The Portland daily press., 1874-05-28
THE POLITICAL SITUATION
Vice President Wilson's Views-He de
mics advising tho President

Vice President Wilson's Views-He de-
mics advising tho President.
NEW YORK, May PA correspondent who
E1ld an interview last evening with Vice Pres
ident Wilson says that he denies the truth or
accuracy of the statements going the rounds
that he is dissatisfied or has round fault with
the Administration. Neither has he spoken
with Gen. Grant on the subject of remodeling
his cabinet; but on his way home, when it was
rumored that the President was going to re-
move Richardson from the Treasury, in April
last, he did write to the President and said
that if the removal was going to take place he
thought it would be conveniently judicious to
select Judge Hoar, who had been in his cab-
net, and who would give satisfaction to New
England, and besides, it might settle some of
Massachusetts United States Senatorship
Mr. Wilson says that he is not in full line of
constructing cabinets and knows full well that
Vice President he is not expected to perform
that duty.
Through long, unreserved conversation, in
which he chatted gaily and sincerely over po-
litical matters of the day and affairs of the Ad-
ministration. not one single word of dissatis
faction or uDfriendly disposition toward Presi-
dent Grant was dropped. He was free to re-
mark that he had spoken long and earnestly
with him on public affairs, but never for mo-
ment obtruded his opinion as to what the Pres
ident should do, or whom he should select as
his constitutional advisers. He is not anxious
in view of the advice of his DOCTORS under
whose care he is, to engage in any excitement
OF public affairs at this time, or to mix up with
things that do not properly belong to him, and
says that he believes that he has had experience
enough III political affairs, extending over
life time, in which he has written much and
made more speeches than any other living man
on record, to warrant him in the belief that he
knows what it would be proprietary in him to
do. He does not disguise the fact that he has
said candidly to Gen. Grant that as the Repub-
lican party had no great living principle to
contend for now, and no great war to wage for
the salvation of the country and the establish
ment OF that principle, during which, the pop
ular mind looked over many less important
things, it was evident that the administration
of affairs and the discharge of official duty
would lie looked into more exactingIy and
scrutnizingly now, and hence it became the
party to see to it that any errors political
GENTLY corrected. Thus, in the prevailing ex-
action the Republican party, coming upon the
line of progress in every requirement. anead of it,
would hold its place in the public esteem and
regain any ground which it had lost. Thus
might be arrested the danger which now pre-
scented itself, of having the next Congress
Democratic, by reason of apathy or turning
away in disappointment of friends of the Re-
publican party. He thought it now the duty
of the hour to look to that, and prevent, by
calling to hand every element of siren, tn and
assistance, the reverse, which threatened its
future. Everything was pleasant. The Presi-
dent received what was said ia good part, and
Mr.. Wilson, who has never had a difficulty
nor a disagreement with him, felt that he was
only doing his duty in saving this much, and
as friend, seeking to strengthen the Presi-
dents hands in his discharge Of official reSpon-
sibilties. The statements made to the CONTRA
ry Of this he says, are entirely incorrect.