El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-22
THE AUNTIES
FELL FLAT

Rabid Resolutions Met With
Overwhelming Opposition
HONORABLE LEIGH CLARK
Defeated the Effort to DenOunce Nc
Kinley and the Troops Now In the
Field.-The Conservative Elemen
Was In the Majority and Despite
the Imperiaiistic Ruling of the
Chair and the Threats of Violence
the Denunclatory Resolutions Were
Quickly Killed,
One hundred and seven persons, in.
Guiding thiriy-seven women and chill
dren, assembled at the district court
room S .turdsy night to hold a "mass
meeting" in response to an invitation
issued by thirty-six citizens, q baker
dozen of whom attended.
The call wasdesigned to invite "those
citizens who are opposed to the war OF
conquest now being wsged in the Phi
lippine Islands, without distinction of
party, to assemble in mass meeting at
|
evening, May Goth, at 8 O'Clock, for the
purpose OF giving expression to their
views and adopting such resolutions
| and enactipg such ether measures as
may be considered best for the accom-
| plishment of the purpose herein de-
scribed."
The mass meeting assembled 100
strong, but the people refused TO de-
| nounce Mckinley and the sentiment OF
| a -
| tinuance Of the wa until United States
authority has been recognized by the
insurgents.
The handful of ringleaders, who
styled themselves anti-imperialists, &C.
cupied the space inside the rail. They
ran things to suit themselves, appoint
ed presiding officer and secretary and
adopted resolutions which the audience
voted down. The chair held that
those who did not entertain the rabid
views of himself and associates had no
right to vote.
| S. 81. Newman presided and Captain
Jim White acted as secretary. The
hall was decorated deliberately with
bunting and flags and Admiral Dew
ey's picture fronted the audience and
seemed to weep. Small flags were dis
| tributed to the audience.
| FIGHT OVER RESOLUTIONS.
henry ware allen, Jim Harper and
| w. II. VIM were appointed as the
committee on resolutions and henry
ware allen as chairman presented Il
set denouncing everything and every
body. He said with q whine that he
had tried to get those resolutions
adopted by two democratic CONVEX
tions and had been sat upon by both;
for that reason he plead with those
present net to disappoint him q third
time. The crowd was not in de-
nouncing frame of mind and declined
tc "hold that our government created
the conditions that brought about the
sacrifice" and endorse the resolutions
which wanted TO earnestly condemn
the policy OF the present national ad-
ministration in the Philippines. It is
the spirit OF '76 that our government is
striving to extinguish in those islands;
We denounce the attempt and demand
it's abandonment. We deplore and
resent the slaughter of the Filipinos
to our nation. We protest against the
extension Of American empire by
Spanish methods, aud demand the i'm
mediate cessation of the war against
liberty begun by Spain and continued
by u.s.
Hon. Leigh Clark sqnelched the
rsbid resolutions by offering as
SUBSTITUTE GQe tCilOWlQR.
"Resolved, that 1t is the sense of the
meeting that we are opposed to the
policy of Imperialism and that we are
in favor of the cessation of hostilities
between this government and the Phil |
ippine people at such time and upon |
such conditions as will maintain the |
dignity and honor of this, country but
with the assurance of the ultimate
independence and enlightenment of
the Fiiipinos."
The audience hailed the amendment
with delight, the outburst of applause |
almost lifting the roof.
HenrvwGrealleo rushed fraptically |
about the room and brief cOnsulta- |
ton smOog the leaders was held. DR.. |
offered to substitute another |
set fer Mr.. Clark resolution, but come |
one in the rear of the room demanded |
that a substitute for q substitute be |
ruled out of order.
The chairman yelled himself hOarse |
''this is our meeting" aud |
W hen he was able to make himself |
heard ruled that no one except those |
who advocated the rabid principles of |
the leaders had voice in the meeting. |
This caused another uproar. One anti
opposed to war, stood up
and shaking his cane violentiy at a
man in the rear shouted angrily, "You
shut up there
Ladies began to leave hurriedly,
badly frightened by the warlike attitude |
lie of the anti-imperialist. DIR. |
Higgins got the floor and appealed to
,he audience not to vote against the re-
solution. The Higgins resolution was
adopted.
It follows:
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
First-That our government shall
AXE imm ed late steps toward a suspen-
,ion of hostilities in the Philippines
ind 8 conference with the Philippine