Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-06-14
THE PRESIDENT INTERVIEWER.
His Views Of the Situation. Z


:. The President, at Long Branch, seems
TO be more communicative than at Wash
ington. He has been interviewed again,
and as to the Berlin Mission and General
Sherman, said ...
bancroft is anxious to be relieved he
wants to go to Italy to live. He made his
wish known to me some time since. l
can't however relieve him lust now. He
is thoroughly Informed on the San Juan
question In all its bearings, and his servi-
ces- will be required lat Berlinunth the trea-
ty between us and Great Britain Is finally
disposedof His advice and assistance,
you see, will be necessary. Torelieve him
nov, would De injudicious, to say the least.
Butas 1ie has asked To be allowed to resign
in the fall, he can then do so without in
Jury to our interests. Before October ar
rives the treaty will be fixed all right"
GENERAL Sherman, Mr., President, is
named "a your successor. Would he take
the nomination ?n i...l .t'l-'a ~ -"Aa
"Well latter pause), 1 don't know.
Sherman and ] are warm friends, and
am not authorized to speak for him, OF
one thing feel pretty certain, however,
and that Is, that Sherman won't stand on
any platform the Democrats will make.
See what the Ohio Democrats are doing.
In their new departure platform they adj
here to the Reputation plank. That is not
much of q departure from the old stand"
But they have thrown over all the
other dead issues"
THAT does not matter. Pendleton, Davis
and ..
THE FIRE-EATIYG soUTHERNERs
will pull them back. In. fact, they have
done ii now, No, sir; Sherman can have
no affiliation with such men, He Is no
Democrat, and never was, He probably
knows very well that If the Democracy
succeeded, the Southern leaders, who are
still hostile to the Union of the States, and,
in that view, enemies of the Republic,
would gain possession of the Government
and before long anpul, 40 far as they could,
the acts OF the Republican party. That
will hardly be permitted, in this century
Mt least'
81 notice, Mr., President, that you do not
seem MUCH disturbed about these new
party movements South and West"
mo, / think everything Is going on all
right, and that the country is rapidly re-
covering from the evil effects Of the war. "
Nevertheless, the financial policy OF
your administration does not seem popu-
lar, Mr.. President"
"Well, think 1t is about as popular rs
any policy would be which was based oil
the reduction of
THE NATIONAL DEBT.
We have done very we'll The debt has
been reduced considerably. while, at the
same time, the public burdens have been
lessened. We have taken Off eighty-three
millions Of taxes. ! can't say what Con
gress will do next session; but will re-
commend in December that forty more
millions be taken off. That will be one
hundred and twenty millions in two
years. That won't be a bad exhibit"
but are you satisfied, sir, that change
in the financial policy of Mr.. Boutwell,
would not be beneficial to the country
at this time"
NO CHANGE IN THE FINANCIAL POLICY
81 don't see any necessity for Il change
Mr.. Boutwell, will remain Secretary of til,
Treasury, and there will no change in the
financial policy of the government l am
satisfied with both and, Notwithstanding the
opposition of some of the public Journals
to the Secretary, / believe the country
generally is satisfied with him.