Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-06-01
Mass Meeting Of Old AIbu-
querque Citizens.
REV. SKINNER IS DENOUNCED
The Morning Spasm Comes in for
Some DenunciationS.
ALBUQUERQUE CITIZEN COMMENDED

y O'Clock, at the court house in old y
y town, according to previous call, y
y meeting to select a candidate =
= for school director in conformity y
y with the law was held, and was =
- resolved into a mass meeting to y
y denounce Rev. Norman Skinner, =
y Jesus Romero acting as chairman =
y and Gabriel Armijo as secretary. =
y Upon motion of Seferino Crol- =
y lott, duly seconded, Jesus Romero =
y was chosen a candidate for school y
y director for the republican party =
y in district No. 13, to serve for y
y three years, to be voted for on =
y other nominations. =
y At the conclusion of this busi- =
y ness, upon motion of C. d. MUIR =
y ply, the meeting resolved itself =
y into a mass meeting of citizens, =
y with the same officers presiding, =
y for the purpose of denouncing the =
y infamous Reverend Norman Skin =
- ner. =
- After several well timed speech =
y es, the following resolutions were =
\ adopted. and by direction of the =
y meeting The Albuquerque Citizen, =
y the only paper in Albuquerque a =
= friend of the people, was request =
= ed to give them publicity. =
y Whereas, we have heard with =
y. surprise and amazement that at =
= the meeting of Presbyterian min =
y listers, which was held in the city =
= of Los Angeles week or so ago, =
y certain reverend CD jackass, =
y who holds pulpit in the city of =
y Las Vegas, by name Norman =
y Skinner, gratuitously and vilely =
y New Mexico and their system of \
y public schools in foul and lying =
y language, saying that of the 100,- =
y 600 native citizens, 80, 600 were as =
y cattle, bartered and sold at public =
y elections, ignorant and that we =
y had no schools to speak of and \
y that the white people looked upon =
y us with contempt" and other out :
y rageous ISLANDERS, which no doubt =
y were impelled by the greed of the =
y said idiotic and malicious rever- =
y end CD for the purpose of extort- =
y ing money from the home mis- =
y sions to satisfy his avarice; and =
- Whereas, The drivelling idiot =
y further said that he needed =
y strong men and strong women of =
y his faith to Christianize us, al \
y though if he has read history he \
y must know that three centuries =
y ago, before his forefathers even =
y dreamed of America, the Spanish =
y conquerors had been here and had =
y implanted Christianity, without =
y the aid of Skinner; and, \
= Whereas, 1t is our duty to re- =
y spond to any attack made upon our
y good name and standing as a peo- =
y pie; therefore, be it \
y Resolved, That We denounce in =
y the most unqualified terms, the =
y malicious liar and hypocrite, Nor y
y man Skinner, as a villain unwor-
y thy to be called a Christian and \
- citizen of New Mexico 1--WE have
- nothing to do with his church or \
y faith and do not hold 1t RESPONSE
- ble), but request the Presbyter-
= ian Home Missions to deliver =
y us" from this blot in our midst =
y and transplant him to a more :
y congenial cline, the farther the
y distance the better, and we call
y upon all citizens OF New Mexico,
- irrespective of race or creed to =
y express their feelings publicly up \
y on this matter.
Is Be it resolved, That we feel =
y great pride in noticing that the
y whole press of New Mexico, Span
y ish-American and English news =
y papers, especially the Albuquer- =
y que Daily Citizen, with only two
y noticeable exceptions, the Albu-
y querque Democrat and Las Vegas
y Optic, have spoken out in defense \
y of the native people, their fellow
- citizens. thereby eXemplifying
y the unity and harmony that exists :
y among the citizens of common \
y country, without distinction of \
y race or creed, and we therefore
- denounce the Democrat and Optic
= for upholding this religious hypo- \
y critic in his abuse OF the native =
- people of the territory and the
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