The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04

e1ackballing or the thing for which II
<he symbol, and about which so much
N been heard recently in this city and
is almost as old as CLUBS
IA clubs are almost as old as man,
Y as Addison put it, such ORGANIZATIONS
>trn "to be a natural and necessary
Moot of mems gregarlous ana soSIi'
fure'' Ii does not require much linaSi
Hon TO think OF a group of well known
ib men OF prehistoric times sitting
Un together OF an afternoon IN tneli
rorite cave 10 consider the adNisaDihty
II taking some other savage INTO tne
BUN and deciding the matter by bal
And il Is equally easy TO think OF
E OF the group casting bit OF stone
{peculiar shape indicating his opposi-
III, II is in the history Of ancient
hens that the first specific reference 10
black ball Is lound-"the dicasts In
ling their verdict. generally used balls
center or black in color, signified
hdenlnation: those unpierced. or white
:1lfled acquittal. The boxes were va
}usly arranged: but generally q brass
x received both classes OF votes, and
wooden box received the unused
And ever since that time every club
n lodge has had its collection Of cheer
4 white and ominous black balls with
1fch TO decide the fate OF the man who
rious in these days, for there are more
kanizations in the country than there
Inhabitants and no matter now UNI
Ky a man may be when he sets out
.be Joiner. he is sure TO find nothing
4 white balls somewhere.
attract no more attention
tD elections, except in conspicuous
Fes such rs that OF the Metropolitan
10 of Washington. which was referred
f the other day by President TAFT, or
8t of the Union club, the organization
1ich was denounced by Rabbi Wise FOR
kckbeling William Loeb. Jr., collector
the port.
The President On BlacMnailing.
President Taft no doubt had the Loeb
-ident in his mind. as We'll as the more
cent blackballing OF Rcprestative Mar
IW. Lirtleton by the Metropolitan club
Washington, when he said.
n believe, and I am proud OF the fact,
at the Jews in America enjoy an equal
Il that they have in only few other
Hntries OF the world
u don't mean 10 say that there are not
rial prc1udlces here. / con mean 10
n that there are not social clubs and
her places where the small-headed men
10 occasionally get into directory
1nifest their greatness by using black
n and shutting out men OF Importance
the community: but. my friends. while
Isl aggraVating and cXaspcratirs, still
IS mot the worst thirs that could hap
n have had il happen 10 friends Of
ne-Gentiles-who have been kept out
. clubs by people who arc not worthy
button UP their shoes. and who have
Standing save in clubs. II Is aggra-
ting. ! agree that a man Is what he
by reason OF his respect for himself
d II nc knows that someone who ar
It's TO snub him and look down upon
n is no. worihy-if he knows that the
rson is not his equal and he cultlNates
N OF the philosophy that he ought TO
II to his ald-he will have the sdvan-
&c over his small Drained and narrow
nded critic always"
'olitics Do Not Count in Club Ballot.
Thai national political affiliations do
count for much when the Time comes
ballot IN the club was indicated by
) Loeb case The blackhalline OF the
Hector OF the port. who FOR years had
ep secretary 10 President Roosevelt.