The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-10-15
GRANT AS AN ORATOR.

Boston. 13.-Grant, in bis speech,
still referring to our relations with
Mexico, said; We are not 90 particu-
larry generous 80 to want to benefit
our neighbors At our expense laugh
ter and applause), but when we can
benefit ourselves and them too
greatly, We are the most generous
people in the world. 1 found in
Mexico, a country which l lad
visited good many years ego, just
on the eve OF q great advance. aud they
we're very dssirous to extend their
foreign commerce. A portion OF the
thinking people were alarmed little
at the approach of the American
population and American railroads
on their borders; but they we're fully
alive to the necessity and importance
of railroads ia their own country.
They consulted with me very freoly
and very conhdentially, / msy say
pretty much all the time | was there,
and l did say all | could to allsy
their apprehensions OF danger from
the approach of the universal Yankee.
They have very lively recollection
Of tue Mexican war, which resulted
in such loss of territory.
From occasional lose remarks in
newspapers and by individuals
they are afraid that the approach Of
the Yankee and American enter.
prises aud railroads means an attempt
TO ruin their country. Iassured them
they need have 30 appreheusions;
that at all events, if there is any dam
ger. the best way to sllsy it was to
cultivate the best and most intimate
commercial relations between the two
republics (spplsuse); that il they tiled
TO keep sloof from Us and benefit Eu-
ropean nations by their trade, to
the exclusion of us, they made
enemies of their neighbors. ! told
them that was not q good policy,
and told them their approximations
were well founded twenty years ago,
because, at that time, We had an
institution never sustained except
where it existed, and that it would
not exist in any country longer than
it could retain political control, hence
the territory where slavery could be
planted was necessary to the existence
of that institution. We were q people
OF homogeneous institutions from one
end OF the country to the other, and
l believed it vas almost the universal
sentiment of our people that We
wanted no territory. We had to
filibuster for thst If we ever &C
quired territory it would have to be
with the consent of the people occu-
plying that territory and our own
consent. (CIies of Good and
applause 1t seemed to very much
satisfy those with whom l talked, and
they asked me to interest myself in
having American capital extended 10
their country to build up their roads.
They would aid them with right of
way and free admission of the material
required, and give a liberal subsidy
If they conld be assured OF the build
ing of roads. There is no secret of
the capacity OF Mexico fer produc-
blOu IL yOu tDiUk GOlQt lts w . now
do an important business of nearly
1000. coo OF tropical snd semi tropi-
cal products. Mexico could produce
the whole Of them il she had railroads
to give her sn outlet for them, and
her people have the industry to do ii,
fact not generally credited, nor did
l believe it until [ was there this last
time. With their climate, industry,
and everything required to produce
all those tropical and semi tropical
products. which, a. said, amount to
stout 100000 ytsr, and also
increasing az we are Increasing in
our products aod wealth. We are now
getting those producta from countries
where they are largely produced by
slave labor. We are constantly pay
ing into their treasures large
amounts annually for duties. and we
give them back nothing but sterling
exchange.