White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-25

made certain statements to the effect
that his opponent, VIM. Mcknight,
was not competent to fill the position
of district attorney and that the Only
reason he wanted it was to put
through" the index bill. These state
ments were circulated by Mr.. Nc
Fadden and his friends and were SO
frequently heard that Mr.. Mcknight,
in order to effectively answer them,
on August 3rd, published in the Ex-
positor an open letter in which he
showed that as to the Index case"
any lawyer knew that he would be
disqualified from appearing therein
as district attorney and as such TAX
ing any action whatsoever prejudi-
cial to the county; that no court
would permit 1t and that there had
never been any intention on his part
of so doing; that SO far as the ques-
tion of his competency to discharge
the duties of the Office was concern
ed, he did not consider the present
district attorney a competent judge,
if his own official acts and omissions
were any criterion, citing several in
stances in support of his contention;
that he earnestly desired and ao-
preciated the support of all his
friends, thanking them for what
they had already done in behalf of
his candidacy. and promised if elect
ed, to fill the Office with credit to
himself and to the people who elect
ed him.
Mr.. McFadden has criticised the
publication of that letter. He has
not, however, had the courage to
deny the truth of it or to openly re-
ply. so that the people might be CIV
en- a chance of judging for them
selves. Why the letter was not an
swered is plain. Mr.. McFadden ap-
parently knows that every assertion
therein is true and can be proved by
the records. Therefore, instead of
attempting an answer, he has, for the
present, contented himself by claim
ing that he would not enter into a
mud singing" campaign. He will
wait until the eleventh hour" when
no reply can be made, and then not
only come forth with the answer but
at the same time Spring his dope"
Really it is funny. A letter that
tells the truth, that deals absolutely
and entirely with the official duties
of man who has drawn a salary for
attempting to fill an office and who
is again running for the same posi-
ton, a letter like that to be termed
mud singing"
The people desire to hear both
sides and to form their own opinions;
they do not like eleventh hour"
dodgers. However, as Mr.. McFadden
recently stated that he had some
surprises to spring at the last min
ute, it would not be amiss for him
to answer the letter and to also tell
the people:
Why he failed to attend 70
out of los meetings held in
eighteen months by the county
aopvn Seionarco
Why he allowed the county
commissioners to enter into
extravagant, fraudulent and
illegal contracts?
Why he allowed a person in
dicted for felony to leave the
state on his own recognizanee?
Why he failed, in every in
stance, to draw complaints in
simple assault and battery
cases which would stand when
appealed to the district court?
Why he admitted in open
court, that an indictment drawn
by him was void?
Why he failed to give ad-
vice to the county commits
sioners, as provided by law he
shall do, which failure resulted,
among other things, in the con-
eealment of the sheriff's
shortage?
Why he failed to bring suit
on the first bond of Ex-Shefiff
Butler, thereby permitting the
entire amount, s1,9S1.92. to
remain uneollected and loss to
the county?
Why he neglected to bring
suit on second bond of Ex-
Sheriff Butler until apparently
forced by the action of the grand
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