The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-02-01
TIiEPREyIDENT's PERSONAL EXPENSES
What IL Really Costs to Mniutain his Digit.
ty In Wnshinyton.

FROM uie "dshth0t0n star
Tho President receives good salary, but
his private expenses are heavier than one
would Imagine. glance ut his check book at
tns on yS sus Ih9 the greater
sure. tho President has great deal done fox
is tho case. or President would have to be- q
t very rich man h noofessarily Everything per-
House, is paid for by the Government; but to
meet the private expenses. tho President has
to 20 b prS t;, deep into his pocket The service
Rr,nt figure there, is ., Goyernment offlser.
appointed by him, he is under a 100000 bond
and is responsbl" for everything that is
pet or some furniture is bought for one OF tho
s"per Of ne u b l. n9t paid BY the Comms
tho steward has approved it by certifying that
the goods have been received rs described. The
french cook, who is considered master Of his
art. is paid out Of the Presidents pocket sal
airy of $1,000. The table servants are paid from
tho same source. Until recently the Presi-
month. Ho is now on the rolls OF the White
House, having been given vacancy which CO.
some Me h Albert
French maid for Nellie Arthur is of course paid
ny the President. So you can scarcely say that
there are great many other expenses. 1t costs
a ante fIm to keep Alan Arthur at college
be provided for. There are a dozen horses e" in
the stable belonging to the Presidents family
pea seS' ~ e n' 4. alone is an annual ex
Tss are
makes The heavy ran uos Huss ESe
We never have had President who d is pc Hsei
the hospitaiities OF the table with such lavish
House. The series OF state dinners last year
Tar SURPASSED anything Of the kind ever given
frequent dinners almost equal them The
it is very fond OF tho delights of the
affords and almost always has Company com nm ut his
table; higher compliment cannot bc paid n
man man than to ask him to dinner. President Ar
thur - continually paying this compliment to
ms friends. He does not always conilne his in
vltati9ns to his own political party. but many
ay to dino at Ge WIS oas iny TSS Frs
dent rarely sits down to dinner without from
consist Of hall 9 dozen courses accompa .ai,d
by us many different kinds of wine. Every.
Ihtn ,n rs ol ' S very pss, 1V9iy ohtanabe and
A s25 dinner kept up all tho year round will
what are called little lunches but they are in
caption tho other evening 10 tho Diplomatic
hi%TPs Tor ns,aaaee ne receiving party were
ara is given almost carte blanche in snppsn lying
tho Whits House table. and SO lon. as every
thing is ilrst class, the President never gr,n-
hesitancy in sending to New York or elsewhere
for some dc'icacy OF the season. Tho wines
are all OF the finest brands. and tho cigars,
when WI aLe purchased In largo quantities. gro
Tho President cannot DO called great
Smoker. Ho doesn't smoke now rs much as ho
did earlier in his administration. In fact. ho
confines his smoking to evening. lilo Is not an
early riser, but accom- lshes great deal after
most people have sought thoir beds at night.
lie follows tho French ulan of UartakI * OF n
cup or coilee Immediately after rising. and
then GOES to work. About noon his breakfast
Is brought TO him in hii private office. 1t is IL
very simple meal. and is brought on II salvcr
ana the Pres lent pnrin Kos OF II from u little
table or stand which is in his private Office. His
dinner which occupies good portion Of tho
evening is tho meal Of the day. If there were
amy means OF getting tho figures the Presi-
dents table expenses would Do found much
heavier than people imagine.
Tho fact is the ircoident OF tho United
states ought not TO be bothered with sucn OK
penses II would DO Il good plan to mako II iib-
oral estimate Of ths expenses Of lhe White
House, both official and domestic eycruting
OF course, all personal expenses. and np1ropr;-
alto cartain amount annually Tor dslrlyinG
them. don't mean that the President isn't
allowed large enough salary to meet them,
but there ought TO be- some system und r0Gu-
lnrity, about such matters. II need be- the |
PRESIDENTS salary coud be reduced to 10000
to make things oven. My idea Is to take such |
matters out OF the Presidents hands and then |
there would be certainty of White House hos |
p!faiitics on suitable scale. There have boon |
cases. and are ilablo 70 bs more, whore the oc-
cnpnnt OF tho White House thinks more OF his
sa!ary than OF tho honor OF his position. with a
modification