The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-10
7. M'ChNTS STEWARDS
VARIED PARTY RECORD
Announces Himself as an UnfIinch.
ing Democrat and Praises
Tammany Hall.

4, detter of acknowledgment by Presi-
dent Cleveland in ordinary form)
CAS- to my ability to discharge the du-
ties Of the office 1 call attention to the
following: References.)
81 have always followed your lead Mr..
President, in public affairs, because i
have found you to be an American who
claSS1feS men, not by race, color or con-
/ dition, but by character and intellect,
| and 1 believe that you desire to elevate,
lbroaden and Americanize the public serv-
ices by advancing o-Americans to
places not hitherto held by them.
yours, etc.
| Followed by affidavit signed by Stew
art that this is a correct copy of his
! letter to President Cleveland )-Brooklyn
Eagle, June ., 1894
QUOTATIONS FROM SPEECH.
He (StewarO declared he was a Dem
ocrat and would not sacrifice his prin-
ciples for such consideration.
(Note)-Schieren had not re-appofnted
him member of the Board of Education.
Brooklyn Eagle, September II, 1894.
who can stand like the anvil to the
strokes, even in defeat."-Brooklyn Ea-
gle. September 13, 1894.
Then we should march to victory for
we shall march with the people and the
Ark of the Covenant of true Democracy
will be safe from the devastating hands
of the Philistines who menace ii
through their trusts and their monopo>
Hstic combines foStered by a war tar
iff."-Brooklyn Eagle. September 13. 1891.
Among the 4th of July letters SENT
TO TAMMANY HALL was one by T.
McCants Stewart. In it he said: Your
organization by its celebration of this
national anniversary is promoting the
spread of Democracy and familarizing
al the people with the principles of the
equality of all men under Just laws OF
their own making. 1 am sure that by
this years celebrating the Democratic
party will be inspired to continue stead
fast in its devotion to low taxes and to
economy. Brooklyn Eagle, July 5, 1895.
just after an investigation, which
vealed Tammany as hopelessly corrupt.
T. McCants Stewart colored lawyer
formerly member of the Board of Ed
ucation, and who has in previous cam
paigns spoken for the Democratic party,
has announced to the campaign commit
tee that he is no longer a Democrat. In
a letter he recites how in South Caro-
lima he was a Republican and in 1876 left
it for the Democracy because the DEM
ocrats promised to treat the negroes fair
ly. In 1887 he maintained in opposition
of Frederick Douglas that admission
of the Afro-American vote in the North
would have modifying effect upon the
prejudices of the white race, especially
in the South He declares that in this
Douglas was right and he was wrong.
In Brooklyn Mr.. Stewart says he has
worked hard for the Democrats and has
NO MONEY but consider
able honor and preferment.-Brooklyn
Eagle, October %, 1895.
Mr.. Stewart has complained since
coming to Honolulu that he had got
no money or preferment through his
services to the Republican party, and
since his appearance as speaker at a
Home Rule meeting is supposed, as a
bona fide office-seeker" of Tammany
to be looking for money and
preferment in the other camp. AS
specimen job-chasing carpet-bagger,
this Sambo politician. who assumes to
run the Republican party of Honolulu.
fills the bill. i