The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-11-01
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AN APPEAL FOR uPRlcHTNEss

AN APPEAL FOR UPRlGHTNEss.
William E. Stewart, one of the re-
publican candidates for the district
bench, has ben denounced by the SUI
preme court of Nebraska as man OF
selfish cunning" The record of the
case wherein William E. Stewart was
thus designated, reveal story Of how
a man who seeks knowledge of the
law in order to profit at the expense
of the ignorance Of others while keep
ing himself within the limits of the
law, may do so without danger of
Imprisonment. 1t is an exhibit of how
a man may do thing which is legally
right and morally wrong.
The Wageworker has no comment
to make on Willard E. Stewards abil-
ity as a lawyer. Tt has no comments
to make on his political Affiliations.
1t cares nothing about the facts which
resulted in his nomination for judge
of the district court. 1t is concerned
only in the record of a man who pre-
sumes to ask that he be put upon the
district bench to dispense justice, to
deal out equity and decide matters
of legal dispute between men or be-
tween men and corporations. Upon
that record as is presented by a
decision Of the supreme court The
Wageworker declares it's belief that
Willard E. Stewart is not the man for
wage earners to trust, that he is not
a fit man to put in such a responsible
position, and that his election would
cast further discredit upon courts that
have discredited themselves by
the actions of the occupants of the
bench.
OF all men, wage earners should be
most interested in fair, honest, un-
prejudiced and upright occupants of
the bench. They have no money with
which to employ great lawyers nor to
fight litigation through all the courts
They must rest their cases solely up
on the justice of their cause. Because
of this they should demand that the
men selected to deal out justice shall
be men upon whose records there is
no strain OF interigue or chicane. The
Wageworker does not believe that
Willard E. Stewart, candidate for the
district bench, measures up to these
requirements. 1t bases it's belief up
on the records of the supreme court
of Nebraska, and the facts brought
out before that body in cause where
In Willard e. Stewart was defen-
dant.
held a public office and met with mis-
fortune, was forced to the wall. In
the settlement Of his business money
to the amount of $2,609.35 deposited
to his credit in the First National
Bank Of Lincoln was overlooked. Mr..
Jones thought he had paid out every
dollar he had in settlement of his just
debts. He was ignorant of the fact
that the $2,609.35 was to his credit
as treasurer in the bank Willard
e Stewart learned OF it, but keeping
Jones in ignorance thereof told Jones
that he knew where sum of money
was due him and would give him the
deed to a certain piece of property,
lots Z and 8, College Hill addition, If
he (Jones) would sign couple of
papers. One Of the conditions of the
transaction was that Jones was to
sign some papers without being told
Of the contents thereof Harrassed by
financial difficulties Jones finally con-
sented and signed the papers.
ONE OF THEM WAS A CHECK
ON THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
FOR $2,6O9S5.
Willard e. Stewart, taking advan
tage OF Jones ignorance and neces
stiles, secured this comfortable sum
of money and in return therefore gave
Jones warranty deed to a piece oil
property that was subject to a mort
gage that afterwards proved just equa
to the value thereof. AS a result Stew
art rid himself of the encountered pro
erty, pocketed $2,609.35, and Jones
not only lost the property but wa.
legally bilked out of the $2,6O9.35.
After becoming cognizant of how