National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-16
SENATOR STEWART AND TIE
o. DISTRICT. :E

SENATOR STEWART AND. TIE
% DISTRICT.
One of the Journals which for the last
twelve months has been pursuing the off,
Gals of this District with almost fiendish
malignity says, in reference to the appoint
ment of Senator Stewart to FIJI the vacancy
on the District Committee, caused by the
resignation of Mr.. Boutwell,: Gas Senator
Stewart Is interested in real estate in
Washington that has been greatly i'm
proved by the Board of Public Works, he
cannot be considered as impartial man
Gas Mr.. Boutwell," The obvious object
of this is to prejudice the public mind
against Mr.. Stewart and the District, and
is, we presume, only the prelude to series
of attacks of similar character on that
gentleman. 1t 50 happens that Senator
Stewart owns large amount Of property in
the northwestern section of the city, upon
which he and two or three other gentlemen
have erected residences, averaging in cost
from fifty to one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars each. Mr. Stewart has built within
q year and a half what is probably the most
magnificent house in the city. Toe mere
fact of his building It where he has quad
rupled the value Of property for squares
and squares around, and induced the Brit
fish Minister to select site for the new le--
cation residence in the immediate vicinity,
thereby still further enhancing real estate
in that section. Weshsll not deny that the
work done by the Board Of Public Works
has improved his property. It has i'm
proved the property In every section, even
the property Of the memorialists, as any
body can find out for himself who will en-
deavor to buy lot. or square, or house
from any one Of them.
When the charges made against the Board
of Public Works are taken into considcra-
ton. the fitness of Mr.. Stewards selection
to fill the vacancy on the committee is ap-
parent to unprejudiced persons He Is one
of our largest property holders. and, as we
said, has erected one Of the finest houses in
the city. II the policy of the Board of
Public Works is to injure the property of
the city, there is no way on earth by which
he can escape the universal ruin with which
the mendacious opposition press say we are
threatened. To cay that he could be 90
stupidity blind to his own interests as to be
prejudiced in favor of men who are, 1t is
alleged, destroying him, Is too absurd for
reasonable beings to imagine. If all the
memorialists assert b true, their interests
and his interests are identical The. same
taxes that are levied against them are levied
against him The so-called "ring" that
they declare Expresses them must oppre@
him. But to show how utterly ridiculous
the charge Is. Mr.. Stewart did not If we
are not mistaken, purchase the property he
now owns until after the improvements
were made-certainly mot until after they
were projected-s fact which causes the
whole charge to AN to the ground. Mr..
Stewart is one Of the very best men who
could be appointed upon the committee, for
the memorialists and for the District. If
wrong has been done and i likely to con-
tinue to be done In the future, he has every
motive In the world to expose and prevent
It. He has invested large portion Of his
means here, and il certainly must be to his
interest to have an honest government
Who can be trusted Il he caLnotf Who
can be impartial II he Is notf The Con.
gresham, Senator or Representative, who
has NO. interesta whatever. who 10 merely
endeayoring to manufacture out Of the city
political capital 70 help him at home and.
perhaps, recover the position he has for
feited BY dereliction Of duty In other mat-
teni Mr.. stewsrt's property has, q we
said, been improved. hat % has he property
Of hundreds o. poof, humble people al
around him. The charge oaly jnustsstes
the unfaif, untruthfdl and partisan couse
Of the Qpponents Of he District govern.
ment. Mr.. Stewart Representa- 6late thoa-
sands Of ailes from the capital He ~
shown hi goodwin toward Wsshiaxton
and his cosAdsncs in her future by buiLiiig
. residence here which would be IN orua-
ment to any city In the world. Our d.
riofic melculients and chstrucsicpish VIA
are 20 much Interested In WashInesca, =.
ward him and chow their appreciation d
what he has done BY ssssillns hir, wisA
calumHy and slander. That i the way in
which hey would build up the capital.
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