Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-28
CLEVELAND'S FUTURE.
Itis Not Yet d. clded Wbst Il VIII Be.
Perhaps He VIII Travel
fer Tins and
PEeEidentH Bave Occupied xh.ir Time
After Leaving the highest Office.

WARRINGTON, Nov. 20 There has
been much speculation for some days
concerning President Cleveland'e future.
The president is only fiity-one, has been
but few years N 4rr;ed, and in the ordi-
nars course OF human events should have
many yeers OF activity and comfort De-
fore him. After leaving the White House
the president will probably soon come
fsce 10 face with the necessity OF adding
to his income by professional lsbor, He
is worth no more an $3.50. 600. large
part Of his property being UnproductVe.
He owns Oik View and some other out
lying property here IN Washington, and
sm,ll business block and 8 residence in
Buffalo, but the ircome from all this
could hardly DE sufficient TOR the REEDS OF
his family.
According to the presidents friends
nothing is settled concerning his future
except that he will not return to Buffalo.
The prevailing opinion is that after
iourney 20 Europe he will sell his VASE.
ington property ana seek to place h.mseI
at the head Of some hlsncial instituueA
in New York city. Though trained aho
successful lawyer, it is not thought PROB
able that ne win care to resume the prscz
tee Of his profession. Certain 1t is ting
until within the past few days the presl-
dent has barely given Q thought to his fu-
ture, not 90 much from blind COZ fdence
in his reelection as from q pres
sure of other duties and topics
xud his Characteristic cisinclinhtion
to borrow trouble. For the president
this problem CT his future now becomes 9
mora serious one than is apparent to the
casual observer. Even were the question
CT income SO settled as to give MIN no
further concern, and by modest living and
prudent management his rentals night
Suffice to support his family, there still
remains the problem Of copgenial en-
ployment. Mr.. Cleveland Is Lot old
enough 70 find conteDtment In retired
lie, and not enough of student to fad
in his declining years the solacs CT .
scholar.
In the after life Of his predecessors Mr..
Cleveland cannot find much to comfort
him. Washington lived only two years
after his retirement, and the peSce OF
even this brief period OF release from
publ duty WAS broken BY the rumblings
of war with France and by labor ct the
plans Of reorganization OF the army,
which we're intrus!ed to him by President
Adams. After twenty-five years CT pub
lie service John Adams retired to private
life, feeling bitterly his defeas for re-
election bitterness which was in nc
wise relieved By Consciousness OF the
fact that while be had saved the young
republic from war which might have
ended IN It's ruiz, the country haG
chosen for his successor the leadsi
@. the wAr psrty. Though sixtytHc
wher iuKugursted, John Adams LIVED
twenty five years sf:er leaving the White
House. But ne hsd the immense sd
vantage, which SO few OF our modeSI
erjoy, CT the possession otst
farm and iondness for its cultivation
Adams left Washington in haste st this
expiration OF his term, not waiting ever
for the inaugurs ion ceremonies, AND
took up his residence on his farm o.
Brsintree, ten miles southwest CT Bos.
ton. There he read much, e: eyed cor
respondence with Jefferson, the mer
having been reconciled by the aid ct mu-
tusl friends, and served in G state con-
stutional convention when eighty-two
His declining years became more aRd
more trAr quil as the bitterness engsnder,
Jefferson's ate. life was much haTRssec
BY financial d!fi;ulties, and the fiiteer
years which he spent q. Monticello ate
leaving the White House csnnot be ~
scribed as years OF contentmeut. aA1Adi
son was more fortunate. Rstiss6g A
six.y-sIy, he spent nineteen years, "
his books and his friends 1t Montpxler
Monroe was sixty seven when he SH tht
Write House, and the cloud CT his de
clining years Was the made quacy OF hi!
income. he lived till he was seventy
three, but his wife died soon after his re.
tirement from pu1lic life, and he spen
the remainder OF his days in the home o
his daughter, Mrs. GcuVerneur, IN New
York city.
Only two presidents have re-entersC
public l'fe after bidding good-b to tn
White House. Oae Ct these WAS Johl
@ lincy Adams, who retired In 1929, ent
Two years l,ter appeared in the house o
representatives, Wnere he remained, tn
nod Man Eloquent" till stricken dow
st his post seventeen yesrs LATER. Thi
reminds me Of prediction recently mad
by one Of Mr.. ClevelsDd's Buffalo friends
"lf the president fails CT q reelection,
said ne, al eIpec: him to return 70 But
tale 10 c. IL q years and resume IN
practice Of law. also expect to see hiH
once more mayor OF Buffalo or meMSe
OF congress from our state. He ma5 no
be second John Quincy Adhmsfs but :.
know that Mr.. Cleveland does not loo!
upon the presidency IS sn cfficessThicl
precludes its ircum bent sfterward return
ing to his former vocs.ion, or psEsofmin,
further public service, no mStter in wks
capacity, Il called thereto BY his felio1
citiz ems"
Andrew Jackson lived eigh: years site
leaving the White House, and the even
ing OF mis- life WAS noteworthy calm snt
in striking contrast with his tempestuou
career. He became devout Christian
and took CREST delight in reading III
Scriptures to his family and servants.
Martin Van Buren, retired from tn
presidency in III, and lived in quiet ant
elegance at Undertook, n. Y, till hi
death in 1862 Van Duran was electe
president in 1886, WAS defeated in 40
Was much talked uf for the nomination
in Al, and in '4s ran once more, thi
time IS the candidate Of the anti SLAYER,
wing of the Democratic party, Ate