Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-04-23
SENATOR STEWART
HAS RETIRED
Nevada's Grand Old Man
Lays Aside His ArMOr.
After Half a Century Of Public Life
He Seeks Well Earned Rest
and Private Life.

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received with a feeling of sadness and
regret by all fair minded Nevadans.
Truly and in every sense of the
term the grand old man Of Nevada,
Senator William M. Stewart, leaves
the U. S. Senate with whining, how
ling ours swapping at his heels, and
to 90 into the details Of his wonder
full career would take our entire issue.
A brief resume is sufficient.
After two terms as attorney gen.
eral of California, leader of the bar
of the entire Pacific coast, he came
to Nevada in 1860 in the fullness of
his mental and physical power,
His was a powerful influence in the
organization Of the territory and
state of Nevada, and in 1864 he was
elected first U. s.. senator from the
new commonwealth. Since then his
career is as well known not only to
Nevadans but to the people of the
United States as that OF any man in
public life.
Able, V~irile, brilliant, his powerful
intellect has made its self felt in the
most august body in the world-the
senate of the United States of Amer
lea. Always a hard uncompromising
fighter for what he thought right,
%unwavering in his loyalty to the
glorious west and to the struggling
state that has honored him and her.
self by five times electing him to the
senate, his is a areer to be applaud
ed and revered by every true Amer
lean.
A dominate factor during the re-
construction period when the future
of our country was trembling in the
balance, member and for four years
chairman of the judiciary committee
of the senate, his hand help shape
the most important legislation Of our
history. Strongly and wildly; stand
ing out above everything in his won
derful career, his loyalty, his undying,
unwavering devotion to the wonder
full west, has been the key note of
his public life. Loyalty and g%allantly
has he fought and great have been
the results.
With a heart too noble, an intellect
too superior, a motive and purpose
too exalted to allow him to descend
to the pickering and strife Of petty
factional contentious, grandly has b.
fought the fight of Nevada and thu
entire west before the tribunals o
his country.
More than any other has Senate
Stewart struggled to show the worl,
the possibilities, the vast undevelope'
resources of this state. Strong an,
powerful are the blows he has struc.
for irrigation and innumerable pre-
lects OF vital interest to us VIII
dwell among the mines and sagebrus
the wealth and poverty Of good oil
Nevada.
He is about to retire to a we
earned rest. A lite's work well an
faithfully done. He needs not on
words of praise. When he has passe
to his eternal home that will be saiC
that is enough for any man:
"a good mar has gone to rest"
Vile and bitter has been the fgt
waged against the grand old gian
Money has been poured out in tn
state to build up a sentiment again;
him. A campaign probably the mos
reprehensible and degraded eve
waged in this broad lane has bee
waged against him. But as hi
been said Of another great America
Like an armed warrior, like
plumed knight William NJ. Stewal
has walked down the halls OF Il
American congress and hurled h
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famers Of his country and the m;
ligners of his honor
His works will live after him,
the hearts of bis friends will he a
ways have an abiding place.
Long after his deriders have passt
into %obscurity, when the clouds ha,
rolled away, when time has cleare
from our eyes the mist drawn abol
by bitterness and strife, Senator v
NJ. Stewart will come into his own.
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