The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1897-01-06
The Cleveland fortune. ..s1.O28.O

pres;don+ r,,ovo,ond uho, o4:u
from Office on Tho A+h of Ma,oh Lii
ho tho r;obost rno,,aa,,+ 49,. . W.
tho ovec,,t;vo ,,.anc;on L. ,,:,, ~
on or,nIo fo,.t,,1, Iii. w.. 80
life ali of which ho. hoo, oaa',u.,1o.Ss -
during tho nast 70 uo.ns '0''''eu
Mr. Clove1and hos ,,o,o .,,
rro.;dort 60, a' &c. Aiauo 'ne olloe y,
nro,, 49, 80 "ey enol "oulu
Sprs Al.ho,,oh s. y. n:s pleueces-
a;,-ad ,,,,ah sn s. may piesluents nave
s;vaI,, 49, nSn <n <nnnpV anu IneApeh-
nroot;osi,,- ,,.t,. ~ = 'es as. sSlanu' sney nao
,at;raS 80 r.;,,nt ,.ss 'nirs 1,s "non Iney
tb;s 10 tb.t ~. :, a. @ ieaaon y.
Cnnano, a. G... up " ene seconu term OF
dent was only. e2s. .0o0 q wear and tho
president wassobliged to nav MANY ey-
penses of the White House that are
now charged to the cost of its mainte-
nance by the g0yerrnent.
When congress raised the Dresfdrnt.s
saf4fy 10 S5U,U0O, It for the first time
became possible for a president to save
respectable sum during his term of
Office, if not indeed to take away with
him snug little fortune for his old age.
General Grant spent all of his salary
during his first term of office. He had
large and EXPENSIVE family and enter-
tanned freely, and when the end of the
year came around there was NOTHING
left of the s25. 900 wear Maid him hv tho
government. During his second term
however. he enioyed a salary of $40 900
The presidents pay had been raised
as part of the salary grab. and this
brought into Washington life an era of
extravaganza that affected the Grants
like most Washington families and tho
expenses of the White House were
raised to the limit General Grant did
not carry $1OO 900 with him into private
life, and he endeavored to enrich him
self by going into the business that
ruined him.
president Hayes is supposed to have
saved more from his salary than any
president previous to Mr.. Cleveland.
He lived with great economy and en-
Inrtained sparingly, furnishing no wine
to his guests and yet is not believed
20 have saved much more than s125 900
during his four years of office.
Arthur squandered his salary as fast
as he got it. and with lavish entertain
ments, expensive wines, choice flowers.
rare dishes and other dishes of raretao
living set a pace in extravaganza that
astonished the old residents of Wash
.ngton. Arthur had saved little or moth
ing from his salary when his term of Of
fee ended.
General Harrison was much more eco
nomical. He lived with much of
the simplicity of a successful Indiana
lawyer, but was more liberal in his
views of entertaining than General
Hayes. The necessities of his position
as president, with a considerable
number of relatives always about him,
retired he is believed to have saved
about 100000, and this added to prop
erty which he possessed before enter
ing the White House. making q snue
little fortune.
= But all of these accpmn,o+;ons oe
cent nres;dents foda into ;ns;aa;s i W ~
l.side the fortnne which Mr. SIauosaSs ne
will take with him into nr;vote e'1ua ;ta
next March. He is eeneralIv ZOO reoerda,1 a
,,,;,,;o. ~ ne - sene,aiy regarded
knowjedoo of ,,;s sairS -" eiosc
This money has hean ooo,n,,,.+a -.
economical l;vin@ and ;md;o;n,'n u'a.eu :u W
ments '"','io"S in'es'-
When. twelve vears 400 now No.,