Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1900-10-05
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While the Gazette does not wish to
d"sract from tho rrputa'ihn borne 10y
Hon. 4. l. fitZgcrald, Silver. Demo
cratic candidate Tor Supreme Judge
we desire to call attention tn his rec.
ord as District Judge IN the eastern
part Of the State. Over uuc.halt OF
the cases tried by him and appealed
to the Supreme Court lave been re-.
versed. Such "A record as that cIthr r
reflects upon his knowlcdgc 81 law or
upon his backbone \ man selected
for such an impor,rnt position us Su.
preme Judge should he IA man who
knows the law. and who will no,
allow friendship to- sway him one
iotd in reach ny decision Such a
man Is the Hon. TrcDmor Collin.
the Republican nominee. - R,nI
Gazette.
This is the first time in the cam
paign thnt any Republican newspaper
has dared to cast Il slur on the Silver
Democratic nominee for Supreme
Judge. lie IL everything that the
Republican nominee is not. \ bic.
clean, honorable, with mn untarnisbed
record as a citizen and puhhc uiii-
Ger and Il lawyer who has the most
delicate consideration for thc cthlcr
OF an honorable profession.
IL the Reno Gazette will consult It's
own files during Tia. month -. Sep.
tenber 1851 1t will be able To ascer.
tam something of the character of the
man whom the Republicans Of Ne.
Vhdh have taken III tow with whrl
to insult the vOicrs of tins State
The GiL lite editor is requested to
turn tO the rccor ds Of the Justice
Court and hunt for the facts in the
Scovillc case. lie will lind nothing
there, however. at all detrimental tu
it's Supreme Court nominee. from the
very simple fact that the leaves con
tanning the record have been cut out
and the record destroyed.
Whn, was there in that record
which the chief party in interest.
Trcnmor Collin, wanted destroyed?
Ono Of the pieces ~ evidence WAS the
dying declaration Of >. g. ScoyiIlr,
made when his life was chhiug away
from pistol wuund inflicted, rs he
asserts with his dying breath. toy the
Republican nominee for Supreme
Judge. That record, however. was
not destroyed and certified copy of
II will be published whenever the
further Of tho nnminr" II "xtolls at
the expense Of ono ui the purcst mon
who over lived in tine State. We
warn every Republican paper III this
State and every Republican orator
TINT the Appeal will not tolerate Il
breath against Judge Fitzgerald.
We had hoped to bc able to go
through this campaign without any
necessity presenting itself Tor per.
s0nal controversy over non. partisan
Office. We felt that there was no
special uecd oi intlictrng the record
on u man who was beaten ont Of sight
the moment he was nominated, and
who did not accept the nomination
with the remotcst idea III his own
mind of being elected.
We arc willing that the Republican
purity should endorse Coffin for tho
most honorable office within its Gift.
That in u matter which can he settled
between them aud the people nt the
polls.
When they attempt To draw com.
parisOns between their NOMINEES and
ours, however. il is different matter.
Such course will not he tolerated
for Hn ii.stunt.
IL such y battle is wagcd the Ap.
peal hns simply to say TINT it in fully
equipped for it, and it will conduct
tho fight alone and on it, own lines
Furthermore, it does not usk II
particle uf assistance from any other
newspaper ~ the State. Arc you
roady. Mr.. Gazcttc?-Cnrson Ap.
peal.