New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-21
GENERAL BANKS,
His Wall Street speech-BOutweII's Man
agement of the Finances to be OYER
hauled-A Rod in Pickle for CRAMPS
Cuban Policy,

| Cuban Policy.
From the New YORK Herald
On yesterday afternoon a representative
! of the World called upon General n. 2
| Banks at his rooms at the St. Nicholas fol
! information as to his announced discourse
! to the Wall street bankers and brokers
| and his political plans for the future. In
! reply to a question when he would speak
| in Wall street, the General said:
| Il am really not in a position TO give you
| a positive answer. The matter is in the
! hands Of a committee named by the Wall
street gentlemen who invited me to address
them, and it has not as yet fixed day.
The speech, however, will surely not be
made before next week-prObaOlv tO-mOr-
row Tuesday, week. That day viii suit
me very WE'LL
viii the speech be a political One!"
yes: at least partly so. As you must, of
course, know, am for Greeley and Brown
for President and Vice President, and il
tend to do all | hOnOrably can to promote
their election but for all that do not pro
pose, by any means, to turn the COntem
plated speech into an eleCtiOneering dis
course. Should it in any way prove bene-
fetal to the cause, it will do so incidentally,
not directly and because the financial
policy of the administration is open IN my
Judgment to attacks l shall fairly and
fully crItcise, but in no captiOus, faUlt-tind-
ing spirit. What l shall advance l shall
prove with figures and facts
"OfcOurse, General you will take promi-
nent part in this canvass, and deliver many
speeches additional to that of next week!
Il shall indeed take a part in this can
vass, but as to its prominence | prefer not
to say anything. I'see by the papers that l
am mentioned as engaged to soon deliver
speeches in Maine in support of the Liberal
Republican party and its candidates con-
gressiOnal, State and national Such an
nOuncements are unauthorized. l have as
yet entered into no engagements to speak
in Maine. 1t may well happen, however,
that before the next election comes Off in
that State, shall 20 there and address the
people in favor Of the Liberal Republican
cause. But my plans for this canvass not
being as vet formed and completed, | can
not to-day say with any detniteness what. 1
am going to do or where l am going to
speak. One thing, however, is sure, and
that is that I am not going to remain silent
during the whole canvass after having de-
livered my Wall street speech. | will at
least make Greeley and Brown speeches il
nv own State-MaSsachusett
Il suppose, therefore, you will especially
arraign The powers that be- for their foreign
policy in speeches you will make during this
campaign
Il am dissatisfied with the foreign policy
VI INC ADMINISTRATORS par III uAdi ~ O1 ltlC
important subject of Cuba, and, therefore,
will have something to say in my speeches
against what has been done and left undOne
by President Grant. My position Of chair
man of the House Committee on Foreign
Relations has afforded me many excellent
opportunities for learning and studying the
foreign policy of the administration, and
given me means, too, for seeing and ascer-
tanning that it has often been faulty and
iuppntiDU of tbair
struggle for independence in 1868 the Gu
bans won my sympathies and good wishes,
and in and out of Congress l have repeat
edIy labured to obtain for them from our gov
eIAment that recognition they have shown
themselves clearly entitled to, and which
our position as the leading republic Of the
world made it wise on our part to grant
them; but so far | have labOred in vain.
The claims of Cuba have been most strange.
" disregarded by President Grant. During
the last session Of Congress, received what
| considered reliable intimatiOns that the
course Of the administration would in due
time be in accord with my views on the
Cuban question, and this induced me to
tOTego pressing the question on the House
for action. The session, however, closed
without the minated due time arr wing,
so that I now regret having paid any heed
to the iutimatiUns. There are other pOr-
tiUns Of the foreign policy Of tie admins
traCiOn-uuneCessa to now mentiOn-that
are also VI 4 erdbie, and therefore viii very
possibly, and probably, TOO, be arraigned,
as You say, in the speeches l may make
during tie canvass, but hardly IN that of
Wall street, which viii Ue devoted to que5-
items Of finance
What are the prospects of Greeley and
Brown ~ Massachusetts!
Il consider the prospects Of Messrs.
Greeley and Brown il Massachusetts to he
good and daily Improving, and, in the
whole c0Untrv, as magnificent. l have no
doubt of their triumphant election by the
people l do not say this because the wish
is father to the thought but because my
sources CONFORMATION and u careful survey
Of the field so instruct NE. Massachusetts,
as you know, gave General Grant, in 1868,
an overwhelming majority, and it Is no
easy matter, only four years later, to over
come such a large prepOEderance but l
have hopes the task can and will be accom-
plished next November The results will,
no doubt. be much affected by the nOmina-
tons yet to be made for State officers and
Congress. Should the paTtisans Of the ad-
miuistratiOn make certain nominations
deemed today quite possible, our task Will
undoubtedly. be rendered thereby much
lighter and victory easier. A not improbable
nomination OF theirs for Governor would in
particular greatly aid us. But, whether
thus aided or not. l feel confident that Gree
ley and Brown viii. next November, poll a
vote in Massachusetts that will greatly as
tOni5h our opponents.