The Washington herald., 1920-12-09

whence his great influence continued
TO direct. to a considerable extent,
the policies of his party. He enter
tanned a great deal. and the house
became a Mecca for members OF his
political faith until his death, eight
years later.
Toward the end of his life he
grew intensely religious, and fire.
quently declared that he had for
given all his enemies. as he himself
hoped to be forgiven. He had GER
tainly been a man of wrath, duel
list, and a bitter foe TO many whom
he hated and who hated him. Near
ly all of his property had TO go to
pay the debts of an aopted son. 50
that he left almost nothing, though
his will bequeathed one slave TO
each member of his family. inclUd-
ing his grandchildren
John Tyler went back TO Rich
mond, which was his home. He HAD
strongly favored the maintenance OF
the Union, and had presided over
the peace congress which met In
Washington early in 1851, but. when
Virginia seeded. he went with his
State, siding with the Confederacy
and becoming a member OF the Con-
federate congress.
Andrew Johnson returned 20
Knoxville, where as a former PresI-
dent he lived for six years in demo
cratic simplicity among his old
neighbors. With a farm, mill,
country store and other interests.
he managed to keep himself sufi-
GENTLY occupied. But he had an
ambition to get back into the politi-
cal game. and after one or two un-
successful attempts managed TO OBJ
tain an election to the United States
Senate. He died less than a year
later, having served only a few
days of an extra session.
Grant Failed In Business
Ulysses S. Grant. on retiring from
the Presidency. was Of a mind %
devote the rest Of his days to leisure
and his friends He made a trip
around the world, which has been
described in two large published
volumes. On coming back he under
took TO interest himself in business
affairs-not actively, but in the way
of investment Unfortunately, he
had no knowledge OF business, and
to make good his losses he was
Obliged TO pawn for 500. 600 his col
lection of swords, medals and Nalu-
able memorabilia, including Eifts
from foreign potentates, collected
abroad. William II. Vanderbilt lent
him the money, and afterward gave
the collection. which the hero Of
AppomattoX was unable TO redeem,
10 the National Museum in Wash
ington. where il is now preserved.
Many Things Open 10 Wilson
Rutherford r. Hayes. on his ds-
parture from the White House. re-
signed himself to what he called
delightful retirement" He man
aged a farm St Spiegel Grove, near
Fremont Ohio, and interested him
self in charitable and benevolent
enterprises. He was a well nff man
and under no necessity TO toll
Chester A. Arthur was considered
in his day the handsomest man In
Washington, being still on the sunny
side of SO during his Presidency
He was popular, generally liked and
gave famous dinners. Probably no
occupant of the White House wa,
ever more confident OF succeeding
himself. Nevertheless, he lost the
job. and was a greatly disappointed
man.
He went to New York and made
arrangements for a law partnership.
Also. he contemplated some invest
ments in real estate in the upper
part OF Manhattan Island, which
probably would have made him
multi millionaire later on if be
lived; and he was elected president
of a corporation organized TO carry
out what most people thought a very
absurd and chimerical scheme
namely. TO dig a subway for trafic
under the streets OF New York. Just
then, however. his health gave way.
and he was found dead in his bed
one morning, less than a year after
he had turned over the Presidential
Office TO Mr.. Cleveland.
Ex-Presidents seem to be liable TO
the same fortunes and misfortunes
as other and ordinary folk. Some
have been rich. others have been
poor. Some have been happy after
leaving the White House. others
contrariwise. Their fates have been
extremely varied. But one thing
may be said is, that nowadays any
ex-President can command-though
Mr.. Taft has never exerted himself
in that direction big ipcome.
Woodrow Wilson will not need 90
look for a job. His services Of his
health allows) will always be in de-
mand at a high price as a writer, as
head of a university or in some 9TH
er capacity productive of ten times
as much money as he could earn n
he were not an ex-President. II he
Rf he A. n A.