Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-05-08
EASTERN NEWS.
General Grant Tells a Long
Story.
MOSTLY WHAT EVERYBODY
KNOWS ALREADY.
He is for His Cigar and
Jack Logan.
TARIFF REFORM DEAD AS 10 THIS
CONGRESS-.
The Principle to be Reasserted
at Chicago.
DISASTERS BY SEA AND LAND AND
OTHER NEWS.
DISASTERS BY SEA AND LAND AND
OTHER NEWS.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

Interview with Gen. Grant.
New YORK, May THE Mail and Ex-
press to-day publishes two columns of an
| interview with Gen. Grant on the political
| situation. The interview was held yes
| terday before the news of the financial
| difficulties in Wall street had reached
him. Grant was found at his Office, where
he makes tri-weekly visits. He is still
| using q crutch and looks somewhat thin.
He has lost flesh since his accident, but
his complexion is clear and rudy, and be
is in fine spirits. The inevitable cigar was
in his mouth as he rapidly and freely an
swered the questions of the reporter.
How do You regard the present condi-
ton of the country, in general, was asked ?
Well, 1 suppose the country is generally
prosperous outside of Wall street. True,
the producers are not getting very high
prices for their products, but their sup
plies are abundant, and the manufactur-
ers are busy in all directions and satissac-
tory, I think the population will in
crease right along, and at the ratio Of in
crease for the past Is years, the country at
the end OF the present century, that is 16
years hence, ought, and probably will, ap-
proximate 100, 000, 900.
In what particular portion do you look
for the greatest changes within that
period?
l think the changes will be uniform.
New York city will, of course, retain the
ascendency over all other places in the
country, and l expect the people living at
the end of the present century will see
New York the financial center of the world.
The entire western country is being rapid
" built up now for grazing and sgricul-
tural purposes. The Great West is far
ahead Of what the people imagine; in fact,
they never dreamed of its great fertility.
Then the whole Of the country along the
northern borders of the United States for
800 miles south of the British possessions.
as far as the valleys stretch, is universally
prolific. The Southern States have de-
veloped wonderfully in the last Is years.
l see no reason why the Southern States,
at the end of this century, should not be
the leading manufacturing section, par
ticularly in cotton fabrics and iron in all
forms. I have no doubt that the develop
ment that will take place in Mexico will be
as rapid in the future as it was on our W
Pacific Coast when we first acquired it, and
I want to see the relations between
that country and ours the most cor
dial of any nations in the world.
II they are not 30, it will be u 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 our individual interests
What do you think of the Mormon
question?
/ think the surest and best remedy
would be to take away from Utah their
| present Territorial Government and govern
the Territory by Commissioners, as they
do in the District of Columbia; then en-
force anti Polygamy laws, and such laws as
Congress may prescribe.
Can you point out any existing defects in
our Constitution, and suggest remedies?
Yes; there are several amendments that
would be OF advantage to the country If
they were adopted; although | don't be-
lieve in tinkering with that instrument,
and am opposed to any innovation except
in cases of great necessity. There is one
amendment / consider Of great benefit, and
that is one that would make the Presiden-
tial term one of seven years instead Of
four, with provisions that a President hold
| luS bu6 OllC0 ccfCH JCdAb WOAlQ tuCIcdttcf
be ineligible. l would suggest another
amendment, such as I recommended when
1 occupied the Executive chair, which was
to the effect that, in the event Of the fail
ure by Congress to pass any regular appro-
priations in one year, the appropriations
corresponding with those Of the previous
year be continued until such time as the
appropriations may be passed. Another
amendment | favor, is one also recon-
mended during my term Of Office, author
izing the President to approve a portion of
any Act Of Congress and withhold his ap-
prevail from all portions of the Act that
he does not approve, and return the same
to the House in which the bill originated
with his objections, when, if the portions
objected to shall receive two-thirds Of the
votes of both houses, they also shall be-
come q law.
May I ask your opinion Of President
Arthur's administration
l prefer not to c~riticise il.
May / ask, then, what your preference
may be2
decidedly favor Logan.
Defeat OF Tariff Bill Not Defeat of
Tariff Reform.
WASHINGTON, May TIT seems to be
the general impression among revenue re-
form Democrats that the defeat Of the
Tariff bill disposes Of the Tariff question
for this session. No further effort will be
made, 1t is understood, by their wing Of
the party to take it up, though they think
it probable that the wool men will make
another attempt to secure the restoration
of the wool rates of the tariff Of 1867.
They feel sure the House will not reverse
its action Of a few weeks ago in refusing
that restoration. Although they feel keen
ly the defeat, the Democrats of the Morri-
son wing Of the party are not entirely cast
down. They saw the fight for raYanua ra.