The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-12-31
CLEVELAND ON NEX-PREsIDENTs
Urges That the Country Should See
That They Get Generous FL
nancial Support.

EX-President Grover Cleveland, un-
kder the title off "Our People and
Their Ex-Presidents," has contribut-
Jed an interesting article to the
Youths Campanion for january 5.
Referring to the poverty Of Jeffer-
son after he left the presidency as a
Rlow to national pride, Mr. Cleveland
. eclares that definite and generous
rovision should be made for the
maintenance of chief magistrates at
ne expiration of their terms. He
balls with the subject at length aad
Nplains that he feels he can do SO
thout his sincerity being question:
since he is beyond the need Of
id from the public treasury.
"iThe condition is, by 10 means
met," Mr.. Cleveland writes, "by the
\ meagre and spasmodic relief occa-
sionally furnished under the guise of
military pension or some other pre-
text; nor would it be best met by TAX
} ing compensation dependent upon
the discharge of Senatorial or other
duties. Our people ought to make a
definite and generous provision for
\ all alike, based on motives Of justice
sud fairness and adequate to the SIT
Aation.'
Mr.. Cleveland describes the limita-
\ tons that his former higher Office
place on a retired president i'll his
choice of occupations and means Of
! livelihood, and how popular concep-
! tion Of him as a repository Of nation
al dignity cnforces a scale of living
THAT may not be within his private
q means.
q. ''fThere is sort Of vague, but none
b the less imperative, feeling abroad IN
the land,' says Mr.. Cleveland, "that
Zone who has occupied the great Office
kof president holds in trust for his fell
4 low citizens, certain dignity in
(which in his conduct and manner he
to project against loss or de-
sssStt Obedience to this obli-
s5sgation prescrlbes for him only such
WORK as in popular judgment is not
This suggests without
n s5argument reciprocal connection be-
4 tween the curtailmcnt of opportuni-
ties les and a reasonable obligation Of i'll
5 Is s8aemnifcation on the otfer.'
kss One division Of the Cleveland anti
<lSele is devoted to the occupations Of
=. nh eX-DrcSidcnt,' and in it the form
4 er president reveals the multiplicity
'$sof things which persons endeavor to
#bring to the attention of the retired
tatesman and the manner Of at
Fairs ne is asked to engage in.
4js$t,'' Sssj,,s' EIe is deluecd with booIs,' Mr..
.&Cleveland says. "most Of them indif-
lSfferent or positively worthless, and
g these he is expected to read and COM
h mend for advertising purposes. tie
Essiisg,nadc target for all sorts Of pc
assrniary solicitations embracing all
Escorts of objects. ranging from large
& funds and disinterested
of fabuIously profitable i'll
to pathetic and depress-
Ming appeals for the relief of i:ldivi-
tssdual distress.
Ie is almost daily mportuled to
4 ioiiA in the management of public or
! semi-Nublic enterprises, which profess
Ito be hScdul or bcaeficent or charita-
'&@ble. HA is persistcntly urged to make
X $$saadrcsse& on topics and for purposes
Chat are bewildering and at the times
and places that are impossible. His
daily mail furnishes conclusive ovi-
dencc that he is not overlooked by
Many class or condition of our people
sas,a any corner of our land, and the
Ssitors ne receives forbid the rcflec-
NoXlN that he is only melancholy
nrotSnct' of our governmental sys-
|sTt is most gratifying to note how
th, hv$ of our ex-presidents are
made grateful and bright by the gen.
arous atta| |dhment and spontaneous
kindness manifested toward them by
tneir fellow coumtrymen.