Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1891-04-11
mas srEwAzr BECOME DEMO
CRAFT

Il seems 10 be . fact that Senator Stew
art, Of ours, is pretty mach . Democrat
on all current political issues. In an in
tervisv with Anew York paper few
days ago be denounced the Mckinley
bill and said that be woald vote With the
Democrats nsxt Winter to materially
modify ID. II IL true that be did not cay
that be vas . convert to the doctrine Of
slover tariff, bat gave - . reason for
his proposed action that Democrats are
for free coinage, and that be intended to
sct in the future With the friends rather
than The enemies Of silver. From what
ever motive he may act his vote will
count Just the tame in the Democrssie
column, bat il is Always preferable that
men are moved BY conviction IL 10
hardly the thing TO make laws from . re-
vengeful point Of view. nor yet through
. disposition 10 manifest gratitude for
Legislative help from . particular quarter.
In . representative government there
should be Hs nearly Is possible indsPsnd-
ent action On the part Of the representa-
tive. Bat Senator Stewart seems to have
gotten out Of the old Republican rat .
good deal in the past year. he was the
first Republican Senator 70 lead of
against the revolutionary Force bili. He
made two speeches against ID, and In the
last one declared that il wa more dan
gerous to liberty and local self govern
ment than would have been successful
armed rebellion against the authority Of
the government. This was putting the
case even stronger than any Democrat
put il. In his opposition 10 the Force
bill. therefore, Senator Stewart was quite
in accord with the Democratic sentiment
Of the country on the same subject. In
his advocacy of the free coinage Of silver
he was equally Democratic in his views;
and now that be also declared for q ned
ifcation Of the Mckinley tariff law,
there is nothing further required Of him
to act in conformity with the Democratic
policy Of to-day nor Of the issues that
will be presented in 1892. We do not
claim Senator Stewart As . Democrat,
but on the political issues Of the time be
has voted and intends voting . pretty
straight Democratic ticket. We know
Of no Democrat in the State, were he in
Senator Stewards place. who would have
voted otherwise on the great questions
we have pointed out. Hence it would
appear tina. about the only thing remain.
ing for Senator Stewart to do is to for
mally announces mis- withdrawal from the
z. o.. p. and unite with the Democratic
party. We may say to him that as .
matter Of policy personal to himself be
had as well do so. The Republican party
Of Nevada. is not standing at his back
with any special degree Of admiration or
enthusiasm. The leaders almost TO . mar
are strongly against him for . re-eleetion
to the Senate. We have heard q good
deal Of this opposition in recent months.
The determination is expressed all along
the line to shelve Stewart in the next
Senatorial election. A feeling of hostility
10 him in the Republican party has been
going on ever since he voted with the
Democrats to confirm Lamar as a Justice
of the Supreme Court. The Central Pa
ci6c and other corporations may be able
to pull him through again. but they will
have q bigger job on their hands than ID
now realized to do 80. We used to read
the story Of "a Man Without q Coun-
try" Senator Stewart would seem tc
be al. man without . party"