Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-08-11
The Meeting for Statehood in Tomb
 stone.
Tours truly, =
 CHARLES LEE.


 ED. CITIZEN As an old time sub- scriber and reader of your paper, I had come to beliSve that you would not will l ingly do an act Of injustice through your columns to any citizen of this ter ritory, or that having done so you would upon proper representation, hasten to remedy such an act.
 h your issue of August l you give prominence to an article commencing, ''Colpoel Herring of Tombstone. IS cred tied by the Sulphur Valley News, with having called netting for the purpose of endorsing Mark Smith, etc., etc.," and then you proceed to comment upon the matter.
 You ought to know. and it i0 quite in excnsable if you don't know, the char acter Of the journal from which you as- sume to quote, an article against one of the oldest patrons of your paper.
 The Sulphur Valley News has seen fit t0 enter upon a course of personal i )ur- na.ism, and euables a certaia old crank at Tombston5 to vent his spl-en aud that of few cid mossbacks who still aGorn the beer kegs on the sidewalk of Allen street against every one of the community who fails to conform to the H ukmuk" standard adopted by the vo- taries of that order. The article refer red to was communicated by the old crank in question. who is the chief of "Hukmuks" of Tombstone, and you must understand that each "Hukmuk" when initiated is branded A. P. on the right hip, which signifies" Anti Pro- eress," ard each member upon ioinipg the order agrees that upon violation of its cardinal principle "Anti-Progrt ss, he letter E shall be branded on the right hip after the letter F, and it is ru- mored that branding iron with the let ter B IS kept always heated, and in or der to check any progressive tender cy ID a"Hpkmuk" it Is only necessary to take. him to the place where the latter Iron is kept always heated, and give 1t one flourish and all progressive emo | tions are instantly suppressed. The meeting to which you refer WAS called by the oldest and best citizens of Tombstone, irrespective Of party, to aid in promoting the cause of statehood A resolution was adopted congratulate | ing Hon. M. A. Smith upon the favor able report by the senate committee oi | the bill for the admission of Arizona to statehood and requesting him to urge | the immediate passage of the bill, aud | the chairman anu secretary of the meet ! ing were directed to sign such resolu- | ton and immediately telegraph the same to cur delegate at Washington. The meeting vas a spontaneous up rising Of our people in behalf of state hood and progress for Arizona. 1t had no political significance what ever.
 It was one of the most enthusiast ic meetings ever held in Tomb stone. It was remarkably we'll attended | eonsldering the shortness of the notice and the absence Of large number o our bread winners whose little families are still among ur, all earnestly hoping for the dawn Of progress in our commu niJy, which it Is believed will surely follow statehood.
 Note. there Is not single "Hukmuk among these absent (bread winners.)
 Now, Mir. Editor, your articles no only dces injustice to the undersigned l out 1t does gross injustice to our citi zens of Tombstone who are bravely | struggling for success, and who believe in giving an honest expression to thei opinions in favor of progress, and o statehood for Arizona, and in promptli strengthening the hands, and secondlnl the purposes of those who are belpin. U forward m our struggle.
 It was my recent privilege to assist a 1 a great republican conven tion at Denver m securing the unanimous adoption O a resolution. recommending the imms diate admission of Arizona to statehood
 am for statehood first, last and d the tima.
 It means the immediate growth an, development eff our grsDd resources.
 1t means success to the prospector anC the mine owner.
 It means wealth and advancement t the farmer.
 It means power in the hands of th people to select their own judiciary an, rulers.
 It means added forces in the cosgres of these United States to aid the success of that cause which is superior to, an, should subordinate to every other cause the immediate remonetzation of silver thus remedying the greatest wrong o the century.
 Respectfully yours,
 WILLIAM HERRING, Tombstone, A. T. Aug. Sd, 1894.