Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-11-07
ADIEU l!
The Sentiment Of the Bar to-
 wards Judge Fitzgerald.
ENDORSEMENT TO BE PROUD OF.
Speeches by Members of the Tucson Bar
 Association

CptrehcN bN oi Nhc h'a Association
 At a meeting of the Bar Association
 held in the District Court room on Fri
 day afternoon, the following proceeding
 were had. When the meeting was call
 ei to order, Judge w. F. Fitzgerald
 took the rostrum and addressed the bal
 as follows:
 GENTLEMEN OF THE BAR. I want tC announce to you in this public manner
 what l have heretofore imparted tn eact
 one of you privately and that IS my en
 forced retirement from the Bench by Ru
 order of suspension, emanatipg from
 the President of the United States and
 dated at Washington on the 22nd inst
 I have no inclination to contest the exercise of this unwarranted and unau.
 thorized power on the part of our civIl servIce reform President, for the reason
 as was very aptly expressed this morn ing, ~the game is not worth the candle.
 Had the action of the President ID this matter been based on charges preferred against mel am informed that it was not-I should have felt it an imperative duty, not only to myself but to my fam lily and friends, to contest the outrage to the bitter end; but as l an satisfied his action in this regard was purely pO- htical and based upon--let us be chsrlt- able ID the mstter-whRt he honestly believed to be the exercise of a dis erection conferred by Section l76S of the Revised Statutes of the United States and for which he is not required to give any reason, l am content so far as II concerns me personally, to let the mat ter rest. But will say this, that ID the event either of my able and distin- guished associates on the Bench who went down with me and are victims of the same covert blow desire to make the contest, will aid ID my humble WAY toward demonstrating that which be- lieve to be simply unquestionable to every LAWYER and that is that the Pres dent of the United States has no power under the law to suspend judge ex- cept for cause and only then as a pre- hminsry to 6 hearing, and in exercising 1t he IS simply following vicious prece- dents established by previous admins trstions and for that reason I have no complaint to make against him.
 And now Gentlemen, l wish to say this: that words are inadequate to express the kind feelings which feel to every member of this bar. I take my leave of the people and retire from this bench without the slightest unkind feel Ing toward any member of the Tucson bar or any member of the bar Of the First Judicial District. And
 
 from the members of the bar on various occasions, and especially at this particular moment when l am about to sever those pleasant ties which have formerly bound us together, makes this occasion, to me, one more of rejoicing than of regret. And towerd the people of the city, here, who have in many ways manifested their kind feelings to- wards me, I am deeply grateful; and. whatever may be my future and l have not determined, as yet, what l shall do. but l shall probably remain amongst you-but wherever l may go, whatever may be my future in life, l shall always look back on my brief ca reer ID this terrtOry, extending, as if has, over 8 period of over eighteen with feelings of great personal qualification to my self and of the pur- sst kindness and best feelings towards he people of this Territory.
 On motion of Col. King and tha.f,u,r.,S5 ! nous vote of the mamheEss of the bar, Ipnqse Fitzgerald was requested to preside as chairman of the meeting. His Honor, taken by surprise, re- Gentlemen, the object of this. 0f course. l do not know; but 1t Is a of the bar, l suppose, and re- tuned the char.
 JUDGE ". N. LOWELL.
 Judge Lowell then arose and spoke .s follows: Judge Fitzgerald, upon this occasion am sure every member of the ,sr feels that he would like to express lis regret that our connection with you IS a Judge IS about to end. l am sure hat there is not a member of the pro- ession who does not feel glad, that even hough 1t has been only snort time hat your lot has been cast with us, your your rulings, your treatment If the members of this bar, and your conduct at all times and under all cir have been fair, kind and ourteous. And parting with you as
  To. I feel called upon to say. as far 60 I | m concerned, Ifeel that voice and ek- ,ress the sentiment of the whole bar | 7hen say, wherever your lot may be | sst, you may be assured you will have | he kind remembrance and the best feel ngs, not only of the members of this | 'sr, but of the entire district and of the | e6ple of this city.
 JUDGE J. A. ANDERSON.
 Judge Anderson then ssId:-It is eedless for me to say here to the mem CTS of the bar anything about or con- erning the decisions that you have | endered or your bearing generally on be bench, but there is one feature that | must speak of Prior to your coming ere there was, and as there exists ire uently among members of the bar, of dissensions, something of nkind feeling. Since you have been mongst us presiding in our Court, the episl warmth of your own genial ns- ire has gone forth so Ithst instead of eng dIsunited family we have be- 1me as one, all owing to the genial na- Ire of him who has presided over us.
 JUDGE W. W. HOOVER.
 Judge Hoover then arose and spoke 8 follows: Having not only had the leasure of practicing during your ad- here in this county, but sving also been frequent companion 7 reason of professional business, iroughout the district, I think it is roper for me 10 add my own expert ace in the outside counties to the of the other gentlemen who we preceded me. It IS fact that in ne or two outlying counties of this strict, especially in the county of rsham, where there had been but one rm of Court held before, an amount lawlessness existed to which we are rangers here ID the metropolis, and in her counties where your Honor pre- ded, It has been my good fortune to , present and to see that the firm caring and fesrlessness displayed in e administration of justice by you IS had an effect winch has hsstened ace, law, order and respect for , gal authority in this district to extent that I, individually, from y own observation, had not hoped , r in as many years as 1t has taken $ Dnths for your Honor to accomplish ,