Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-06
B;S First and Greatest Effort in
the Direction of Stat6Craft.
Embellishsd With Numerous
Sub-Heads and Several
Suggestions.
The Free Pass Business Boldly
Proclaimed an Iniquity,
While tho Question OF Railroad
Regulation IL Cautiously
Handled,
A Variety OF Othe Subjects Briefly
Touched.

Gentl.men Of IN, Seua'e and House o. Repre-
ssnta.ives.
Having been called by the people
Of Nebraska 10 serve them In the caps.
city Of their chief executive, 1t is in
obedience to time. honored custom
that l appear before you to-day.
In entering upon the discharge Of
the duties pertaining to thh position,
l am deeply impressed with the res
por sibilities, and the magnitude of
the trust placed in my keeping.
1t is my determination to devote
my best efforts to the service of the
people, and I shall serve them with
all the honesty of purpose and earnest
endeavor.
In obedience to the requirements
of the constitution the officers of the
executive department and of all the
public institutions of the state have
severally reported to the governor.
An examination of the various re-.
ports will satisfy the most critical that
the affairs of the state are In a satls-
factory condition: and they furnish
ample evidence Of the fact that the
interests of the etste have been in
ible and trustworthy hands. For q
detSiled T. statement Of the conaic.on
Of aft Airs you are referred to the mes-
sage oS my predecessor chat has just
been road TO you, and to the reports
above mentioned, which are full OF
valuable information concerning p:h.
lie affairs. I would ask for them al
d careful ard pains taking examination
at your hands, and that the vArious
suggestions and recommendations
therein contained may receive the
consid eration TO which their merit On
titlss them. This examination should
ba osrly aud careful, and you will find
that economy has characterized pub,
lie expenditures, and ETH i9ncy and
faithfulness been manifested in all
the state departments and institutions.
Isubmit the following suggestions
n Neutrality-suspicious.:
IMMIGRATION.
This suparior advantages aud attrac
tions Of soil and climate possessed In
SO high q degree by Nebraska have
been and aud will continue to be the
leading Influences operating to pro
mote the steady growth and develop
meut of our state.
1t should be our policy to supple
ment these natural advantages in every
possible way by wise and liberal legis
iation to the end that immigrants from
other lands, aud all who may be look
Ing for homes in the west, may be al
tracted towards aud iua fenced to fine
homes within our limits. The ques
ton of such Liquidation as may be ad
visable or necessary to enable US t.
realize this policy and reap it's certain
benefits is referred to you for sclu
ton.
AGRICULTURE.
The agricultural interests of Nebras
ka we're never more prosperous thar
at the present time. Among the mos
serviceable agents In the advertisement
of our atate have been our agriculture
and horticultural sooieties. All reas
enable aid that you may SEQ fit to e1
tend them will bring a certain an
satisfactory return.
Reports from the various count
and state associations throughout tn
country afford evidence of progress
and growth in agriculture tina. is in
deed most gratifying. The exhibition
at our own state and county far
during the past year were the bes
ever had in the state. A steady ad
herenoe to grain raising alone tends t
impoverish the soil, That the fan
mers OF our state will find it to thei
ADVANTAGE to Diversity their indu:
trias, there can % but little if an
doubt, and We have reason for COZ
graduation in the fact that II faI
mers are devoting more and more a
tentiou 10 the growth and breeding {
stock. and less to the growth of gr il
that must at great expense be tram
ported to a distant market. Agr!cu
ture is at the present time, and will
Cor wears to come, If not always, tn
Ieadinp interest OF our state, and {
such il will no doubt receive at yor
hands such consideration and care {
the great Importance of tine subject d.
mands.
GEOLOGICAL RYE
The subject of a thorough geoloi
ical survey of the state ID commende
10 your most careful consideration. !
"a believed by competent judges TIM
we have within our borders coal
abundance; and the Importance of tn
fuel question alone would seem
warrant q reasonable expenditu'
looking to the development Of OF
hidden Such surve1
awaken an interest among the peop
to seek and examine FOR th5maelvo
and by such surveys other states hay
add largely to their resources
Under .he management OF a Sole
tiff, aud thoroughly practical man
Woula, l feel assured, be PRODUCT
of great good both to the cause OF Ct
encs and the material progress ol &
sta'e,
II the work should be outeredsp
It i, higt y important that II be Pre-
ecuted h the greatest economy p,
ubls Coz slstent With tho result
sired,
EDUCATION.
Our educational ingtitui0ns, pub