New-York tribune., 1884-03-08
NEBRASKA pRoDUcrs AND POLITICS.

no DISEASE AMONG CATTLE AND HOGS-PRESlDEN-
TII. LEANINGs.
At the Gilsey House Thursday evening, eX-
Senator Alvin Saunders Of Nebraska, said to TRIBUNE
reporter who inquired for political information;
81 could tell you good deal more about agricultural
products and cattle raising"
Is cattle raising your great industry"
Corn il our great staple Corn makes hogs and fat
tens cattle Cattle raising is probably our largest in
dustry."
Then YOU are greatly interested in the foreign inter
dictsi"
every much So We would like the ports open to our
product other parts OF the Intry were as free from
trichina as Nebraska they would never he heard Of
Neither is there any peuropneumonia Our live stock
have lots OF fresh air. pasuragc and exercise. hear OF
plcuro-pnemonia down about Texas. But 1t Is
always away of somewhere l don't know
about 1t in the East Your conditions are different here
and there might he OF the cattle In the Northwest
can speak positively They are generally quite heaithy
and the business prosperous We have never had so
many cattle grazing in the State "a at present"
"How do your people stand the question Of inapec
ton"
"They are favorable to a commission of Investigation
and would not object TO Of Inspection because
we have the greatest confidence that the meat we send
away is healthy"
"T0 return to politics, have the Republicans began 10
express preference yeti"
II never so auet at this stage ~ it il with
u.s. Several candidates are talked Of. No ono Is very
much ahead the Others. The choice seems to run
about like this Arthur Logan, Lincoln, Harrison Idont
know which the stronger. Lincoln or Harrison There
is SO much talk of late OF Lincoln for second place that
Harrison he have become more even In the race Tor
first place II very unusual not to have excitement
or boom for some candidate by this time Arthur
stands well but tits because he has just let things alone
and been careful I'm his appointments. Other NceFIehl
dents ambitious and waited 70 40 something
He has been wisely content to do rs iite az possible
II ne indOrsed NewYOTk he will get strong vote
from us But think our lack OF excitement Is largely
due to the feeling that must walt and see what IS done
for Arthur at home. If he carries the Ncwfork dele
CATION in the convention he will have good many more
votes than if it is divided against him think he Is IN
the lead now. There is very frequent expression OF
opnion that il Blaine would a candidate he would be
strong one. the impression prevails that Ike III
den he is out OF the fight II nominated he would nave
many warm friends In Nebraska
Whom do the Democrats faNOrF
Z" They are nearer settled than the Republcons. Nc
Donald is their choice Very little or nothing is said
about Payne"
How are yOu tariff"
"The Democrats trying to persuade our agrcu
tur1ss that trade is the best policy, but with very
little success On the train coming east was talking
with Morton who is the frc0-trade oracle out there. lie
insists that the farmer ought to have the world open IN
which 10 sell the highest purchaser and buy or the
was before had any railroads. bought shipOad OF
corn G cents and sent II around by the rivers and the
Gulf OF Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean to New-l FORK 10
get big price for IT, The mddlcmcn ate up all the dit-
ference and part OF IL cents. That is about The way
under free trade"