The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-07-21
A PEOPLES siEEiING.

They Resolve to Join with the Nation
I'm Returning hanks for the Presi.
dents RecOvery-A Red-hot ResOllI.
ton set Down On.
The anawer of Governor Robert to Gov
ernor Foster, of Ooio, in regard to this state
Joining with others in setting apart day d
Thanksgiving, to rejoice over the recover OF
President Garfield, in which answer he de-
clines to take any part as the chief execu
tive OF the STATE, was the main topic of
conversation on the streets yesterday, and
resul.e in mass meeting of the citizens
being called Lest night at the board of rad'.
!, az l,rees ttheir disaDpf2val of the action of
his excelency in the matter, and TO take
steps, so far as Dallas was concerned, to
Join wih the nation in observing that day.
There WAS large crowd present, com-
o. sed tf our best citizens, and of every
branch of bushes and pro- ssion, ard the
meeting WAS EN-, as.- ..o thror ghout. There
were present democrats, X ublican and
greeuNackers, HI mingled together.
Colonel w. L. Crawford was nominated
chairman of the meeting, but feeling unwell
declined to serve.
Major M Euuis, president of the board of
trade, was called to the chair, and explained
the object of the meeting to be to take into
consideration the Call Of the governor of
Ohio in regard to the fixing of day for re-
turning thanks for the recovery of President
Garfield when that event takes place, Mr..
w j. Grant was msde chairman of the
meeting. The speakers were unanimously
in favor of Dallas falling in with the nation in
observing the dsV, snd generally, the action
Of Governor Roberts was disapproved.
Politics were not brought into the meeting,
and it locked very much like
lovefeaat of all the political parties.
Col. John Stone offered the following resolu>
ton:
Resolved, That the citizsns of Dallas will
spend as holiaay and as day Of thsrks-
giving such day rs shall be set apart BY The
other states as day Of jubilee and thanks,
giving at the recovery OF ur president.
Mr.. n. O. S''""nson offered The following
resolution, N",, WIGS unanimously voted
down:
Resolved, rs but one man and one
only has beel .vupd in the civilized world
who hss no sympathy for the wounded pres
dent,
Resolved, That it is with shame and hu-
initiation and the deepest modification we
fl ID be is not only citizen Of Texas, but no
less person than the governor of the state.
Resolved That we but re-echo the great
heart Of the people of Texas in declaring
that when he refuses to join in a national
thanksgiving for the restoration of President
Garfield to health. be did not reflect the real
feelings OF the people of the state, and, SO
tar as we know, the feeling Of any man but
himself.
Resolved, That we repudiate as utterly
specious and irrelevant the pretext of the
governor of Texas for refusing the request
of Governor Foster, and find that he, instead
of the governors Of other states, is trying TO
mix politics with religion and Is trying to
man utscture political capital out of an at.
tempted assassination which r's shocked the
civilized world, him except &.
Resolved, That we vii, as citizens of
Texas, heartily join in ter dering thai ks to
CID on the day agreed upon by governors
If other states regardless Of Governor
Roberts.
Captain Lehman moved to amend the orig
inal resolution by adding that other towns
and cities of rexss be invited to co>operat,
with Dallas in celebrating the day, and with
this amendment the original resolution was
unanimously adopted, when the meeting
adjourned.