Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-07-24
CITIZENS MEETING.
The Citizens Assemble and Adopt Resolu- lions on the Indian Question.

'"e 'iNi-ens +hssehloie and Adopt hesolu-
 lions on the Indian Question. Pursuant to call of Mayor Ray field, the people of Tucson assembled at the Park last evening for the purpose of dis cussing the situation of Indian affairs in this Territory.
 The Mayor called the meeting to or der and read manifesto issued to the people by the Society of Arizona Pion- eers, requesting the people to voice theIr sentiments and views on the h. dian question in the form of resolutions and forward them to the society.
 Judge Wm, NJ. Lowell was selected as chairman, and George L. Hood, secre- taTy.
 On motion of Mir. E. B. Pomroy. s committee of seven on resolutions wss appointed, consisting of the following gentlemen: E. B. Pomroy, Mayor Geo. Raytield, Wm. ZeckeCdorf, John Prince, II. Buehman, G. W. Barter and M. J.. Sullivan.
 The committee reported the following resolutions which were adopted:
 Whereas, For more than s year past hostile band of Chiricahua ApGches, under the leadership of R bold, crafty and blood thirsty chief, has laid waste our farms, ecsrried into captivity our children, ravIshed our women, and muT- dered our men, and
 Whereas, They are enabled to elude the troops that have been sent to cap ture or kill them by reason of the great extent of country that IS diversified by mountains and plains. with almost every foot of which they are familiar, and Whereas, The White Mountain reser- vstion to which they have been assigned Is in close proximity to tn wide extent of country, and near to d foreign power with which our government is at peace, and which has suffered much from the predatory incursiOns of these hostile savages, almost as much us has our owo country, and
 Whereas. As Tor z as any Indians are Quartered on that reservation the lives and property of the cltIzens are ID dan ger, and
 Whereas, Their very presence in our midst IS a menace to our peace, and a draw back to our progress. Now, there fore, We the citizens of Tucson in mass meeting assembled, do hereby earnestly petition the President of the United States and all others in authority, to re move these Indians from our midst 6nd Co abolish the White Mountain Indian reservation.
 E. s. FoMRoY.
 GEO. HATFIELD, Mayor of
 Tucson.
 GEO. W. BARTER,
 WM. ZECRESDORF,
 JOHN PRINCE,
 HENRY BUEHMAN.
 II. J. SULLIVAN,
 Committee. The following resolution was also offered by W. A. McDeFmOlt and unani- mously adopted:
 Resolved. That this meeting on behalf of the people of Southern Arizona ex- press its confidence m Gen. Miles, Bud commend bIs aggressive and uncOm- promising campaign against the com mon enemy and urge upon the govern ment the necessity of strengthening his hands in his efforts, by supplying hlm with more troops,
 Hon. B. II. Hereford suggested that the Society of Pioneers of Arizona for ward all the resolutions adopted by the people to the Governor of Arizona, also to the Boards of Supervisors of the counties and request that their respec- tive seals be placed upon the resolu- tionE.
 Very instructive remarks were made on the Indian question by Messrs. W. A. McDermott, Col. Charles D. Poston, l.. C. Hughes, Gen. JOhp Hlse and Hon. E. II. Hereford.
 After the discussion of other questions the meeting adjourned.