The Red Cloud chief., 1876-09-28
CIV. SE.-s. INTERVIEWED.
Correspondence "fthc BE
IkanIN SILT III l.-n

your views Oh the greet question 81
Nebraska r"lh:c--antI OF BOT anti.
Govcrpor-I -urro-e you mean on
tie Hitchcock gu.s3Ion.
R.-lou c-suc.-ci II, ,ir and
ia accordance w.'h he cp-:pm of the
day aud the placl.ce Of politicians
would inquire Arc ypu llitc hcock
or anti Hitchcock; OFF you have no
Dbic'ion 10 ,ta,iny ,hcm-what are
yoar W'", N the re election Of Sen
aror Hitchcock
Gov.-I have no Glj ct:on whatever
to giving ing vicwe on that question.
Ia tie ir,t place, | am not a little Dis
gu,,c! xirh the whole affair. y man
cannot hold the position Of constable
without bcingi hammered TO death
with politicians. anXions to know what
position hc proposes 70 assume IN tie
Hitchcock fight, and determined to
make hi, tenure q! Office consequent
upon hat decision | have come to
This c~onclu-ion In al probability the
rcor!r ufthi~ .trtc know whom they
want for Init 1 States -fnltor. Ger
tainly L G question ha- been sufficient
~ aritatcd, and there i, No reason
why they should not have given the
question enough thought to act with
out 50 much advice.
R-Thcn you believe in the old
doctrine that every tub should stand
on its.own bottom.!'
Gov.-No>t assurcdly. do not see
what connection the. executive has
with the choosing of Uuitcd States
senator. i have been governor of the
state two years, ard ha7 e prior to that,
held other positions Of public trust.
In other words | have a reccord..o my
own, either for good or for evil, and
is hat record | am willing: 10 stand
or fail. 1t seems like an injustice TO
Judge ne by Senator Hitchcock rec
cord. Surprising the senator : record
had been satisfactory TO all it would
not have been right to judge! him by
my record, had [ been unfai,hiul to
NY trusts. There are at least a half
dozen men who are anxious 10 succeed
Hitchcock, and let them fight it out.
1t Is no. my funeral, and .certainly
thuk | should be ont ofulace in work
ing for or against any BODY. If MIR.
Hitchcock Is As corrupt as his oppo-
ncnts charge, hope he will meet his
Just deserts, and | believe that justice
will be done
R.-Then, if | understand you, you
propose to occupy ancutral position.
keeping entirely aioof from the senate
rial battle, ana to festyouf casc Who'll
iy on its OWL merits.
Gov.-That is Whist | shall DO. |
shall no,.make an effort for. re nomi-
nation. do not care enough about
it. II it's necessary for ne to be
come Il personal partizan in q Senato-
ial contest, and where there is IA
small army engaged at that, they can
give she gouernor>hip to some man
who is wiling to make such Il tool OF
himself.
R.-Now. Governor, one thing far
ther. Some time age ar article ap-
peared in the Omaha Republican ur-
giEg your re- nomination. The same
article carried with it an inference, and.
| think, a direct statement, to the eff
ect hat the Bee had cbargodyou with
being corrupt; indeed. had dubbed you
lone Of iiitchcock's hcactmen.'
have heard that you authorized the
RtpnJhcan to make that statement ia
your interests, and would like to know
if it is true.
Govt is not true in any particu-
Jar. | Fever authorized the RepaJ
or any other journal to speak for
1 to the Omaha Republican, 1
E met the editor of that pa
not know him to day if
iremember the arti-
hsil, and at the
Bee jus
sferred