The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-05-10
GENERAL GRANT.

GENERAL GRANT.
What He Thinks Of the Future Pros
| poets Of the Country.
NEW YORK, May THE Mail a "a
E9press to-day publishes . two.col
umn interview with General Gram
on the political situation. The in
terview was held yesterday befor,
! the news of the financial difficulties
In Wall street reached him. Gran,
was found at his Office, where be
makes tri-weekly visits, still using q
crutch. He looks somewhat thin,
having lost fe-h since the accident,
but his complexion is clear and rud-
dy and he is in fine spirits. The in
evitable cigar was in nis mouth as he
rapidly and freely answered the QUE
RES Of the reporter.
"H0w do you regard the present
condition Of the country in general?''
was asked.
swell, I suppose the country is
generally prosperous outside of Wall
street. 1t is true producers are not
getting high prices for their products,
tut their supplies are abundant and
manufacturers are busy in all direc-
! tions, and I think the condition on
the whole quite satisfactory. think
the population will increase .ight
along, an0 at the ratio of increase
during the past Is years the country
at the end of the present century,
that IL 16 years hence-ought and
probably will approximate lou, ,OOO, :
OOO."
I'm what partieulsr portion do
you look for the greatest changes
within that period"
II think the changes will be uni>
form. New York City. o. course,
will retain the a@cendaut over all the
other places in the country and pre-
dict people living at the end of the
present century will see New York
the financial centre of the world. The
el tire western country is being
rapidly built up now for grazing and
agricultural pastures. The great
West Is far ahead of what people
imagine. In fact, they nel er
dreamed of its great fertility. Then
the whole country along the north
ern border Ut the United States for
three hundred miles south of the
British Possessions as far rs the val
leys stretch is wonderfully prolific.
The Southern States have developed
wonderfully in the last fifteen years.
see no reason why the southern
States ut the end Of the present CEN
tury should not be the leading manu-.
featuring section, particularly in cot~
toh fabrics. l have no doubt the de-
velopment that will take place in
Mexico will be as rapid In the future
as it was or our own Pacific coast
when We first acquired it, and L want
to see the relations between that
country and ours the most cordial OF
any nations in the world. If they
are not so it Is our own fault. We
should do everything to secure the
confidence of the people of Mexico.
The more prosperous the Mexican
people are the better pleased We shall
be and the more it will aid to our in
dividual interests.
"What do you think of the Nor
mon question 2"
IL think the surest and best rem
edy would be to take away from
Utah the present territorial govern
ment and govern the territory by
commissioners as they do the District
of Columbia; then enforce auti-po-
lygamy laws and such laws as Con-
gress may prescribe."
Can you point out any existing
defects in our constitution aud sug
gest remedies ?"
"Yes. there are several amend
ments that would be of advantage to
the country if they were adopted,
although I dc not believe in tinke
ing with that instrument and am
opposed to innovation except in
cases of great necessity. There Is
one amendment consider of great
benefit and that is one that would
make the presidential tenn one of
seven years instead of four with pro-
visions that a President holding Office
seven years would thereafter be ILL
eligible I would suggest another
such rs l recommended
when l occupied the executive chair,
which was to the effect in event of
failure by Congress to pass any regu-
lar appropriations IN one year, then
the appropriations corresponding
with those of the previous year be
continued until such time as appro-
priatiOns may be passed. Another
I favor is one also rec
during my term of office,
the President approving
q portion Of any act of Congress and
his approval from all
portions of the act he does not ap-
prove and return the same to the
house in which the Till originated,
with his objections, when it shall re-
ceive twO>thirds vote of both houses
before becoming law"
MAY l ask your opinion of Presi-
dent Arthur's admini>tratiOn?"
q II prefer not to criticise It,"
''May I ask then what your prefer
ences may be?"
II decidedly favor Logan"
Agents of the Wilson line, of this
city, state the steamer Romano sunk
by the steamer Nevada, Was valued
1t s. 5000. The Wilson's are their
own underwriters. The cargo Was a
general one not exceptionally vatua.
BILE, being mainly small lots insured
by shippers.
The Stock Market.
NEW YORK, May 7.-Th Post
says: Notwithstanding opinions t.
the effect that the worst is over. ETC.,
the stock market was verv feverish
and weak to.dav, as the effect of yes
terday's failure. There can be no
question that confidence has been
unsettled. Tie market
was not so active as yesterday and
no excitement Aside
frnv,n tho offsarfa Of the f0 lin reA vp.ter.