Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-11-07
THE SPEECHES.
What Was Said at the Mexican
 Meeting The Other Night.

| The following synopsis of the speeche
 made at Vasquez Hall, the other even
 ing, will give a pretty far idea of th,
 stand taken by those who diu the talk | ing:
 Judges Chss. w. Wright presided or on motion of Hon. NJ. G. Samaniego and opened his remarks with right
 royal condemnation of the A. P. As. He stated thas the so called repu ubiicau
 ticket was not a repu 5lican ticket st sll but that 1t was composed almost entirely
 of A. P. As Shoee sole object vas the
 destruction of the religious welfare of the Mexicaus. He ststed ID substance
 that he wanted no A. P. A. to step in to
 his office under any preteuse whatever.
 He strongly urged those present to vote the entire democratic ticket as their ou-
 ly means of salvation. He is reported
 10 have said that there might be Il
 few on the repu hlicsn ticket who srs
 not A. P. As, but the only cure way was
 to vote the entire democratic ticket.
 Judge w. H. Barnes entered into
 wholesale condemnation of the repub- licans in general, and especially direct ed his remarks against the republicans and the young democracy. He began with the primaries, and nothing, to the pres ent date escaped his abpse. He said be had taken upon h;s cwn shoulders the burden of destroying the A. P. As, and be would stay With 1t until the last ore was downed, bs he democrat or re- pu biicsn.
 J. X. Black spoke in behalf of John c. Smith, one of the republican uomipees for the assembly. He said that Mir. Smith wss his frierd, good republican, and not B memb Der of the A. P. A. MT. Black said that while be did not te!ie,e the A. F. A. ss at organization boded good to any one, he was too rood repu blicsn to follow the Instructions of Judge W right and vote & stialght democratic ticket He said there were some good men oD the republican ticket, for when he would cast his ballot: but he could Lot vote for all of them.
 Carlos H. Tnlly's remsrke were pIin cipGllY upon the public school question.
 tie was very severe in his Geuupciatiop If the Il. F. A's. He said that mem bsrs of that organization were loud mOuthed and aggressive ss long as they were lD the majority, md now that they were sSSibS SIOuAuy SCfc uuAAONS tbe'r alleglsEca.
 Chas. f. Hcff, the democratic nominee for treasurer, cited the fact tLat tbe city el5ction WAS close Bt hand, and he gev5 bis assurance thoz his best efforts would be used toward the total snnlEilatIon CT the A. P. As, no matter what tbelr political complexion might be.
 pr. Purcell made short address, In which he stated tbat his residence iD Tucson did not cover very extended period, but that since ne had been here be had heard great deal about the A. P. As. and understood that their object was to exert an unwholesome intiuencv ,gai5st the catholic religion.
 Loais Lseee was iu attendance st the meeting m reeponss to en invitation to .apudiata the charge thst he was sr A P. A. He submitted an affidavit. deny ng eDy connection whatever with the in question. The evidence 'hould have baen conclusive. An efiids- | it in due form, is received without | uestion ID the highest oourts of o1I and, but there were those in attrndanco | 1t that meeting who openly expressed heir doubts as to Mir Laess's denial.
 Many prominent citizens had been | cored for their supposed mem bership IF ] his order, and have been held up for | riucism by those who are making tbes' esperate efforts to aiie nate the good | ceiling which has heretofore existed be- ween our Mexican ana American citi. ems.
 The stand taken by each of the gentle r en wto spoke is plainly set forth ID bis synopsis of their remarks. and no omments gre necessary, as alt can judge or themselves.