Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-03-16
MEETING LACKED FIRE.
There Was No Enthusiasm and Only
Few Speakers.
AGAINST PAYMENT OF TAXES.

The usual Saturday night crowd on
the streets we're given a surprise last
Saturday night by a few speeches made
by several politicians. who became in
dignant because both houses of the leg
~islature saw fit to pass a bill without
their consent.
rhe music furnished by the First
Regiment band. announcing Mrs.
Berry's opening dance, brought many
people on the streets, who otherwise
would have never been a spectator at
the alleged mass meeting.
Three large drays had been placed
in front of the Bank of Commerce,
sixty-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. f. Fox, and
with him Z. S. Slower, T. J. Curran and
r. II. Greenleaf.
On another dray was Hon. d. A. Mac
pherson. president of the Journal
Democrat, the greatest political news
paper Hopper in the southwest, n a
few bows who sell The Citizen every
afternoon. These little fellows were
present to keep Macpherson's 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 air he was noticed to sneak off
to the dray and set on the hub of the
wagon, out of view of the people.
Hon. Neill 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 a bill appointing repub-
lican officers not the choice of the OPP
posite party. They advised the people
no 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. 1t
was their appointment by the legisla'
ture and governor without the consent
of some Of Albuauerque's citizens. thai
he objected to.
Those that had been notified of thu
contemplated mass meeting expected
to see a rousing meeting, but the,
were disappointed.
The men who did speak had to BIZ
urged many times before they re
sponded. -
Hon. ID. A. Macpherson was called
upon, but although one of the agita
tors, refused to express his sentiments
Hon. ]. S. Reynolds was not in
mood to tell the people what h
thought Of the Legislature of New Mex
leo, although called upon.
A few of the speakers tried to mix
joke or two in their storms Of indigns
ton, and the jokes were so old the
were really funny, especially the on
told by Marion. George X. Neher tol
the same joke in Hahn's barber sho
two years ago.
The meeting lacked the spirit necei
sary for a body knowing they are /
the right.
At an early hour the crowd di
persed. A committee was appointed
form a taxpayers league to pay 1
taxes until the terrible wrongs of Il
people had been redressed.
The committee named to call upo
the people M ask them to pay Il
taxes for the next two years is con
posed of the following gentlemen
Messrs. j.. s. Reynolds. NJ. S. Otert
K. S. Slower, T. j. Curran and f. G
Pratt.
Several practical minded bushes
men have stated that they will NO
enter any scheme of this kind. as 4
would ruin the business of the cit!
which would be a foolish act over
Ls H.