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Why Persecute Jews?
Lexington Dispatch.

pathy in the least, but the Editor is
away this week and the Associate
Editor will pass it up to the readers as
mere innocent ramblings. Somehow,
or somehow else, we have sympathy
for a doWn-trodden race known as
Hebrews, or Jews. We have not a
drop of Jewish blood in our veins; we
are not connected by blood or mar
riage with the Jews, by any near or
distant kinsman. We owe no Jew
dollar ard no Jew owes us. Among
all our personal or intimate friends
We cannot name one Jew. We speak,
therefore, from the vantage grounds of
absolute independence and impartiali-
ty concerning this splendid race"
splendid in patience, endurance,
brotherly love, sagacity, temperance,
splendid in their intellectual resources
and splendid in an infexible adherence
to other Mosaic ideals.
We presume that there are many
here in Lexington county prejudiced
against the Hebrews, but if we want
an aristocrary of blood and birth, the
Jews are the purest blooded people
and have the best descent upon the
face of the earth. Neither
Mirabeau in the French AS
sembly, nor Patrick Henry in
the House of Burgesses, nor Sam
Adams in the Colonial days Of Amer
lea, ever said a more thrilling thing
than did Benjamin Disraeli-after-
ward BeaconfeId-in reply to O'Con-
mel in the English Commons, who
charged him and was scoffing Disraeli
for being a Jew" Yes" said Disraelli.
81 am Jew, and when the ancestors
Of the right honorable gentlemen
were brutal savages on an unknown
island mine were priests in the tenn
pie"
Was this not scathing, excoriting
and Withal magnificent statement?
Who in the light of human history are
the aristocracy if not the Jews? Do
we seek an aristocracy of talent? The
great church historian Neander, Ma
poleon's marshals, Souit and Messena,
Gambette, the brilliant cynic Heine,
were Jews. If you want an aristocracy
of wealth let it be remembered that
the combined financial power Of the
Jews in Europe and America can pre-
vent the floating Of any national loan
which may be put upon the market OF
the world. The worlds list of great
soldiers, authors, musicians, painters,
poets, philosophers, and fnanciers
contain many, very many Jews.
We. give pictures of Gentle couples
in the fuss, entering Gentle church,
the beautiful bride leaning on the
arm Of her dad" attired in white
satin en- train embellished with point
lace and carrying orange blossoms,
while the "Miss so and So rendered
Mendelssohn's or Lohengrin's wedding
march at the piano, which were both
composed by Jews. We hear some OF
our would-be dudes and dudesses,
society theatre goers, cuss out the
Jews and these same critics would give
two whole plunks to see that queen Of
tragedy-tne world renowned Eliza
beth Felix who played in America in
the role of Rachel" about half cen
tury ago: She was a Jewess born OF
Jew parents who were foot peddlers in
France.
We suppose they would risk another
two shekels to see the greatest genius
on the stage today-Sarah Bernhart-
and this Saray Jane is Jewess. 1t
was a Jew who for years was the
adroit and sagacious chairman of the
executive committee Of one of our
great national political parties here in
the United States You hear aspiring
politicians denouncing Jews, and yet,
it was a Jew, who made England's
queen Empress of India. The most
powerful intellect in Jefferson Davis
cabinet was Judah P Benjamin, Of
Louisiana, who after the great struggle
was over, went to England and was
counsellor to Queen Victoria. Judge
Salmon P Chase, while secretary of
the treasury Of the United States,
owed much of nis success in perilous
time to the constant advice of New
York Jew.
We rarely, if ever, see Jew beggar,
Jew tramp Jew drunkard, a Jew
prohibitionist, or one Of the race in
hospital, in jail, work house or peni-
tentiary. You have never seen one