Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-06-05

ton Posi-. This Is not too large, how
ever, considering the heavy expenses
the president has to bear, and few of
tire at the end of four or eight years
with much saved
The sum is large In contrast to
what was paid in the early days Of the
republic. Mr.. Adams found the $685.
900 paid in his administration insult
6cient. President William Henry
Harrison went to market, bought a
COW for $50 and saw the animal safe
at the White House. This illustrates
conditions in his time. Yet he, too,
found appropriations too small.
The president now, however, repre-
sents 9O,00O,000 people, and faces ex-
pense or things unknown in the ear
lier days. Therefore, there is belief
prevalent that the salary of the pres
ident has kept pace with the progress
of the nation. Out of the S259,900
must come the cost of keeping the ex-
ton, the cost of lighting, heating, of
the large retinue of servants, of the
staff of clerks in the executive Of
flee and of the travelling expenses of
the chief magistrate, who can never
leave Washington without carrying
ice men, stenographers, clerks and
others. And In addition to all this
the cost of the state dinners, of the
garden parties, the receptions and the
teas, which are expected, not only by
the diplomats and officials in Wash
ington, but by society which each sea-
son flocks here from. every city OF
the United States. y
The state dinners, of which there
are three each year, cost more than
$4,000. The cabinet dinner, beginning
the season, averages between $500
and $500. The diplomatic dinner,
which is the most pretentious Of all,
costs more than $1,000, and the din
ner the Supreme court, which, like
the cabinet dinner, has about 40 COW
ers, costs about the same amount.
At each state reception the guests
invited to the blue room, generally
about 100 in number, are entertained
ton. These entertainments cost
about S400 The cost of the dinners
of courtesy to visiting foreigners de-
ponds largely upon the rank and i'm.
portance of the visitor. The expense
of all these is borne by the presi'
dent.
Progress has been so rapid that
the housewifely economies of Dolly
Madison's times have wholly disap.
peared. Mrs. Madison churned the
butter at the White House, but such
an exhibition of thrift on the part OF
Mrs. Wilson would call forth criti
cism. While Mrs. Madison was high
ly commended for recovering some OF
the White House furniture, in order
to stretch the appropriation, the same
action by Mrs. Wilson would not be
recommended. r. -.
Presidents of the United States
have not ranked as rich men. Presi
dent Wilson is no exception to the
general rule, and neither Is Mr.. Taft
wealthy. George Washington might
be called the most wealthy president
when one takes into consideration
conditions in his day. At the time Of
his death his estate was valued al
100000, equal to many times thai
sum today. Us +.
President Arthur was not rict
man, though worth about 100000
President Roosevelt, while not over
burdened with wealth, was man o.
comfortable income. President TAT
also has small income and Mrs. TAT
was not forced to any economy, bu
President Wilson is man with prae
tically no private income
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