The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-11
CONCERNING THE JEWS.
Largely Their Own Fault that They
Are Unpopular.
New York Independent

New YORK independent.
Their religion or the crucifxion of our
Lord Jesus by Jews Mark Twain thinks
and We do not doubt he is right-have very
little to do with the prosecutions which they
have suffered. The main. almost the sole,
and shrewd, and control trade and get
the money which their Christian neighbors
would like to keep.
quite go to the bottom Of the question.
There is a prejudice also against Christian
monopolists and millionaires. but they are
picked out for detestation and abuse indi-
vidually, and not as a caste 1t is not sim
ply rich Jews, well-to-do Jews, that are per-
secuted or despised, but those Jews also who
as well as rich bankers. The bulk of the
Jews, in this city. at least, while moral and
prudent and self-supporting, are of the class
OF the victims of the sweat-shop tyranny.
and their tyrants are of their own blood.
Why is 1t that the persecution is not against
rich Jews, or successful Jews, but against
all Jews?
We can hardly doubt that II is because
Jews make themselves into a caste as no
other people do. 1t is of the essence of caste
10 keep ones race or guild socially separate
test or caste, and the chief way in which
a caste asserts its distinctness and SUPERIOR
lty is by Its laws of marriage. A Brahmin
cannot marry into the caste next below: and
so on down through ell the grades each
caste holds itself above that which is next
TO II. The Jews substantially declare that
De proIaned by mixture with any other
race. Ii may not be an asserted but it Is
an assumed superiority. This might not
give any special offense, and might even be
iaughed at II this very fact did not produce
a social separation along all lines All So
ciety, with its parties and entertainments
and grander or more humble functions. is in
the last analysis arranged and provided for
with view to such mutual acquaintance
or young people shall result in maria &c
and the forming of new households When
Jews declare that they will not marry with
those not of their religion, they make them
selves special caste and shut themselves
out from social relations with. other people.
There may be relations OF business and es-
TEEN and even personal friendship but not
such as can really break down the barriers
OF castles. We all know how this works 10
less extent within Christianity, by the at
tempt to forbid Catholics TO marry Prot
estants. 1t separates in a considerable de-
gree the Catholic socially from the Prot
estant, Now, when the people who are es-
pecially successful in business belong to one
separate caste that holds itself apart from
the rest OF the population, that whole caste
I'm this case religious one) will get all the
kicks and curses which otherwise would go
Twain that IL Is not religious prejudice that
is involved. but there Is involved. we think.
a little resentment against what appears 10
be claim of superiority, and a good deal
or that hostility which Is likely TO be
aroused, especially among the Ignorant
against those who are strangers or who
make themselves strangers. by holding
aloof from the social life in the midst OF
which they live.