People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1896 — Judge Wiley Cautions. [ARTICLE]

Judge Wiley Cautions.

We publish below a very pecular address from Hon. Ulric Z. Wiley, judge of the 30th judicial circuit, which translated into plain political language reads thusly: “I have a job now at $2500 per year which does not expire for over a year, and I want to be sure of a better thing before I give it up. I am verv much afraid that this free silver craze will make my election to the appellate judgeship a little dubious, though I am very anxious to get the $3750 salary attached; it would enable me to give my friends wine suppers more frequently. Of course I don’t want Gov. Matthews to appoint any one to fill a vacancy in the circuit judgship, but I prefer that such be the result, than that I relinquish my chances for the appellate plum, sol think I’ll neither resign my office nor my nomination.” To the electors of the 3oth Judicial Circuit; At the Republican State Convention, 1 was nominated for Appellate J udge for the sth judicial district. From the very day of my nomination up to the present, much speculation has been inbeen said by private and interested parties, as 10 whether or not I intended to resgn my present position as judge of the 30th jutdicial circuit. Up to this time 1 have remained silent, because 1 did uot dee.. it necessary or proper to make any public statement as to my indulged in by the public press, and much lias tentions in regard to the matter but now m view of the fact that one political party has nominated a candidate for circuit judge, and another party has issued an omcial call for a con vention to nominate the candidate. 1 deem it proper to make tlie following state- " The term of office for which I was elected will not expire until November 14. 1898, and lienee I am under no legal or moral obligations to vacate my office by resignation; nut in view of my candidacy for appellate judge on the state ticket, and to the end chat the eleciors may have the opportunity of choosing by their ballots my successor on the circuit beach, it is my present Intention to resign as circuit, judge, to take effect at some date prior to the election. Certain conditions and circumstances wholly of a personal character, may however arise, between now and the election, which may render it necessary for me to changa my resent intention of resigning, and in which event I would expect to serve out my term on the circuit bench for w liicii the people elected me. Respectfully. Uliuu Z. Wiley.