Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-09-21
APPROPRIATE RESOLUTIONS.
They Express Sympathy With Mrs. Nc
Kinley, Confidence in President Roose-
velt and Adherence of
Anarchy,

| AT the mass meeting on the Plaza on
Thursday afternoon the following reso-
lutions We're adopted:
Whereas, the dearly beloved Will
lam Mckinley, president of the United
States, was recently most basely mur-
dered by a cowardly anarchist assas-
sin, and
Whereas, we in common with our
fellow citizens throughout the Union,
regard this heinous crime as a nat
ional calamity, therefore be it
| Resolved, by the people of Santa Fe
in mass meeting assembled, that we
do hereby, record our deep and heart
felt sorrow at the awful and untimely
death of our great chief magistrate.
| Resolved that President Mckinley
combined in his splendid personality
| all the qualities of brave soldier, an
upright, honorable citizen, broad
minded, far-seeing statesman, an in
lcorruptible patriot, a good, obedient,
loving son, tender-hearted, pure, de-
voted husband and president who by
his gentle, urbane and affectionate
bearing had endeared himself to the
entire American people.
| Resolved, that we will cherish his
memory with earnest love and that we
will transmit to our children the pre-
cepts taught by his pure life, his her.
services as a statesman and president,
as a priceless heritage of glory and a
model for their imitation.
Resolved, that we tender to Mrs Nc
Kinley the deepest coincidence of our
|sorrow-laden hearts and we humbly
pray to God to comfort her in her dire
and irreparn Bile affliction with that
noly ConaC.rIre which th~ world nan-
not give.
Resolved, that we recognize in Pres
ident Theodore Roosevelt worthy
successor of the martyred president,
that we have the utmost confidence in
his ability, honesty and we'll tried
patriotism in the field, in the forum
and in the council chamber And we
hereby pledge ourselves to sustain him
to the best of our ability in all his acts
for the welfare and prosperity of our
beloved country
Resolved, that we regard the goddess
murderer and his anarchist associates
with loathing. horror and detestation,
and declare them unfit to live in the
country which their accursed doc
trines have plunged into the deepest
affliction and mourning.
Resolved, that we regard the exist
ence of anarchists or their associations
our free institutions and we call upon
congress to pass such laws as will
prevent the immigration Of all persons
who are in anyway tainted with their
murderous principles, and that con-
gress should also pass laws making
conspiracies to assassinate the presi-
dent or vice president or attempts to
carry the same into execution, crimes
against the nation punishable by death
and if such laws cannot be legally
made under the constitution, we favor
the amendment of that instrument to
the extent OF making them const1tu-
tional.
Resolved, that we are unanimously
Of the opinion that congress and the
legislatures of the nation should at
the earliest possible moment adopt
such measures as will effectually sup
press all anarchist meetings, either
public or private and prevent the cir
culation of their incendiary doctrines
either by oral or written appeals or ar
guments.
Resolved, that the use Of the United
States mails should be absolutely for
bidden to all such documents and
speeches.
Resolved, that these resolutions ex-
pressing as they undoubtedly do the
sentiments of our people, be properly
engrossed and that copies be trans
mitted to Mrs. William Mckinley and
to Theodore Roosevelt, president Of the
United States.
A. T.. Morrison, Sr.,
Chairman.
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