Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-07-22
Volume 80.
Judge Fitzgerald ESpiRIus.

Judge Fitzgerald Explains.
The following communication from
Judge Fitzgerald i'll sell explanatory:
EpIrOK IHDErENDEST =
1t having come To my knowledge that
objection has been made To statement
ia the interview that you had with me in
which announcement Of my candidacy
Tor the United States Senate WAS madc,
| beg leave to say what w;.s rcally meant
and shall thank yUu greatly il you will
publish the same. Not having the lam
ruage oi the interview before me now, |
rauunt ray whether or not the con.
structi0n put upon the language be a
reasonable one. But TINT matters not.
The main thing Is whnt ! meant tn say.
What thought, frlt and intended to
sly WAS this: That III case o! III! cleo
;ron to the Uuitrd States Senate, |
should devote al. Of my time Ia the res
tnrnI"n ~ silver. to the exclusion OF all
private business, interests and concerns,
but not tn the exclusion -! any business
or duty t!IGt might .'urIc h. lie III the
capacity %! Senator. iu"rr ls um" thng
that | especially would Ike to take part
III ccompli-hmG; And that IL i'll amend.
me the United States CuustItui SO
that United State Senator should he
rlrct"d by dr, CT No'r II the people.
Should bc 20 fortunate ~ io he chosen
Tor that office, ! Ehn!l earnestly. faith
fully and lHboriou"ly cndcavor to die
charge every duty arpcr,anmg thereto
To the best Of my ability. " duty
great or small will bc overlooked c.
s!nrrcd or rlighteh; hu, each receive the
best cifOrts Tor it, proper discharge that
| rau command.
Believing al the time ~ NY interview
with yuu that 70 many mistakes had
been made in the discussion "f the
money question. regarded it rs no
email undertaking To- correct them, cE.
pcCidlly ns ! then thought and nov |
think, Il suIt shouli De brought to test |
finally in the United States Court the |
question 81 the decentralization and also |
the c0ustitutI"unlity "i the 'Grccnback" |
mouctiHttou. Tho silver decentralization |
has never come bcfOr" the sHid court: |
and here assert that the constitution. |
HlIty 81 the "Grccuback- monctiZation |
has never been adequately, properly or
fairly presented To- sHid court; but that |
II and iIr silver decentralization thould |
bc 50 presented. To slO 20, fully clearing |
away the crrors aud presenting the |
truth Sculd require much time and Ia.
hor; that III Itself would require much |
time aud hHrd work. again the question
should hc fully and adequately and truly |
prevented t" the people, after the errors
nnd log and clouds tina: have been
thrown upon II were cleared away. This
tou insert hus not been done. There.
tore thought it good TINT III case ot
election ! should nave no private busi.
ncSs To claim my attention. II never
occurred To me that my reference 10 II
might possibly bc understood ns mean
my rIcludIng public duties Oi any kind.
much lcEs duty pertaining To the Office
II Senator.
Therefore should the language Of your
rLtcTvicw bc euscrptih" nf the con-
struction put upon il. I trust it may he
attributed Ia the haste "a! Hu interview
uttcranro and not Ia dclihctntc int"n.
u0l. For many drcndcH ~ private, ANA
nearly two III public lf,, duty has been
the one great laH rhm has guided my
io",Ricpa. mri whether ~! III" III the
f1iurc h" u i'rivnt" or u public one, duty
HHil rcmHIn 'r mc the one grcni law tn
Eulfi" ruy course. lir tuustit utiun 0f
the United StntcH with she laws and
duties thcr"uulcr shall hc nay pplc stur
III all roliticnl cuuhuCl.
4. l.. FITHGEWALD