Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-12
THE PRESIDENTIAL JOB.
WHAT IT ~ WORTH AND WHAT IT
COSTS TO GET AND KEEP IT.
some of the Espcoscs Of n Prcsiden-
tini Candidatc--ilow the Prcsi.
dcury Il worth More Than
S2OO, ,cOO-somc "EStras."

/ In the irst place, IL costs Il great ueHl
70 be presidential candidate. Mckinley.
Gast siX months and there VII not be a
Tnh sit down a, his table alone. Repub-
,ans of nrom,nsn,s from all parts of ,i ,hs
answer his mail. Benjamin Harrison was
quite poor when he was first nominated,
going between that time and his election.
Hts son-in-law. Robert Mckee. paid II
tas pa' p p e, ,s s on he Mn Snd hsr haS
been decidedly cramped. Andrew Jackson
lost lot OF money during his three pres
idchtial eamraisns, and it took the pro
| expenses in the white House. Martin Van
@ .In and Is When he mS rs rn Mqs fS4 sh
| during his second campaign the politicians
actually came to the White House doors
ifehtial candidate has numerous demands
uron him for charity. ! was told at Cam
which Mckinley receives are. begging let
tsr., ana such letters will increase now
that the nomination is made.
Ana still the presidency is fat job. Tho
salary in round numbers for the four years
amounts to 100000. and the white House
i do Thf wha. 5000 sGe Nenr IN In ns
II Is A,l66 month, or Sl3S day. And
TINS money is sure. The cash is always
bank never bursts. The salary. however, is
less than two-thtds of what the president
gets For this year congress is asked to
House. The president pays no rent. His
fuel and light cost him nothing, He does
not even pay for his own newspapers, and
as for stationery. he has the finest that tho
world can produce, and there is stenogra-
pher always at hand to save him from writ
watch dogs TO keep the crowd away from
him His private secretary receives 5000
year; and the man who sits outside his
salary of $3.50. He has a telegraph oper-
ator and a telegraph instrument in the
White House. and Uncle Sam pays his tee
graph bills. He seldom If ever buys post
age stamp, and the thousand and one little
inoidentals which eat out the heart of the
pays no rent for his stables, and congress
gives him some money to keep them up.
The amount that is asked for this year is
5000. and this includes stationery, reading
matter and the caring for the presidents
horses, harness and carriages. a great
fuss Is made about the social expenses of
the White House. | venture to say that
President Cleveland does not pay more
ihan 5000 year for his state dinners. and
saved $4,000 year out of his salary. Think
of 1t! His four state receptions are practice
any free entertainments. The Marine band
music The flowers come from the White
House conservatory and the public gardens
and the police aid the servants in taking
kind offered and it is might hard to get a
drink OF anything, even water, on such an
OCCASION, coca the whole entertainment con
cialiy favored, smile, and handshakes and
smiles are cheap.
go with the White House. Nmome I lis ser. ssr.
wants there is usually a good barber, who
yH2Ses wibeS, thS gresdsbnt and cuts his hair
IN one corner Of the executive mansion.
,S where Grover Cleveland can go and handle
Kitchens kit zen, have all the latest improvements
ai, and the goyernment pays thee, White House
about S35 "A week. or si.soo a year The
cooking utensils are of copper. and one
sr5 could almost roast an, OK whole upon it.
The dishes used by the president are of
the finest china, and Of the most beautiful
peeaily for The white House, tt or ihe a"i thon. S
sand dishes made for, Mrs. President Hayes
Sc, ordered by Mrs. Harrison is al almost e'i
perfect Ie Then there is tn, china made for
used on the presidents, table. There is Still
some Lincoln china left. and there are
.h9ice enc, .n mts from nearly every administrn-
lor her linen, There are great great Closets Closets
niled, with bedding and towels, and others
"p "aPkns "y he "S SaPns fa. sta aTs ali
Gb9ut %Tar Thnl S sgarS ,,a ana Of the finest
them, but this rather improves than in
lures their appearance. and the greatest
beauty of it all is that they don't cost a
Few people have any idea how many
presents come 10 the White House. Cleve-
was a candidate. and at the time Of his
marriage they came in here almost by the
wqgonlogd. The president will not receive
eatablos and drInkabes. Among other
thinss thing thai ! remember Of his receiving
Southern California and cases of wine from
dilterent parts of the country. Every
Thanksgiving he has turkeys sent him
from Rhode Island. those sent year before
last being large thai the White HOuse
family could not eat them, Then there are
other kinds of fancy eatables, which come
is safe 10 say that the best of everything
or sample of 1t, finds its way into the
was II large quantity of ceylon tea, An.
drew johnson had presents of whisky and
SScuppernong wine, and both Jackson and
Jefferson has presents of cheeses of the
The sentiment surrounding the White
House Increases every year, until now the
policy II a president dies in the White
House his wife and children will probably
law the presidents widow is sure of pen
sion of 5000 II year. Mrs. Grant and Mrs.
Garfield went into the presidency compara-
lively poor, lie had little TO- speak OF at
S ne for VA Mr. shS1 SS Was s
was raised for her, and she was made IN
most extrayagant livers We have had in
the White House. He spent, II is said, from
S2,vpJ to 5000 apiece on his state dinners,
and his French cook drew from him sal
airy of $500 n year. lie was IA luxurious
liver In every way, and stll 1t Is said that
he saved more than 100000 during his ad-
ministra'ion. President Cleveland, not
wthstanding the expenses of his weddIns,
must have saved about $4,000 during his
first administration. and, In addition TO
this, he made clear Sln,fsn more out of
oak View, which he bought summer
home and aflerward sold during the presi-
dency of Harrison, When Van Buren was
president the salary was only s25,0CO u year,
said that he paid all of his White House
expenses out of his own income during the
presidency, and drew his salary In lump
sum of Sl0c,V0 when he retired. Harrison
has made a fortune out of the presidency.
His profits have not come altogether from
the money he has received, but also in the
increase. through the reputation of the
presidency, of his power Of making money.
He got no big law fees before he was pres
ident. Since then he has received / am
told, $4,000 and upward for a single case.
II has been reported that he got $1,000 for
his law lectures at the stanford university,
and "a ladSs magazine has paid him MS much
as $1,000 Il printed page for his writing. lie
was not n high liver when i'm the White
al least $4,000 back to Indiana with him.
troubles connected with the presidency. |
our chief executive does not get his salary
for nothing, and though his pillows are OF
tRorns. General W T, sherman said that
the White House was hell. and nothing |
the presidency. George washington was
cha with heinc a thief Whilp he was |