Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-05-17

TIE attack in last nights CITIZEN on Judge Fitzgerald IS as false as It is COW ardly and malicious. We can under take to assert that there were no such rumors and no necessity for denial. It may be that the CITIZEN has inadvert- ently allowed its columns to be used for an interested and ulterior purpose. If ao, 1t owes the judge prompt apol- ogy. Ii Is certain that he who inspired that item uld so with the base design of accomplishing a contemptble and per sonal advantage. Judge Fitzgerald can ID; be intimidated by such tIiokery, and the motive uf 1t is perfectly apparent to the pubic. The bar and the ewhO,e com munity have full confidence IF the Iudge. [ he Is au able and fearless man, and the ! people respect him for the vigorous and and watchiul attention which he Is gIv- ] ing to the county's affairs.
 The above piece of precious literature Is from the Tucson Star. The following is what appeared in the CITIZEN, which called forth the above from the Star:
 A rumor was current this morning that Judge Fitzgerald had compelled the | County Treasurer to deliver to NIT. Stiles, the assignee of Hudson & O., se- curities which Mir. Hudson turned oyer to the County Treasurer to secure the 1 Treasurer for the S36.000 deposited m that bank. The rumor was unfounded. | Nothing of the kIud had occurred It was also rumOred that a paper was be- ing circulated for signatures, asking the l Department of Justice at Washington to take steps tO remove the judge from the l bench. So far Es we are able to learn, there ia no such paper m existence. lt a man sneezes there is somebody standing around ready to swear that man yelled fire"
 IT there ss man outside of the Star office that can by any possible mental process distort tte paragraph from the ,ITIzEN to mean anything hke what the Star attempts 10 twist tt into, we will give him medal. The Star man car have one now upon winch We will have inscribed: ~Sycophsn,," and on the other side malicious lie" The CITIZEN
 course. did not attack Judge Fiiz. gerald. l., ss We thought, did him a service by denying the report which was as current as tae report that Hudson & Co.'S bank at Tombstone was blown up We did it voluntarily, out Of the best oI motives, and we are ct loss to know what prompted the Star man to garblt the statement made. Is 1t th, sycophant's tactics? Does the editor oI the Star expect to secure Judge Fitz gerald's favor by such malicious state ments; We re not very well acquainted with the Judge, but from what we dc know of him we feel warranted in say ing that beis a man of such keen and un erring judgment that he can see throdgl the gauzy vail which this Democratic editor wears to cater to Republican officials. Up to the present he has sue ceeded tOlerably well in some quarters and it is possible that the editor i: prompted from that source; We should be sorry 10 know such was the case Judge Fitzgerald Is too much of mar to allow himself to be dragged into tht meshes of Democratic editors net upon all occasions, aud on no occasion falsiiy facts in order to prove to the Judge that he was his friend. Such sycophancy Is sickeniug, and we guarantee that Judge Fitzgerald is as far removed from such low cunning and trickery as it Is possible Co ge:. The Judge has made fair progress in this community. He has said some things on the bench which have caused some talk His sense of justice is keen and his knowledge of the law makes it appear to some that he strikes severe blows but the community at large are with the man and the Judge, and thO bs-si. -s believe has upon it not Onl? fearless ...,.n UuI an upright Judge, but the Stars defence of him upon imaginary attacks will do him more harm than good: however, we presume the Judge has seen enough and read the Star sui ticiently to know this fact without being told of it. Such blackguard journalism is beyond the pale of reason and here after We shall not indulge m such pas- time, should the Star continue its pre- sent lIre of journalism. IT we are in Rome, we must do as Romans do.
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