The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-10

nomination at the hands of the wings
and in 1853 he left the White House
to travel in Europe. While absent
| in 1856, he was nominated for tbs
presidency by a combination of whigs
and Know Nothings, but Maryland
was the only state he carried. re
died in 1874.
Franklin Pierce laid down the pres
identiaI duties in 1857 and after three
years of travel in Europe he retired
to his New Hampshire home and dice
in 1869.
James Buchanan took no part il
public affairs after he turned his of
flee over to Lincoln in 1861. He was
the only bachelor president, and LIVED
at his pennsylvania home until his
death in 1868.
Abraham Lincoln passed away in his
, prime as the result of the assassin's
bullet while he was president.
Andrew Johnon left the national
capital in 1862 He went back to Ten
nessee in 1875 was elected U. s.. Sen
ator. following several defeats for that
post. His career there was short as
he died the same year.
u. S. Grant, after he quit the pres
idency, made a triumphant tour o.
, the world following the expiration o.
his term in 1877. His friends at
tempted to renominate him in 1880
but the move failed, and Garfield wa.
nominated. Grant then entered tn
banking business in New York. h
also wrote his memoirs. The soldiea
president died in 1885 at the age O
SO.
Rutherford b. Hayes was active il
semi public affairs after Ieavinl
Washington in 1881. He was promi
nent in social work and served a.
president of the national Prison As
ISOLATION. He lived until 1898.
| James A. Garfield died in office
and Chester A. Arthur, who succeed
ed him, passed away the year afte2
his retirement in 1885.
After his first retirement in 1889
Grover Cleveland went to New Yorl
City and practiced law, and he wa
so prominent before the people tina
the Democrats made him their nomi
nee for, third time. and he was re
elected in 1892. Cleveland's secone
term expired in 1897, and he retired
to Princeton, New Jersey, where he
became trustee of the Princeton Uni
versity and lecturer. He also found
| time to write two books "Presiden
| tial Problems" and Fishing an
Hunting Sketches" Later he reor-
ganized several large life insurance
companies and died in 1908.
,iox 1aff
idency in 1898 to become one Of tn
leaders of the American bar. In
1898 he represented Venezuela in it
boundary dispute with Great Brit
ain. He also wrote. his output con
sisting of This Country of Ours
and a volume of essays under tn
title, Views of an President
Harrison died in 1901.
William Mckinley died in office
and Theodore Roosevelt succeede
him in 1901. Upon quitting tha
White House in 1909 Roosevelt went
on a hunting trip to Africa On hi
return he became the spokesman 70
the Progressive Party movement
In 1912 he was the nominee of tn
Progressives for president, but wa
uS1GdIeQ ny WOOQHOW WlSOU. II
continued to be a political leadec
with vast following, however.
When the world war came Roosevelt
became an apostle of American pre-
paredness. He died in 1919.
William Howard Taft in 1918 left
the White House to become a law
lecturer al Yale University. He re-
NAMED in the public eye, and ha
been in wide demand as a speaker
and writer on problems of govern
ment. Roosevelt and Taft were til
first presidents to write in large vol
ume for magazines and newspaper.
Woodrow Wilson, the last bresi
dent to retire, has announced the
formation of law partnership with
cambridge Colby, his last secretary
of state.
Former presidents, in this latter
day, seem to have no difficulty in
earning their livings. Their pen
alone in some instances have kept
them from the financial difficultie ;
that beset Jefferson and Madison.
Taft and Wilson are the presen
living former presidents. Since tn
death of Grant. not more than two
former presidents have been alive at
the same time. In 1926 there wer
four living; John Adams, jefferson
Madison and Monroe. In 1852 tbs
number was five.-Tyler, Van Vurel
FILLMORE, Pierce and Buchanan.