Arizona republican., 1896-12-31
PHENIX AND PATRIOTISM.
Crowded Cuban Mass Meeting
 Last Night.
Resolutions of Sympathy With Cu- ba and of Unsympathy With the Constructive Sentiment Of Governor Frar kiln.

aHalfS mas been developed ln PlOonlX. The mass meeting at the court house last night was, if not he largest, the most enthusiastic meeting held, in Phoenix for months. It proved not only that there is warm sympathetic sentiment in favor of the Cuban revo- lutiOnists, but that a governor of Ari- zona.. must necessarily travel a rocky road. The meeting was precipitated by the telegraphic correspondence be- tween Governor Franklin and the New York Journal, in which the gov ernor announced that Arizona would not furnish a volunteer in the event of war with Spain.
 The district court room was filled at o'clock when the meeting was called to order. J. l.. B. Alexander was made chairman and expressions of senti- ment were invited. Judge Baker first addressed the assemblage. His speech | was brief and was a review of the op- pressive course of Spain toward her colonies.
 | At the close of his address a con- mittee made up of G. P. Bullard, A. F. Santa and T. D. Molloy was appointed l sense of the meeting. In the mean time J. H. McClintock, the New York Journals correspondent, who had se- cured the interview with Governor Franklin, read the telegraphic inquiry of The Journal and Governor Frank lin's reply. The committee shortly afterward reported the following res olutions:
 Whereas, The patriotism of the people of Arizona and their loyalty has been put in question by reason of a certain telegram sent by Governor B. J. Franklin to the New York Journal stating that in case of war between the United States and Spain on the Cuban question; that Arizona would not fur nish a volunteer, and
 Whereas, The statement in said telegram did not nor does not reflect
 or voice the sentiment of the people of Arizona. Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the statement of Governor B. J. Franklin contained in
 his telegram to the New York Journal
 expressing his belief that Arizona would not furnish a volunteer in the
 defense of the government in case of a war with Spain, be and is hereby re-
 pudiated and condemned, as it does
 not express the true sentiments and feelings of the people of Arizona in the matter, the people of Arizona being
 patriotic and loyal to the government
 and would in case of war between the
 United States and Spain, or any other
 nation, stand firmly by the govern
 ment and furnish their proportion of able-bodied men and means to sustain
 the government to the end And be it
 further
 Resolved, That we are in sympathy
 with the people of Cuba who are strug-
 gling for their liberty and in favor of
 the United States recognizing the in-
 dependence of Cuba immediately"
 The tenor of the resolutions pleased
 the crowd. A spirited speech by G.
 P. Bullard in further support of them
 was loudly and frequently applauded
 especially that portion of his address relating to the reply to The Journal
 J. M. Burnett made an effort to turn
 aside the implied reflection upon the governor. He said that he would give way to no man in patriotism or in
 sympathy with Cuba, but he regretted that the committee had introduced into
 the resolutions matter which must be construed into an attack upon an indi- vidual and which would in no wise fur ther the purpose of the meeting. Wade H. Rulings also desired that
 that part of the resolutions be stricken out It could have no other effect thar to confirm an already prevailing i'm
 pression that Arizonans are not prop. I erly respectful of those in authority. :, T. D. Molloy denied that any par , of the resolutions was a reflection up , on the character of any man. F statement of the sentiment of the peo f pie only stood corrected. A motion tt
 place the resolutions before the house
 provoked so loud applause that tht = protests of those who wished to elimi nate were not only unavailing, but un f heard. They were adopted withou
 dissent, whereupon G. P. Bullart n moved that copies of the resolution b, , sent to the New York Journal and tt r the senate committee on foreign rela : tions. The motion was adopted ant = other addresses upon patriotism ant Cuba were made by Mayor Monihon il Richard Davis and Captain w. A. Han Q cock. At the suggestion of Chairman f Alexander the audience or a consider V able part of it, signed the resolution z after the adjournment of the meeting t' A LUCKY MAN.
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