New-York tribune., 1879-05-07
CURRENT POLITICAL TOPICS.

A TALK WITH SENATOR PADDOCK.
DEVICES FOR THE DEMOCRATS TO ESCAPE FROM
THEIR PRESENT PLIGHT-THE PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATES GROWTH AND RESOURCES OF
WESTERN NEBRASKA.
81 do not think the Democrats will prolong
the session beyond the end Of the month"; said Senator
Paddock OF Nebraska, Monday, in the course OF con-
yersation at the Windsor Hotel on current topics.
They are evidently getting tired Of IT, and as soon as
they decide the best method OF surrender they will
be glad to wind up business and 80 home. The Legis-
latiye Appropriation bill VIII not occasion much debate,
for the reason that the only question at ISSUE the repeal
Of election laws has been very fully gone over al
ready in The discussion of the Army bull Senator Ed
munds and two others will speak on our side,
and there will probably be two or three Democratic
speeches."
"How do you think the Democrats will attempt TO
escape from the consequences OF their defeatP-"l
imagine their scheme is To bring forward an extreme
silver and greenback measure which they suppose VIII
be popular with West and south, and that they will
thus try shift the fight 70 financial Issues 10 divert
attention from their humlating fackdown II they do
this they will have to throw away the East aud make
Their Presidential light in the West. do not believe
they can delude tie West with any sort Of currency
humbug am certain they cannot capture my State
They in q bad fix any they may turn. Unless
there Is some wholly unforeseen change in the current
OF public feeling shall carry every Northern State In
1880"
.'Are the Republican Senators working together har-
moniously 1,-. Entirely so. Even Mr. Blaine and Mr..
Conkng appear to be on good terms with each other.
At least they listen to each others speeches with re-
spectfu attention"
Is there any division into cliques among Republicans
IN Congress the question OF the nominee for Presi
dent PINOT at all aud TINS think, is one OF the best
features Of the situation Four years ago almost every
body had espoused the cause OF candidate
other and there great deal OF partisanship and
jealousy Now there seems 10 be no disposition TO take
sides az between the prominently named In cOnnec
ton with the nomination. There Ia, however, very
general belief that shall nominate rst-rate man,
with whom we shall make rousing canvass"
"Is Grant strong among the Republican Congress-
men r'-.. Not as strong as he Is with the people.
Many Of the newspapers make the mistake Of suppOsng
the Grant movement to be politicians movement.
am convinced that it is essentially popular movement.
If the leading active Republican politicians were
to select candidate without regard to the views OF the
OF the party, am confident thar their choice
would not be General Grant"
WHO would be the man ~" Either Sherman,
COnkng Blaine. Sherman appears 10 be ahead just
now. If he for Governor in Ohio this year. and
carries the State by a handsome majority, he will I'M
dOuOtodly be Grants principal competitor next year"
You had an immense Immigration last year accord
ing to all accounts 80, Yes; It was enormous 1t Is
estimated that 100000 new settlers came into the
State. We expect 100000 more this year"
What your estimate of your present population g.
us over halt a million and will ente to four
bers OF Congress. We have great state. believe
shall catch up With Kansas before long and ultimately
Outstrp her. our climate IL better. Wearo free from
the Southern winds which produce drought In Kansas
There has never been a crop failure III Nebraska There
IS no country IN the world for wheat and
ana our stOck-rauges, producing the bunch grass
which cattle thrive all Winter are nowhere surpassed
We have only begun to realize our resources In recent
years. When I went 10 Nebraska In 1857 the common
idea was that only the counties bordering the Nils
sOuri and little strip up tue Platte 1T Tor farm
ing. Now best agricultural districts far in the
Interior hundred miles from Omaha, and there are
prosperous farming communities go miles back from
the river Tue boundary OF the agricultural belt Is all
the while being pushed Westward. The rainfall In
creases with the settlement OF the country planting
OF trees. You ind splendid fields OF wheat and
corn where few years ago man would have been
thought insane who should venture 10 put plough
in the ground The progress OF the State I'm popu
lAton ana weat is shown IN striking way by the
prosperity OF the and villages along the railroads
These places which first started in the speculative
era aud were for years IN melancholy condition for
want OF a country 10 support them, have now taken
and are ull OF activity and enter prise