Problem: His speech eased people into his presidency. It was according to Jefferson to bring the country back to the ideas of the Revolution and less of Central government. It was a smooth transition of power because no questioned who won the election. It also helped that the president and vice president were both from the same political party. Jefferson was a president that wanted the country to be more agriculturally based and reliant less on foreign goods. He wanted less taxes and got rid of the whiskey tax. Jefferson paid off the national debt out of his own pocket.