The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-10-18
A Monster Mass Meeting at
Hot Springs Down on
the Fight.
They Appeal to the Good People Of
the State to Send in their Pro-
tests to the Governor.

4 VI NhN oNttAN NNPJ
Your committee submit the fol-
lowing report to-wit
An appeal to the law-abiding peo-
pie Of the great state of Arkan-
sas, and to the law loving people
and press of eur entire great
country:
We, the law-abiding citizens of
Hot Springs, Arkansas, hereby APP
peal to you in our behalf, that, in a
peaceable and wholly legal way, we
may be delivered from the disgrace
full, immoral, demoralizing and law
less act and exhibition, of the Cor
bett. Fitzsimmons contest, proposed
to be had IN our midst.
We hereby implore the good peo-
Pile Of Arkansas, Of both sexes, and
of all ages and races, to assemble in
peaceable mass meetings in every
city, town and community in the
state of Arkansas, and denounce
said prize fight, and protest against
it being enacted in our midst, and
with us appeal to the proper au-
thorities to prohibit it, We like
wise appeal to all the editors, min
isters of the gospel, and all other
influential persons in our state, OF
all political and religious creeds.
whatsoever, to stir up IA4 At once
inculcate a wholesome public senti-
|ment and expression of the same,
both publicly and privately, against
the infamous procedure proposed
in our midst,
And we likewise appeal to the
press and all the christian ministry
Of all the states and territories OF
the American Union, to speak out
in our behalf; especially rs this is,
perhaps, the last effort prominent
prize fighters will make, or can
make, with any hope of success, to
enact their infamous exhibitions
within the bounds Of any state or
territory in the American Union
they being driven from and prac
ticaly outlawed, as such, by all, or
nearly all, the states, and by the
Federal government itself, Texas
has recently prohibited their i'm
moral exhibitions within the com
pass Of her great demain; and we
as law abiding citizens, deem the
soil of Arkansas as sacred and hon
orable as that of Texas, or any
other American state.
We dread the immoral effects O.
this proposed prize fight upon the
sacredness of our homes, upon oul
boys and young men especially
thus intoxicating 4 spirit and habit
of lawlessness in the same,
We depIore its disgraceful effects
upon the name of our city, which
already by evils kindred to the
Ipriae fight, is not so fair as 1t SHOULD
be,
We fear should this lawless cx
hibition take place in our com
munity that the immediate future
interests of It will be seriously dam
aged, as law abiding and peaceful
people do not care to come from dis
tant states to soiourn in a com
muuity proclaiming to the worlc
that it opens its doors, through the
agency Of It's city officials, ia
negotiate for aud publicly welcome
a prize fight with all the unwelcome
| and undesued characters that prize
fights can but assembly into It's
midst
/ We dread the results of prize
. fight, such as this prominent one
proposed, upon the fair name and
material prosperity Of our city
which depends largely almost
wholly for It's vitality financial
prosperity upon the coming Of Wis.
itors from abroad, the majority Of
whom are not the prize lighting
sort and who will not prefer 10
come either for recreation or pleas.
me into a community which has
proclaimed to the world through It's
officials It's desire Tor q prize fight,
with all its inhumau, brutal cruel
and Illegal accomplishments
We dread, moreover the results
Of said prize fight upon the fair
name ana material prosperity Of
the state of Arkansas, especially
upon the emigration prospects Of
ourgtate,
We cannot persuade ourselves
that a good citizenship will leave
the older and we'll organized, aud
peacefully aud lawfully conducted
states and come into our midst aud
settle among us Il our fair name Ia
tobe bllghted and cursed by the en-.
aetment OF the Infamous prize fight
proposed
While our nelghborIng aud sister