The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1892-01-23
president elected since General Wash

nominated. lie owned a house IN w ash
ington but it was mortgaged, and he
had some slight investments. After his
death his property was SO well handled
that it was said to yield his widow some
thing like $50, 900. General Arthur and
Grover Cleveland were each worth about
$50, 900 when they entered the White
House. Each Of them had made fortu-
nate real estate investments, which in
the course of few years increased their
wealth. Arthur's fortune at the time
of his death was estimated to he
$3.50 200, due almost entirely to appreci-
alton Of real estate which he owned in
New York city. Cleveland is estimated
now to be worth about 5000 900 while
his wife's fortune is considerably more
than that sum. President Harrison had
very small property when he was nom
mated, and those who knew his circunl-
stances at that time declared that all his
possessions would not amount to $40 900,
Only twice, perhaps three times,
in the past sixty years have men who
were rich in the modern meaning of
that word been nominated for the presI-
dency. MIR. Tildcn at the time of his
nomination was called Il millionaire
but the greater part Of his wealth did not
come to him until a year after the presi
dental election OF 1876 Through Ger
tain investments in railway stocks, and
especially by the enormous appreciation
in the value of the stock Of the elevated
railway in New York, Mr.. Iilden vastly
increased his estate, and when he died
his executors estimated his wealth at
about $o,oo0,o0o. Another wealthy man
nominated for the presidency was Hora
ito Seymour. He had large possessions
i'll lands and stocks. but he was so char
table in the use or his property, 50 wise
III the administration of it, that His
wealth was not considered Il detrilnont.
Moreover, thG leading r;tndidate for
the nomination against him. George II.
Pcndlrtpn, wtlS a!s3 Il wealthy n1i.n lie
was not 50 rich ~ Governor Srvlnour,
Int ~ was onc If the few prominent
Democrats Whose wealth lnaaa l!im ron-
spicUouS us well as his abilities In lStS
tile earditlate ot the Democratic party
Lewis Cts+. was q man of wealth. He
wtyS. however, ~ 9,lSpieH"us w Il suites
man ana leader in his party that lllt
little attention WAS Paid Nm thefaettGat
he Mad accumulated GREAT 1iyssc->iplls
mainly BIZ the rise in value Ut ,rUyy4tv
III Detroit, wIiieh he hatl yalrs baf3le
bought for a very small etn!i
Many OF those who were candidates
or were prominently mentioned in CON
ncction with the Presidency and two d.
tlrce who served as president died In
/
brilliant career was practically PENN.
less wllen he died. although had he livrtl
4 few Years some land which he owned
in the then suburbs of Chicago wunll
have brought him ii fair sum. James
Monroe died Ill almost absolute poverty
in New York city. John Tyler WAS a
poor man after he lett tine presidency.
Da1uel Webster dld not have inuch prop
erty, except his estate ii Marshliclii, and
Henry Clay's place, caltt! Ashland, WAS
about ali he left TO his heirs, ,lcilersnns
| struggles with poverty furnish the sad
dest episode IN his career and John g
Brecklnr1dge struggled hard IN his i'iae=
llce ut the bar TO support his tHtlly
a change III the dlSlosltionot c9nv"iz
tons respecting tn" age Of Candl'!at.s
has been noticed. Formerly the ten.
dency was to select uicn who We're well
on IN Years jackson and buchanan
and Wllllan Henry HARRISON were old
men when ,hey we're elected to the pres
'uehcy' 'ie average age y W l2''o el
ctho'"aees ana presidents "hen eeete4
WIS ABOUT slNty-e"o years w 1l.l me.
"ai era, s'o"tSer' me Tendency 10 cil"''se
| Sot'i1S,i iile'i pesitl! 70 oe very hiHfk&'l
t '2'epHeti ~ Douglas was ohly ioftE7
sesel' "t1e'i ne was nominated. fez
nio'l' "a7 1iPiii'iieea When Only LOFTY
''it's' oNit ne ".'o tiie ltiSt can"iuste ol
= ~" r"' 'oHt' - p'rei.ls'1'GS5e "tS
o"le.s lotIE Years oi aye "ile'l he WIS
noi'iii,ate'' " 'o'V' a.''l ne mao scarcely
paNse'' ehe coils'lti.iolial iliiit "teh i1e
vas 'iolnlnate'i all" electeo wee l!resi=
ue'le III lo'o' Ifay mars nave not been
.he '"'e "'lh G".i'i'''a'es "le'het 'e-
1ea'''1 VI eiee'eo sllice 'ooV' Acet9i''sh'
| WHO was lhe youngest candidate ever
ho1li'ttea 70 me presidency ;lhd VINO
was o' most y""tlli'l appearance, was
associated Win anothef young man,
Seo' - 'e'''ae'o4' "t,o vas ollls
~ y ~ .a4a y, 80 nite wy lteii'''
"te N"iis ''s''e = :. 'Ah' !" 'ta ~, ~.
90 i.'ii "' ""e NJ 81 eieo'G''' H"i il'ei"
"de Aoi y -eia'il alu e'AeFett'' iorly-
seseh'
In the earlier days it would have been
esteemed u rash thing to think Of chuos-
ing president who had not passed fifty
| years, although Henry CLAW was only
| and t1pyanl,ar Hamilton ,n;,,lt b,,-t,
! b.pu n candidate had ht. ,1prmjftnI II
.c.,