The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
JEWS AGAINST sHrvELY.
Opinion of Rabbi Rypins ard Hon. y
w. Frey. Of Evansville.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. 20.-The re-
mark attributed to B. F. Shively, Demo-
cratic free-silver candidate for Governor of
Indiana, at Peru, wherein he is quoted as
saying that every hool-nosed Shylock
from Jerusalem to Omaha is boarding up
his gold,'' has created CONSERVATION among
the free-silver managers here because it
has resulted in wide denunciation among
Democratic Hebrews, who say they viii re-
sent the slur at the polls. Hon P. w
Frey, attorney and leading Democrat here
was very indignant when his attention was
called to the matter. In an interview he
said:
The mental process by which the remark
in question was evolved is too plain, and /
shall regard my allegiance to the Demo-
cratic party still undininished when 1 vote
against Mr. Shiveiys personal candidacy
unless, of course, he should deny the re-
mark attributed to him-and that denial is
not overcome. The Jew in American pol
itics has always, SO far as my knowledge
goes, been an active though tolerant par
tisan, and nay observation has failed to
note single utterance, public or private,
the slightest suggestion of religious intol-
erance He has voted and worked for cam
didateS protesting every creed, and with
out questioning the relation of the candi-
dates religious opinions TO mis- own. And,
SO far as | am concerned, and, of course,
l speak only for myself, it will be without
hesitation or attempted concealment that
my vote will go to Mr.. Shvey's opponent
And upon various grounds.
Rabbi Rypins. of the Sixth-street Tenn
pie said: This statement is unwarrant-
able and certainly unbecoming to a man
who aspires to the gubernatorial chair of
the State. 1t beSpeaks not only mar
rowness of heart, but shallowness Of BRAIN
The first requisite of a public speaker is a
Thorough knowledge of fact and the history
underlying the same, before he can venture
to give public utterance. Prejudices of the
stripe displayed by the speaker are in any
event not of interest, much less of profit
to one who aspires to so high and so digni-
fed a post of honor. Mr.. Shiveiy had best
acquaint himself with the facts regarding
the life and the conduct of the Jewish citi-
zens of the country before he attempts to
drag into the mre the fair reputation of
most loyal and law-abiding people
Whatever the gentleman may now attempt
to offer TO the American public in extern
uation of his most narrow, unbecoming
and unstatesmanlike statement regarding
the Jew of this land. he may know that
his insult, even if retracted shall not go
unpublished. The Jew, as an intelligent
citizen of this land of his adoption. cannot
and will not give his vote and voice for
man who, though aspiring for public office,
is unworthy of public support
There are about 600 Jewish citizens of
Evansville. and a large majority of them
have always affiliated with the Democratic
party. The publication of ShiVely,s speech
in the Journal has been eagerly read by
many of them, and the consensus of opin-
ion of those who are known Democrats
is expressed in the interviews of Messrs
FREY and RyDiDS