The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-05-04
HE OUGHT TO ne RICH.
Grants Immense Income In Presents and Sal
nry During His Term of once.


II is announced by recent telegram from
Washington originating apparently from some
now friend VI the cN- prcSid,nt-thnt Gen. Grant
is not yet derded whore hc W u rgsc and may
yet select Washington instead Of Gaena; and il
II added That Gen. Grant. instead of being
wealthy, is 4 poor mnn;' II he is, the fact IN
tainy had money cnough-or property enough
since his singular rise 10 public position. To
have nude nm rich. He has had presents
enough Ia enrich any man. oven in houses !lonc.
The house that was resented TO him in WASH
ngton, about tho time Of his election, 10y ms
wealthy admirers, he moi long aitcrwdrd sOl 10
his friend Bowen for 100000 Subsequently he.
to use n coarse but express We cololuinl phrase.
on hearing OF u better OFFER backed out o!
that rain. after II hnd all been made and
legally completed and again sold the property
lnuw belonging To nnOthcrl Tor t6OOOO Bow u
began l.gal proceedings against the Presidcnt
vi the United Siutrs an l. to avoid such scan
dal. h. was parifed hy giving him the Washing
ton Post Onlcc. and Grant pockocd the 1000;
Then cumn presents OF valuable houses and
city lots in Philadelphia and Gulcna. ana the
valuable cottage at Long Branch also. we be-
lieVc. "a house in New York. Altogether his
houses must have been worth iliO.OOO at least.
or his endless presents Of silks, carriages,
horses sto Ks etc, NO definite market value can
lr' stated. ho WIS the only President Of the
United States who received prcscnis. and he
kept receiving them throughout his. entire
double term-eVrn to $4,000 boxes Of fancy
cignrs. eases Of costly wines and old brandics.
and u rare and varied assortment of dogs
These ne was pirhscd 10 receive If the express
cihrE' Tor tncir transportation had been paid,
othprw So tIey were refused. Precisely how
nlurh mouny he received for his share of the
b'ack Friday. operation may never DO
Grant came promptly to hHnd and another "
the sam" amount was pr pared to follow
II a few hours later. when tho wicNnd
combination inriunUt .ly exploded, and Iui u
-uddH stop tp these llddrn operations. while
H. WIS President he WIS known to have held
share ia the Seneca Sanlstun" Quarry Com
J. nv. Cd HIu rrn whose budding atonn. il had
hr ~ arranged. WIZ To p used in all Govern
mrnt lulan ~; What his gain WAS from tho
Dos Shepherd Rins. or from the vast Whisky
Il u4 W.. 10 be- protected. will probably mower
Co., known. hut there can bc little doubt thni me-
lui money lu his lurs' from some. If NOT ALL Of
which The name ~ his Administration IL moro
os lts~ rloudcd. even ~ the san DOMINGO
speculation.
Grant. w,nrr glad ,o saw, is tho onlycN- Prcsl-
act. liy an extraordinary Suhtcriurr 10 g"t
AROUND the CunstItu ton. winch prohibits sud-
% thing. ~" hill wis passed ~ tn" last day u
his first 'rm. and he signed Il M III very close
ana put SlutulO moro into his pc srt durin..
his second term. II vs. n low trick. whi'h
would not stand the tr-t ~ "a legal examination
iUr ono moments but 10 -""ns 90 have been
SON. a. have cnrirhcd hiuaelf 20 to-" extent Of
niuny hundreds ui Thousands ~ dollars during
hi~ occupation II the high ofli .o which hr so
M s-u- ru and Il -hunorrd an his personal IA " II
poor man " tWhy this Hnuoun "mrnt uf 1t n. he
must "'riv.nly lr u very tlriilrs- on; and
I'or M y would DO b't 'r to stay at home and
lu~Ntu their HIiy m Iia. instead of - lftin- :
ogf nn % two years tour through Europe and
around tur wnri II his un .lmll nft nturv
I.-orl u- Pres ident Will not xiv" him hunor in
Europe - 10 less - hc cHlO u.utei e. command
nu 20 honor or r. ~p'ct abroad ny his personal
Dr.. -rn'e; end tnis circumsi an'r uni'r- with
ti..it ni Ni- ALL god poverty 60 suggest the pro-
priciy OF his staying at homo.