tho matter, It seems, win not stop
there. NJ. Loubat has his friends who
think his expulsion BY the club b not
justified by the hActs In the oase, and
Mr.. Turnbull's friends cannot 80 Why
he should he censured. A petition has
bsss prepared and signed BY ever hum
dred members Of the club, asking the
governing committee to call . special
meeting to reconsider it, sentence Of *
pulsion and censure. The petitioners
are composed Of that portion Of the
club who re known - the "young
roostess." They maintain that under
the privacy Of letter any member Of
the club may call another . liar
without mourning forfeiture Of his
rights In the club; that the matter BE-
tween the two gentlemen was Of . pri-
vate nature, and that Mr.. Turnbull had
N right to bring It to the notice Of
member Of the club. On the other |
hand, the older members, or ''old hens''
- they are called, maintain that Mr.. |
Loubat disgraced thu club BY his orig
inal remark to Mr.. Turnbull, and In the |
second place by the scandal created BY
his absrnce after he had received the
insult from NJ. Turnbull, and that for
these rsasons be deserves to b expelled.
Here the matter stands It last advi-
ces. The club world and those on the
outside Of the select circDes In the East
have taken great interest in the djs-
pute, which lacks great deal from r.
ing settled. There are those who are
curious to learn how far members Of
clubs may impesch the character Of -
dies without being rebuked therefor, and
whether man who slandes lady should
retain his membership in one. The
question may or may not be settled In |
the termination OF this affair, but one
good M " result frum it. and that b |
mesnben may be moro guarded In their |
expressions concerning ladies, whose |
names should not be mentioned only I'm |
terms Of respect.
There seems to be . perfect under
standing between thetwo great political
parties Of the country. The Democrats
do the exciting and the Republicans the
counting out. The Democrats per
formed their part Of the labor last No
vsnber; the Republicans are doing thsio
nov. For further information note The
Of the House Of Represe0t-
Dtivos.