The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-29
HON. LEWIS STEWARD.

At the recent farmers convention at Bloom
IlugtOn the name of the Hon. Lewis Steward
If Plano, Kendall county, was prominently
talked OF in private circles as q the most
eligible man for nomination by the "lnde
Ipendcnts" OF this STATE for the office of Gov
!ernor. Mr.. Steward is at the head OF a large
manufacturing establishment at Plano, and
though never mixing conspcuously in poll,
tics. is known as a man OF education and OF
a great deal of sound, solid, common sense.
As he is of decided democratic antGedents,
and although n pronounced "greenbaCker,"
is understood only to insist on an exclusive
rreenbaCk paper currency in preference to
m exclusive national bank paper currency,
and whatever kind OF paper currency we may
| have, that it shall be equivalent to geld he
is not TO be cast aside as in sympathy with
! The wild and crazy schemes of such worthless
AS Hooton, S NJ. Smith, &c, who occupy al.
together too Pre- minent positions in he an.
dependent" party movement for the credit or
good of that organization
Nothing is clearer than that the opposition
to republicanism in Illinois Is in the major
ty by from 10000 to 10000 votes; but that
opposition is at present divided into the
straight democrats and independents -
though the questions dividing them promise,
in the coming presidential campaign, to be
of no great practical importance, in which
case il would be Il shame II the opposition to
republcism in this ssate should tritt.r away
their strength by running opposing tickets
either state or national. We notice tbs move
ment in favor of Mr.. Steward by the lude
pendents, therefore, to throw out the sugges-
ton whether here Is not a candidate upon
whom the entire opposition in this state could
be readily united.
Mr.. Steward came into prominence lately
by the conspicuous part he bore IN the Cheap
convention at Chicago amonth
ago. The Western RuraI says Of him
The bold and fearless stand he took IN the
face OF the terrible storm of excitement and II
rage which had been evoked by our Memo
rial, and the delivery OF the telling speech in
behalf of the farmers of the West, challenged
the admiration OF large majority of the Con
ventlon, and won the respectful consideration
Of all Language tails to describe the effect
which it had on that body. The truths he
uttered fell with sledge.hammcr force upon
he cunning logic Of his opponents, SKATER
ng all opposition into fragments Tie ser
vice thai Mr.. Steward endered to the entire
agricultural ard mercantile
interests of the State and of the West Oh that
occasion, cannot be overestimatcd.
The same paper adds:
Mr.. Steward is one Of the "old settles of l
hia State, and is, or has been, one of it most j
farmers and now stands at the {
read of one of the largest and most slCCeSS I
ui manufacturing establishments in the West. /
He is man in the prime OF life, and is evil ?
lently Of that metal and pluck that will not q
)e choked down, bullied, or "kllled Off at
he dictaton of any set of grain gamblers, !
commercial pirates, or graspIng corporations
hat the sun ever shOne upon. That he Is
nan of sterling qualities and unquestioned
lonor and integrity, Is what everybody who '
,nows him says of him, and for his prompt v
nd gallant action IN the Transportation Con. O
ention, the Western Rnrdl in behalf of the =,
Working people of the West, gives him their '
ordial thanks. Hats eff and hurrah for Lew l.
steward, of Piano. ILL.,. q