The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-12

that he saved more than 500, 900 dur
ing his administration. President Cleve-
land, Notwithstanding the expenses of
his wedding, must have saved about
100000 during his first administration,
and, in addition to this, he made a
clear 100000 more out of Oak View,
which he bought as a summer home,
and afterward sold during the presi-
deLcy of Harrison. When Van Buren,
was president the salary was only $25,-
600 year. He had large private for
tune, and it is said that he paid all of
his White house expenses out of his
own income during his presidency and
drew his salary in lump sum Of $780,
900 when he retired. Harrison 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 max
ing money. He got no big law fees
before he was president. Since then
he has received, 1 am told, $4,000 and
upward for a single case. 1t has been
reported that he got $4,000 for his law
lectures at the Stanford university, and
a lady's magazine has paid him as
much as $1,000 printed page for his
writing He was not a high liver when
ir. the White house, and it is safe to
say that he took at least 100000 back
to Indiana with him.
On the other hand, there are lots of
troubles connected with the presidency.
Our chief executive does not get his
salary for nothing, and though his pill
lows are Of the softest they are often
filled with thorns. Gen. William T.
Sherman said that the White house
was hell, and nothing could persuade
him to be a candidate for the presi-
dency. George Washington was charged
with being a thief while he was
president. An article was published in
a New York newspaper accusing him
of having overdrawn his salary $4,000.
During one of his presidential cam
paigns Washington was charged with
murder, and at a dinner at Alexandra
John Randolph. of Roanoke, proposed
this toast:
George Washington, may he be
damned"
Neither of the Adamses had a soft
snap as president and John Quincy
AudIIlS was SdlQ W Uc Tile
result of bargain between him and
Henry Clay, by which he went to the
White house and Clay became secre-
tary of state Andrew Jackson was
accused of all kinds of things while
he was president. His wife was Ill
during his presidential campaign, and
she died before his inauguration, and
was buried in the gown which the Ten
nesseans had bought for her to use in
the White house. Jackson used to say
that the ISLANDERS uttered against him
killed her and he at times hated the
White house on this account. His
presidential career was not smooth
one, and among other insults which he
received was the having his nose
pulled by a disappointed office holder.
William Henry Harrison was bounded
to death by office seekers and he died
dreaming of them. Buchanan aged
greatly during his presidential career,
and Abraham Lincoln's heart was har-
rowed by sorrow during nearly every
moment that he was In the White
house. Johnson's presidency was one
OF trouble and fear of Impeachment,
and he left the White house q disap-
pointed and disguised man.
GRANT AND ZACH. CHANDLER.
Grants great reputation was ruined
by the Belknap scandal and the whisky
frauds Of st. Louis, into which he was
drawn by too great confidence IN his
friends, and during his latter days he
was denounced by the newananan.l