Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-12-03
STEWARDS POSITION ON THE PO.
LAND AND CULLOM BILLS.

EDITOR DEMOCRAT: Can you inform your
readers what was the position of Hon. w.
M. Stewart upon the Poland and Cullom
bills2 He was in the United States Senate
when those measures were pending in that
body, and the sincerity of his late utter
ances upon the Mormon question could be
estimated by his attitude at that time
have found no one who is able to furnish
positive information upon the sub
ject, although | have been under
the impression that Mr.. Stewart was
against US upon both of those measures. If
such is the case the Gentiles of Utah can
certainly place no reliance upon his present
professions. A.A. Sargent of California pro-
fesses to have experienced a change of heart
upon this issue, but imagine that no Utah
Gentle would like to see him in the Senate
while any legislation pertaining to the Nor
mon question was pending in Congress. By
presenting the above information you will
enable the loyal people of Utah to judge of
the desirability of Mr.. Stewards election.
REPUBLICAN.
SALT LAKE CrrY, December Sd, 1886.
The DEMOCRAT is at present unable TO
furnish the information asked by its cor
respondent. Before an article in this
paper, relating to Mr.. Stewart, was pub
lished, the writer had been informed
that his course in the Senate was antag-
oni3tic to both the Poland and Cullom
bills, and such was our personal impress
sion at the time. Since then, however,
it has been asserted that he supported
those measures, although a number OF
old residents here are equally positive
that he did not. A DEMOCRAT reporter
spent some time in the Territorial
library few days ago examining
the Congressional Records OF those
sessions, but was unable to find
anything which would indicate
Mr. Stewards position upon either of the
bills. This paper has certainly no dis
position to do that gentleman or anyone
else, for that matter, injustice, and if il
can be assured that Mr.. Stewards actor
at that time was in harmony with hi
present professions it will cheerfully pub
lisn the fact and admit the probability o
his supporting the right side of Utal
affairs in the event OF his election. Th
DEMOCRATS objection to him, as agains
any other Republican, is based exclu
sively upon the local question here
and once assured of his soundnes
upon that, its opposition viii
cease. 1t seems strange, to say tn
least, that Mr.. Stewart in his letter, ,whicl
was a defensive one, omitted to cite a
evidence of his friendship to the Gentil
cause, his Senatorial course upon th
matters referred to, ii it was such as t,
commend him to the present confidenc,
OF the people to whom it was addressed
He is a shrewd lawyer and not apt t.
overlook any point favorable to his inter
est. Ii he opposed the Poland and Cul
lom bills, Notwithstanding his later pro
LESSONS, he cannot be depended upon il
the future, and almost any otheIFRepub
lican candidate for the Nevada Senator
ship would be preferable to him. TIL,
DEMOCRAT will endeavor to ascertain the
facts, and its course in reference to Mr.
Stewards candidacy will be governed b.
the record of his past, rather than hi
promises for the future, upon the Nor
| mon question.