The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-05-08
GENERAL GRANT.
He Entertains Opirions and Ex-
presses Some of Them.
New York, THE Mail and

presses Some of Them.
New York, THE Mail and Ex>
press, to-day, publishes a two-col-
umn interview with General Grant
on the political situation. The in
terview was held yesterday before
the news of the financial difficulties
in Wall street reached him. Grant
was found in his Office, where he
makes tri>weekly visits, still using
clutches He looks somewhat thin,
having lost flesh since the accident,
but his complexion is clear and
rudy and he is in fine spirits. The
inevitable cigar was In his mouth as
he "a pidly and freely answered the
questions of the reporter.
"HOw do you regard the present
condition Of the country in general
was asked.
"Well, suppose the country gen,
orally lie prosperous outside of Wall
street. True, producers are not get.
ting very high prices for their pro.
ducts, but their supplies are abun-
dant, and manufacturers are busy
in all directions. / think the pOpu-
lation will increase right along and
at the ratio OF increase of the past
fifteen years. The country at the
end Of the present century, that is
sixteen years hence ought and prob
ably will approximate 100000"
lin what particular portion do
you look for the greatest changes
within that neriod -,
81 think the changes will be uni
form. New York City will OF
course retain the ascendency over
all other places in the country, and
[ expect people living at the end OF
the present century will see New
York the financial centre of the
world. The entire western country
is being rapidly built mp now. For
grazing and agricultural purpose
the great west is far ahead OF what
the people imagine, in fact they
never dreamed of its ferIil ~. Then
the whole country ong the north
ern borders Of the United States, cor
800 miles south Of the British pos
sessions as far as the valleys stretch,
is wonderfully prolific. The south
ern States have developed wonder
fully in the last fifteen years. l see
no reason why the southern States
at the epd of the century, may not
be the leading manufacturing sees
ton, particularly in cotton fauficS
and iron in all forms. [ have no
doubt the development that will
take place in Mexico will be as
rapid in the future as II
coast when we first acquired it and
L want to see the relations between
that country and ours the most cor
dial of any nations in the world. If
they are not so it is our own fault.
We should DO everything to secure
the con idence Of the people Of Mex
leo. rhe more prosperous the Mex
lean people are the better pleased
we shall be and the more 1t will aid
cur Individual interest"
"What do you think of the Nor
mon question ?"
81 think the sureSt and best REM
edy will be to take away from Utah
the present Territorial government,
and govern the Territory by COM
missioners as they do in the dis 1
trict of Columbia. t. en- enforce
anti-polygAmy laws and such laws
as Congress may prescribe,"
"Can you point out any existing
defects in our constitution and sUg>
gest remedies ?"
GYes there are several amend
ments that would be Of advantage
to the country if they were adopted,
although I don't believe in tinker
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 term one of
seven years instead of four with the
provisions that the president holding
office seven years shall thereafter
be ineligible. I would suggest
another amendment such as rec
commended when I occupied the ex-
ecutive chair, which was to the
effect that in the event of the fall
ing by Congress to pass any regular
| appropriations in one year, these
appropriations corresponding with
those of the previous year shall he
continued until such time as appro'
priations may be passed. Another
amendment l favor is one also rec
commended during my term Of office
authorizing the president to ap.
prove a portion of any act of Con.
| gress and withhold his approval
from alIportions of the act. He does
| not approve, and return the same to
the house in which the bill origi
| mated with his objections when II
shall receive two-thirds the votes o.
both houses before coming law.
"May l ask yous opinion of Pres
| ident Arthur'S administrations"
81 prefer not to criticise it."
"Msy l ask, then, what your pre-
ferences may be ?"
| "I decidedly favor Logan"