The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-18
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Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA good deal of
speculation is heard here concerning the flu
ture Of President Cleveland and the men,
bers of his Cabinet. Scarcely anything is
known concerning Mr.. Clevelands pro-
gramme, but the impression seems to be
that he will open law office in New York
and perform the duties of office lawyer"
in the employ of one or more of the great
corporations. When defeated for reelection
in 1888, il will be remembered, he went to
New York and entered the law iirm of
Tracey, Stetson & Bangs, being with
Wayne McVeagh, now minister To Italy,
special partner. During the Harrison ad-
ministration on one or two occasions he
went before the United States Supreme
Court to plead case in which in was in
terested. He rarely went into the New
York courts, however. 1t has been stated
that Mr. Cleveland has arranged TO make a
tour of the world after he leaves the White
House, and that the ocean voyages of this
trip will be made on Benedicts splendid
yacht No word in continuation of this
rumored trip has come from the executive
mansion, however, and it may be that when
Mr.. Cleveland lays aside the cares OF Of
lice it will be TO return TO his place in the
ranks of private citizens, who work for
honest living and who are proud Of their
country and her history.
However, MIR. Cleveland need not work if
he do not want to. He VIII leave the White
House. as very few other Presidents have
left it, possessed OF ample wealth. lie has
made money in real estate here in Wash
ington, and he has made 1t elsewhere in
wel-chosen investments. he owns COM
OF New York ana place at Princeton,
which he purchased last fall. His means
will enable MIN maintain his family at
either place without law practice or busi-
ness enterprise commanding MS personal
attention. Mrs. Cieveiands wealth Is also
Mr. Cleveland will be sixty years and
fourteen days old on the day ne leaves the
White House. He has aged much during
the past Iour years. There was box
party OF distinguished people at a theater
here the other night In IL were the Presi-
dent and his wire, Mr.. Lamont, the secre-
tary of war, and Mrs. Lamont, postmaster
General Wilson, Attorney General Harmon
and few others. Inc place OF honor was,
OF course, accorded TO the President, ana
beside him and to the rear was Mrs. Cleye-
land. The President does not go TO the the
ater except on rare occasions, and he sell
dom appears on the streets except Tor q
carriage drive with Mrs. Cleveland ana one
of the little girls. AT such times they ire
Quent the quiet thorougnTares that LEAD TO
the northwest Washington suburbs, where
ingtOn had not seen MIN for many months.
1t is a safe statement that nine out OF ten
people in the theater commented upon his
changed appearance. HIS mouStache mas
become white and the lines of his counte-
nance pronounced. AS he left the theater IL
was noticed that his figure was bent, and
he looked like a man of seventy rather
than one of ten fewer years. 1t Is said he
will welcome return 10 private life, that
the cares and perplexitieS of the presidency
have become burdensome, and that when he
leaves Washington il Will be TO leave poll
ties and everything pertaining TO public
affairs behind him.
Vice President Stevenson is two years
President Cleveand'S senior. He mas an
nounced that he will, on the expiration of
his term return 10 his home in Blooming
ton H. and take up his law practice Mr.
Stevenson is not rich man, as wealth Is
summed up nowadays, and he Will once
more become an attorney, not Tor his heaIth,
but solely for the mony there Is in IL.
Secretary Lamont holds large traction
and other interests in New York, and he
will leave the Cabinet for a business mans
desk Secretary Carlisle, it is said, will be-
come general attorney for n life insurance
company with an office in New York Sec
retary Morton will go back to his Ne
braska farm Postmaster General Wilson
has been offered a college presidency, and
NAV accept the position. Secretary Herbert
has not announced his programme. At
torney General Harmon was successful
lawyer in Cincinnati before he went into
the Cabinet and he will practice law in
the same city after he has LETT 1t. Secre-
tary Francis will return to his commission
business in st. Louis. Secretary Olney says
he will resume the law practce ne lett
four years ago.