The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1892-10-29
SENATOR STEWART.

THE DUTY OF THE HOUR.
Without Disagreement to the many
able men in Nevada, Republicans and
Democrats, it will not be denied that
William NJ. Stewart possesses the re-
quisite qualifications to render material
aid to our senior Senator. Nh. Stewart
started in life as a laborer, and educated
himself by the labor of his hands. For
more than thirty years he has been a
leader at the bar on the Pacific Coast,
and constantly engaged, except while
he was in the Senate, in the most diff
cult and important litigation. There
is no man IN Nevada, either friend or
foe, that would not trust him in any
legal proceedings involving either life
or property, with full confidence in
his ability, industry and fidelity.
Mr.. Stewart was one of Nevada's
earliest pioneers, is thoroughly identi-
fed with the State, and resides among
us. He has served two terms in the
Senate. and has been tried and not
found wanting. The many acts that
he performed for Nevada bear witness
to his energy and fidelity. He was
mainly instrumental in extending the
boundries of our State both east and
south in originating and perfeciing
legislation to enable the State to avail
itself of the Congressional donations Of
land in resisting the gigantic efforts
of Eastern men to confiscate on
mines and sell them at auction to the
highest bidder i'll procuring legislation
for the protection of miners rights
and regulating the possession and pur-
chase of mining claims; in establishing
and maintaining the Mint at Carson
in establishing post routes through the
State, and securing ample mail facili-
ties to all our people. Those acts and
many others will ever be remembered
by the people Of this State, and may
be now referred TO as guarantees of his
future fidelity. Besides all this, Mr..
Stewart has a National reputation, and
is known throughout the United States
az a champion of silver free coinage.
He is the author Of the Fifteenth
Amendent, and had charge of its pas
sage through the Senate. He served
on the Judiciary and many of the
most important committees of the
Senate, and was daily reporting bills
from his committee, and managing
their passage through the Senate. The
people of this Coast are indebted to him
for the defeat of the bill proposed by
Sumner, of Massachusetts, to extend
the naturalization laws to the Chinese
The debates in the Congressional.
Globe of July End and 4th, will ever
remain u testimonial of his power as a
debater, and his foresight and patriot
ism. This debate alone is Sufficient to
establish the reputation of any man
for ability, force and power.
Without further recitals, the records
Of the Senate furnish ample proof that
Mr.. Stewart was one OF the leaders of
that body.
No inexperienced man, however
talented, can fill a place in the Senate
at once. He must begin at the bottom
and learn the trade. The exigencies
of Nevada admit of no delay. Ii any
thing is TO be done to resist the war on
silver, it must be done quickly. We
cannot wait to educate II Senator. We
must send an assistant to Senator
Jones already educated and prepared
10 enter the contest with the ablest
advocat es Of the single gold standard.