Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-21
MEETING LACKED FIRE.
There wac Ne Enthusiasm and Only a
Few Speakers.

Few Speakers.
The usual Saturday night crowd on
the streets we're given surprise last
Saturday night by n few speeches made
by several politicians. VINO recame In.
dignant because both houses of the leg.
islature saw fit to pass hill without
their consent
The Music furnished by the First
Regiment band. announcing Mrs.
Berry's opening dance. brought many
people on the streets, who otherwise
would have never becl a spectator at
the alleged mass meeting.
Three large drays had been placed
In front of the Bank of Commerce.
slxty.four chairs were placed on the
drays. but only a few chairs were occu.
pied On the first dray sat the chair.
man of the meeting, II. T. Fox, and
with him u. S. Slower I. J. Curran and
II. II. Greenleaf
On another dray was lion. ID. A. Mac
pherson, president of the journal.
Democrat. the greatest political news.
paper Hopper in the southwest, and n
few boys who sell The Citizen every
afte. noon. These little fellows were
present to keep Macphersons com
pany, for they noticed his loneliness
and desired to be near to cheer him
up until the people called on him for a
speech. Danny, however, did not take
to the cheering very well, and when
his name went laundering out in the
open mir he was noticed to sneak off
to the dray and set on the hub of the
wagon, out of view of the people.
Hon. Nell b. Field and Hon. o. N.
Marion, both democrats, were the prin-
cipal speakers. Both speakers protest.
ed against the recent action of the leg.
/ islature and the governor of the terri.
tory in passing bill appointing repub-
| lican officers not the choice of the OPP
posite party. They advised the people
not to pay their taxes.
| Governor Slower was called upon,
and at first positively refused TO speak,
but the call was so persistent he was
obliged to speak. After making his
speech and after Mr.. Marion had con.
cluded Governor Slower arose again
and threw a hamper over the alleged
big indignation meeting" by stating
that the newly appointed county com.
missioners, whose appointment had
| brought about agitation movement,
were old friends of his. Personally he
had no objection against the new coun-
| ty officers, and would have voted for
them had there been an election. Ii
was their appointment by the legisla.
| ture and governor without the consent
of some of Albuquerque citizens, that
he objected to-
| Those that had been notified of the
contemplated mass meeting expected
to see rousing meeting, but they
were disappointed.
The men who did speak had to he
urged many times before they re-
sponded.
| Hon. d. A. Macpherson was called
upon. but although one of the agita.
tors, refused to express his sentiments.
Hon. i. s. Reynolds was not in a
mood to tell the people what he
thought of the Legislature of New Mex
leo. although called upon.
A few OF the speakers tried to mix o
joke or two in their storms of indigna.
ton, and the jokes were SO old they
were really funny. especially the one
told by Marion. George X. Neher told
the same joke In Hahn's barber shop
two years ago.
The meeting lacked the spirit neces-
sary for a body knowing they are In
the right
| At an carly hour the crowd dis
persed. A committee was appointed to
form n taxpayers league to pay no
taxes until the terrible wrongs" OF the
people had been redressed
The committee named to call upon
the people and ask them to pay no
taxes for the next two years is COM
posed Of the following gentlemen !:
Messrs. ]. s. Reynolds, NJ. s. Otero,
Il. s. Slower, r. J. Curran and +. G..
Pratt
Several practical minded business
men have stated that they will not
enter any scheme of this kind. as Il
would ruin the business of the city,
which would be foolish act over a
fight OF the politicians.