The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-07-12
BUTTE SPEAKS.
The Attempted Assassination Of
President Garfield Denounced
.-s in Emphatic Terms.
From the Daily of July 9Th

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From the Daily of July 9Th
On last Sunday evening, in pursuance of a
call published in the Sunday MINER, a large
mass meeting OF the citizens of Butte as
sembled on Main street, IN front of the Cen
lennial Hotel, to give expression at the dast-
ardiy attempt at assassination of President
Garfield and to express, in appropriate terms,
the sympathy of the people to the President
and his family in the hour of their distress.
The meeting was called to order and Mayor
Beal was chosen Pr . dent, with the follow
Ing Vice Presidents J. B. Wilcox, H, ia
cobs, A. q. Witter, A. w. Barnard, John
Noyes,i. James Mathews, Fred. Scheuer and
kod d. Leggat. Mr.. Frank j. Beck was
chosen secretary. , rat" 81.
On motion the President Of the meeting
was authorized to appoint a committee of six
to draft a series of resolutions expressing the
sense of the meeting. The. President ap-
pointed as the committee Messrs. w. A.
Clark, j. A. Leggat, W. w. Dixon, Jas. G.
spratt, Chas, S. Warren and VIM. NJ. Jack.
While the committee was preparing the res
olutions the vast crowd in The street IN front
of the hotel was addressed by Hon. Stephen
DeWolfe, Hon. Samuel Word, W. w.
Dixon, Esq, aud J. A. Laggat, Esq.
The speeches of these gentlemen were short
but eloquent, and each speaker was frequent
ly applauded as earnest and emphatic words
of denunciation of the dastardly attempt at
the assassination of President Garfield fell
from his lips.
On presenting the resolutions to the meet
ing for their adoption, W. A. Clark, ESQ,
made a forcible speech of a few minutes du-
ration, and every sentiment of the speaker
was applauded by The asselnblage, and all
present were deeply in earnest in their mani
festations. Mr.. Dixon then read the
following resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted:
WHEREAS, The citizens of Butte and vi
cinity have heard with profound regret of
the attempted assassination on yesterday of
James A. Garfield, President of the United
States and
WHEREAS, Although only residents of a
territory, we are citizens of the United States
and proud of our country and our institutions
and
WHEREAS, We believe that on such an &C.
casion as this it is proper that every commu'
nifty should give public expression of its
opinions; and
WHEREAS, We desire without distinction
of party but solely as citizens to express pub
iicly our unanimous condemnation of the
cowardty act which has stricken down our
president and our sympathy with its victim:
therefore be it
Res0lued, That We denounce and con-
denim, more strongly than we can express, the
attempt to assassinate President Garfield and
brand it as wicked, cowardly and without
any possible excuse or palliation; be it
Resotued, That we hope most sincerely
the base design of the assassin may TAIL and
that we may speedily hear that the life and
health of our president have been preserved
to us; be it
Resolued, That in our opinion no punish.
ment can be too severe for a crime such al
that of President Gartield's assassin be it
Res0lred, That we denounce as wicked
and lntolerable any sect or organization that
encourages or countenances assassination II
any country or at any time as a means of pc,
litical reform or as a remedy for political
grievances be it
ResOlred, That we believe all possible
means should be used both by legislation and
by public action and sentiment to crush out
and destroy any party or organization that
aims to attain its ends by assassination or
crime; be it
Resolved, That we tender to President Gar.
field, If his life be spared, and to his family
and relatives our heart felt sympathy in their
suffering and sorrow.
W. A. CLARK,
JNo. A. LEGGAT5
w. W. DIXON, rooo