The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-08-04
WHERE DID HE GET 1T ALL9
Inquisitive People Are Asking How Cleveland
and Lamont Got So Much Money.

Iowa State Register.
While the Clevelands are living in lux
urious "JeffersOnIan simplicity" at Tudor
Haven, matter-of- fact men are wondering
where Grover Clev leland made the money
TO pay for all the regal glory of the
Gray Gables" Homes that are as large
as palaces and furnished like fairy castles
cost money to build and more money to
MAINTAIN. Grover Cleveland and his
charming wife not only have the summer
residence at Tudor Haven, but own and
maintain on an extensive scale home on a
fashionable street in New York city. The
city home of the Cleveiapds, land and all, is
valued at over Sl0O 0O0-Or As much as
twenty five Iowa farms of 100 acres each at
S25 an acre.
Where did Cleveland make his money!
While he was President he made So, 900 q
year. but out of that President can save
very little. Perhaps Mt. Cleveland will
explain the mystery when he comes to
Iowa In October to make few speeches
for his personal friend and political follow
CT. Horace Boies. Meanwhile the Register,
for the benefit of its Democratic readers
publishes the following interesting specu-
lati0n from the Rochester Post Express:
Before Mr.. Lamont becomes a candidate for
Office there is thing that would like to
have explained. He went TO Washington in
1885 poor man, and he remained there until
1859 on "a salary that wOnld not allow OF any
great savings He is now said To be million
aire, and was said to he a millionaire almost inn
meGiately after the close of the Cleveland adj
ministratlon. How did he get his money!
The case of Mr.. Cleveland has been something
OF puzzle TO plain people. he had a very mod
crate fortunes when nominated for Governor.
and, according 10 common report, spent ABOUT
quarter OF IL in the canvass. In the course Of
five years he went through two presidential
canvasses, which must have been costly also.
His earnings as Governor and President In six
years were 500. 900. handsome sum; but his
expenditures must have been pretty heavy. lm-
medlateiy on retiring from ofilce he bought %
house in New York and cottage by the sea-
shore, and took up a style OF lie that only "a
very wealthy man could adept To be sure, he
cleared 3 100000 out OF the Red Top 1ob; but
even that would barely account for his apparent
financial position. His business success While in
politics is certainly remarkable. but Mr.. Lemonts
10 more so.
There are other members OF the Cleveland adj
minstration who seem to have enjoyed unusual
financial prosperity in the service OF their coun-
try. Apparently these gentlemen found public
Office not only public trust, but q private Eli
dorado.
Mr.. Cleveland's financial success in poll
tics has no parallel. unless il be in the ca SO
of Geo. M. Dallas Very few will recall
Dallas. but he was Vice. president of the
United States when James X. Polk was
President He did not distir guish himself
in any manner except in casting his vote
to repeal the tariff of 1872 high. and to sub
stitute the Walker tariff. low. for it. What
happened after that The manufacturers
put what were called dallas night-capsD
over their chimneys and closed their doors
But the Hon. Geo. NJ. Dallas returned to
Philadelphia after fonr years service ON q
salary of S.. 600. and lived in regal splendor
lever afterward" until he died