, 1876-02-28


II tA< Editor At TIE Chicago Tribune:
LINCOLN, Nsb., Feb. 21.-NebEasks is vefT
young State; indood. II femember rightly, ls
the latest to have nsaumed tho dignity xnd Ee-
sponsibility Of q sovereign State. Notu1thstand-
ing her infancy, sho Ia as prolific with " statos-
nen aa her broad praities are fertile and
boundlesR. Al present, politics and "tho times"
claim tho attention respectively Of the politicians
and tue people. Firat, a few words on the polit-
ical Dttuaton. Evory young State is curaed moro
or less by tho proaenco Of
POLITICAL AnyEsTunEns
and shysteta from tbs older atasea. In this,
Nebraska bks suffered with tho rcst, and re-
grct to say aho B not jet entirely FREQ from their
Influence. TheAo mon arc brought hero tn two
wa,a: One class comes hero a. Fodesal oilieofs:
through tho farce Of clect!pg United StateH
6enator. Every Legislative body has Its AlicaN-
bors, and nothing could "turn up which would
suit theua bot.or than to exchange their vote on
shape OF o Territorial appointment. Thus they
como, and. when IN due limo tho Territory joins
the biBtorhood Of States, they stand with open
hnnds and empty pocltots roady to grasp what
class, aud not untrequently nro they successful.
The a1vanturers, probably no worae,. come be-
CAUSE they can no longer sustain themselves
without manual labor where their ehataetora
have bten thoroughly yontilatcd. IhoBa two
clasBcs hnvc, Happily, nearly
from this State, e!ther pursuing tho Star OF En-
plre eor hayo sought Rurceaso from political bosro"
10 that moro congenial climo. technically kuoWn
ns tho " atnrry 1lealm Above" ..
That when now engages the attention Of our
Stats politicians % the coming Senatorial con-
test And though tho day on which souator
10 to DO chosen is quito dtstant, tho fight LAS
commenced In dead earnest. Tue statci IA
SO that contest between tho two political
parties is nevor thought of. gomo call It fight
between tho people fayoting an honost aoTern-
mont and tho Union Pacific Railroad, whllo
| Others consider 1t strife betwoon mon. Il may
bo that olthor Htatement is partially correct bnt
| l epprclepd that tho former smacks strongly oil
truth. Tho Union Pacific Railway sweepn from
ono eud Of the BEnts to the other. and 10 tIc.
u,endous power, II history tells OF 4 M hke
corposation which llas not moddfed with State
Affairs, II thoy did uot own the Legislatures.
| bnye yet to learn Of it. and I think II 80 con.
sldered BY the peops in general: The oand''
dates for this position or these who would take
It, ~ pressed, you know" arc to be numbered
LEAVES OF TIE FonEsT.
aud arc called contingent candidates" The
real fight will DO between Hitchcock preaent IN
cunbont, aud Mr. crounso. Ropreeontatlvo i1
| Congress-. These gentlemen havo boon organ
Ling their forcos for some time, and hare ever
yoniured few BkirmBhen. Crounso introduced
| bill, tho purport Of which was that tho untor
Pacific should DO compollod to pro rate with "
B. i III. Hallway from Koarney to Omaha. Tht
ssaGs sGes95s sf - IT, fe'0 HessoeS ess s ao
' Is SUPPOSED to tho choice Of til
road. to knock on. 30 far as I ca
learn, tho Senator rcma!na pRsaivo, and 1t ts ger
orally understood that '' Hitch" rccprocatcs tn
nIrocIion which tho corporation entoEtalns fc
him. II Mr. Crpunae eau como to tue LeRis!s
ture With suflciont strength to etsEy tue dai
without much lobbying. he is all r:ght 1T 1tle' s;
probably knock of tho persimmons.
THR 6EXAT0nIAt. wAn.
which takoa tho form Of cutting OF aud putin
on official heads, has attracted 50 much attcntio
that but lttlo hna beon said or write
! concerning tho State campaign % TLie
J arc all Republican,, and are, witha
d very cotnpetont, honorable body Of men. We
ton, Auditor, has, I undorathpd, refused to III
como candidate for recollection. Tho sccrotAi
Of State and tho State Treasurer ato good moi
; and will no doubt 10 reelected. GOV. Qarbt
81 has not bcen announced ~ candidate, but o
, lie haa to do is to say the word, aud le can SUI
| ceed himself, a. hs hns made Rn excellent othoo
Ilo or Weston might oo
aTlUcK ny L1oHTH1Nu.
aud 40 to tho United States scnate.
j Business is quiet, yot tho Capital CITY do
not complain much. In TACT, the business NJ
] Of Lincoln are not made Of that stuu Whit
, woakenB and complains 1t egcry crlais, nnd We
1t not that this letter is htroady longer than
t illustrations Of business pluck aud onerg
! Every toun Of ANY considerable Importance
l tho HkAte clAims to bo "the neareat route to
lhech Hills" and, In dreAEa at l0aat. aee tho1
0 selves rich from fitting opt" parties for :
0 land Of promise. QAnE.