The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, April 02, 1897, Image 8
PRESIDENTIAL FINANCIERING.
what the chief magistrate ? an
bate by careful management.
It is a question whether President
Clevelahd. steaming away on :< little lighthouse
tender to shoot ducks, does not
feel a poignant regret at stepping down
from the Chief Magistracy. He has always
professed to regard the duties of
that great office as a grievous burden, assumed
at a personal sacrifice for the benefit
of the people, but a shock must surely
attend the descent from such jmwei
to the position of a private citizen. When
tl?e populace along the route of the in
augural parade cheered themselves hoarse
the other day, the outgoing President
paid no attention, realizing that the applause
was for Major McKinley and not
for himself. "The King is dead ; long
live the King."
Mr. Arthur left the White House a
disap)x>inted man. lie had made an excellent
President, yet the jtcople refused
. to give him a second term. There were
many who saiu umi nisoenin was Hastened
by the blow to his ambition. Yet he
might justly have le'cn esteemed a favorite
of fortune, and he left nearly a quarter
of million dollars to his son and
daughter when lie died. It is safe to
say tliat very little of this money was
saved out of his salary while he was in the
"White House, for ho lived like a prince
and enjoyed nothing so much as the U*p.towal
of a hospitality that had no regard
for cost.
Mr. Harrison has found consolation
for tlie loss of his place in fueh opportunities
for money making as he nevei
hsid l>efore he elimlteil into the Presidential
chair. Ten thousand dollars a ycai
for a few lectures at the T.eland Stanford
University; huge prices paid I'm
literary articles sought by editors for tin
sake of his name; enormous fees I'm
legal services rendered to corporations?
inese ami oiuer niiiiivs i>i cash supply
luive proliably swelled liis income lievom
what it was when lie occupied the Wliiti
House. The chances are that Mr. liar
rison today is worth nearly half a uiillioi
of dollars. lie was one of the most ceo
noinical tenants that the Executive Man
sion ever hatl. and it is well within tin
mark to estimate that lie saved .tI Ju.iiiw
out of his salary in the four yearn of hi;
incuinlM'ncy.
The size of Mr. ('lovebird's fortune i;
n matter of speculation. When he lh>
\ >eonine a tenant of the White House In
was a ]hh)1" man. com|Ktrntivolv shaking
Certainly he was not worth am
jiroltnhly not hail that inuch. Today. i
not a niillionaire. lie may he rated Hon
to that enviable mark. IIis silarv du
ring his two terms as 1'resident alfonlei
. a surjilus which was very profitablyin
vested. There litis never liecn aii> c\
tmvaganep in expenditure at the Kxccii
tivo Mansion during his tenancy : yet hi
horses and carriages have Uen the i'mo
that money could buy. and hiseoimtr
licines have lieen mainttiiin d on a eoMl;
scale. On the other lstu.d. his real ?stat
investments have lieen very profitable
and tlie value of (Jray (.bibles now. will
100 acres of land surrounding, is not les
than f2.".0.oo0.
Major MeKinley. titter a long petioi
of financial trouble, must tind grea
relief of mind in the prosp?*e? of ; n in
come of ?."?0.ooo ner annna for the ncx
four, and jn'rhtips eight years. The oft
vejieateil statement that .tin* amount i
scarcely adequate lor the support of ill
dignity of a President of tla* I"nit?*?
States is pure nonsense. It is safe to sa;
that a careful person occupying that of
tice could get along with comfort 01
$10,000 ji year. He could do it oil nutcl
less if it were not for the State dima is
half dozen of theni annual!) wide!
costs ultout $."i00 each, including wines
If he chose, he might cut down l!o* inn
one-half, and earn the applause of tin
IV. C. T. 1*. at the inline lime, 1; refits
jug wines to his guests.
You see. when one is provided with ;
house, a stable and groom-*: c. n.-civaio
ries tilled with llowers. olid garden, is ;
hike care of them : a hutler. a \a!cl an.
a iior.'.Vrvee|M-r- ail furnished v. itlmii
eost, as tla? 1'resident gets tiam. then
are comparatively few things lilt i<.
him to pay for. The lights, fuel and re
pairs for the White House come out ol
Uncle Sam's pocket, as wi ll as a thous
and and one incidentals. Major .McKin
ley will have a colored man. mini on tin
Government pay rolls as a skilled lahorei
to shave him every morning for the nexi
four years. When he wants to write;
letter he will have the aid of a stenogia
plier whose services do not cost linn a cent,
and the missive will travel through tla
mails without reipiiring apostage stamp.
The marketing lor his houschoid wi!! ! <
done l?v a .steward, who draws a in Nilary
from the treasury, and all the domes
tic linen and tahle ei|niinenls w dl 1*- sup
plied out of the ^'Jo.ihmi a year whiel
Congress appropriates for the mail.ten
at tee of the executive mansion.
It will 1 Mi interesting to lake the item?
of necessary exjieiiditure and see just lion
much i>er annuin a ('resident of tlx
United States could get along on respectably
if he tried. Jlere they are :
Food supply for household - - > .V?
Wages for coachman and servants. -J.ihm
Koeil, etc. for horses _ - _ _ _ soi
Clothes for famiiy 1 ,-JtM
Incidentals - _ . I.jih
State dinners - _ - - l.sni
Private entertainments ;?iii
Kxtra summer expenses ('..tint
Total si i inn
Ft will Ih- observed that the mal.e-iij
of this Ii^t is very different from tin* i \
| 11 s? * aeeoutll of an ordinal \ householder,
such items a* rent, repairs. fool, buhls,
etc, 1 m-iii*r oniiltcil. The ;ivi r.iif? > iti/ct
would consider himself well otf if In
could get l td of tliosccxiM-itdituios. >i\l\
dollars ,i inet)if 11 is idlowcd lor fin
eoaehmaii. T-l<1 for the con], mid sjitom I
for three maids. These hirelings an
paid out of the President's own | :i. ? ,
There are usually live hoi si* in the i'\
ecutive stable. one of them bring in
the oHicial ea Triage and belonguiu to tin
(ioverntuent. This nai l ieulai animal ifed
at the cost ol tiie treasury, end tin
vehicle which it draws is u-cd l?> tin
President's secretins I'm \\han-\erpui
| loses he elnms'S. I{e-lK-ol: 11 *, e. |iiipny<*
the olily lieavy expense is foi (In oiiltii
of carTinges. hotscs and harm's . u, !
must lie purehased at ll.e U giiining ?
the .idniiiii-dration. Thy hnvoninn .
take-. c.ij'e of the stable an ) (' > !
Wiigta Of Hit- tillcro yiooms.
T1m? item rf '*e\trasummerox|K?nw"s" I
might N? stricken out oy an economical '
President, but it is customary for the i
< loel' Magistrate to ha\ea summer Iconic, I
it' only o cottage 5 V t!ie sea, and tlio cost '
of that luxury is liable to be heavy. How- j
i ver. tlie statement here made will suffice
to s><o\v tliiit lie could get along lirst-nde
on $2o,ooo a year, while $25,ooo would
leave :i cousidcr.iltie margin for luxury,
(ion. H rant's pay during his first term
was only $2.">,ooo a year. Congress
raised it to $00,000 at the lieginning of
his second administration, an impression
prevailing that the President required a
larger margin for the inainteiiauce of his
second suninstration, and dignity.
The (ieneral had a, good siz?sl family
and did much entertaining. IIis wife
is a better tinancier than he was. and at
the present time she lives a life of quiet
1)11), C.\ JM-iIMM" ill \> USUMlglOII.
Tin- too field's are 11101*0 than comfortably
otT, thanks to a nation's generosity.
As for Mr. llaycs, he probably sived
some ol'his salary while in the White
House, but llie notion so widely circulated
by his political enemies to the
effect that he was niggardly in his exIMMiditures
was ipiite the op|?osite of
truth, lie offered no wine to his guests
out of deference to the wishes of his wife
but behave ekilxirate and costly spreads
at public receptions, on one such occasion
spending $<?,000 for a collation. These
, receptions in the* administrations of Mr.
Cleveland and Mr. Harrison have lieen
wholy devoid of festal indulgence, lluid
or solid, notsomuch jus a sandwich being
supplied. This plan, though sivoiing
. of llanneeide hospitality, |ierlinps, jk?s
sorscs ;m imiMirtaut advantage in the
fact that 110 hire is extended to'buniniers
and other undesirable persons oa the
. lookout for ?i free feed. History has
ehronicled the disastrous experience of
? Andrew .lackson. when. desiring to c.\.
press his democratic feelings, lie invited
the jmblic to partake of punch in the
White House. The guests got tipsy.
I spilled the punch 011 thclloor. and liuaiiy
, became riotous and were only induced to
. lcjive by tlie stratagem of tiansfering
, the cjisks of stimulating beverage to tlie
. lawn outside.
Mr. Cleveland is ill years old?an age
, when a man may think reasonably 01' re1
til ing after a lalmrous career that has
s liecn clow ned w ith the highest jittainablc
honors?-and it is slid that lie promises to
s devote the rest of his life to pursuits of
j leisure. A pleasant prosjM et, surely, hut
[. he has always 1.ecu an extremely hard
i w<mi\ci. iiiiu suon a 11lit11 is UKt'iy 10 ir.iu
I ] himself unhappy when deprived. like
? Othello. of :iii ion. Hooks have
smoothed tin- (lccliniiiLr of several years |
iif 0111 ex-Presidents, bul Mr. Cleveland
i is liiirtli> a Imokish man. lit' is not al |
1 all a literary man. though singularly |
. facile with his pen la- always wrote liis
nns.s'ut s to ( ontrP'ss l?v liantl, ami
s almost never was a wonl orphmsoalterotl
, in revision?ami it isi.ot at all likely tliat
v lie \\ ill accept any o!' the attnietive ofTers
v which have already I teen made to him !>y
publishers and "syndicates." Tiiat he j
will return to tint inactive oi' law seems
l", unlikely in any event, inasmneh as his
s sneeess al it during lour years in New
Vork was very uioderate. In tiiat period
j his practice was confined mainly to the
I hearing, as referee. of eases handed over
_ to him by the courts,
t When Mr. Arthur left the White
. "il'tiec he had no not ion of n si?;iiin^ hims
self to a life of leisure and repose. lie
,. went to New Vork and entered upon
1 certain business enterprises, from wliieli
k lie e\|iM-t? d to derive lar^e returns, in.
eluding a proieet for a tunnel under
i liroadway. Weal estate in the upper
, | part of Manhattan Island attracted his
speeulative e\is and lie was actually on
, the point of hei-omiu- a partner in a iaw
firm when he died, a little less than a
! yi ar after he relinquish'd the Presidency.
! Mr. I !a\i s\\cut dire< t from the National
. (.pita! to his house in Fremont. Ohio.
ule re he spent the remaining years of
, his life in difjrnit'ied retirement. soperin.
tending' Ins larm and intere.-tiu.vf himself
, in eharities.
I (?en. (Want '.o'e.i:enjoyed the leisure
! which came to him after he left the Ptvs.
iili'iii "s chair. I!is ,'.".and lour mount! the
, '.'.olid was tiie e:owui:io evoilt of his
. wonderful career. Hut <Ii>;?j>|>??i111incut
[ jinn* Intel' with It is failure to secure n
. 111ii 1 term in the Wlste IInu.se, and lie.
last \ears was embittered by linaneial
. ruin, which threatened in touch his
|. honor. and 1 >\ the distn >s of a mortal
[ disease. Andrew .luckson. on leaving
, the Kxceutive Mansinu. went hack to
. TelUu'ssee. ut'.ele lie devetid his* attention
ton fat in. a mil! and a country
. store. si\ years later. in lsTo, he was
elected to the I 11 i t -< I >l;:hs Senate, hut
. within twelve-months he died. leaving
unite a i.e."," property.
- ( intciiannn pursued tlie life almost of a
- | hermit after lie went away from Wnshi
j iiiui 11 to iiis home near Lancaster. I'a.
i His later '.ears were those of a saddened
and morbid man. franklin l'ieree lived
thirteen \enrs at (oncoid, N*. II.. alter
' reliiii|Uishin^ the i'l'esideuey, enjoved a
leisure that had Uen well earned' Kiil
more was an active |?oiitici;ui and laisii
less man from (lie time he left the While
, I lolls** until he died. lie traveled milch
, ;it 'it .ad. I'oik died a few mouths alter
( his retirement, .lohu Tyler returned to
, Richmond. was active in public affairs
. and sided with his State when it seceded
, from the I ni<>ti. aei'eiit iic si enn^ii.'.n....j
' pnst 1111*It*i* the Cmd'ederate<hnenmient.
Van i*llI I'll went luck Id liis heme i:i
Kiliderlmi.k. oil Hi.- i I mis. ill, where lie
, Illicit'iI hilnseh W'lli jmlil ies ilin iii'4 Iniirleeii
\eiiis. \V i! !i I lie e\ecpl mn ol' W'ash>1
imtleii lie was Hie riehest el' all the e\
I'residents.
, ' I ieliei il .laeksuii went liein Waslii;:;.?.
' (oil Id hi- e>l lie. eaileil the I leriiiita'-je.
I l .< ;i i" Nashville, wheie he entertained
' la\ islily. 'I'd the I a \ el hi- ileal li lie
eeirnu nided lunch irilueiiei in pelilii
.IdIui ? niincv Ail.tins, after n lii.ii;^ I'loin
l the l'i i'lenev . i Veil foi li.lieleen yejll*S
as I iie Iradei di Ins parly in I lie llnii-e
ol llep.eseiit.it i\r>. lie iheil in Hie
eliaillher el I he lle'ise, IidW Statuary
H ill, anil the-pot whi le he was strieken
j is now markfil 1\ a hra-s star set in I he
i|ti!'<l lleer. Mn:iree was linaneia!l\ eni j
I anns-ed. and Weill Id New A* ?i K In
pr.ieljre law. lie Was liol veiy siieees
Oil, and died in eoinpar.it ivu pn\er!\ a
lew \ e trs later.
Madi-oli retired Id hi- Virginia e.| tie.
. wliere he liv< d a ver.\ seelialed lil'e. .hi
1'eiseii leinnieil | I Moll! '.lie ill peeii>ii.n\
dilii' nit wlii. I In.llied the en!
j?e 111 "l i:is <i?. Iiiiiiiu' >e.il's. .lelui
j .V'l.tn.s j?- _ . . >i. ?' iieiiyjh U> see his son
? o n
T.
OTHERS DO THE
ill the Presidential chair. He returned
to Quiney, Mass,, where lie lived the life
ot' a country gentleman, amusing himself
with fanning and U>oks. Washington
lived two years at Mount Vernon after
his retirement. When he died he was
the richest man in the United States, being
worth nearly $1.0iH),tNH).
Mi-s. A. Invcen, residing at 7*20 Henry
St., 111., sulleivil with sciatic rheuniatisni
for over eight months. She doctored for
it nearly the whole of this time, using
various remedies recommended by friends,
* ' ? * 't -1 I t. I--.A
ana was treated ny me pnysiciaus, mu.
received no relief. She then used one
and a hall' bottles of Chamberlain's Pain
Palm, which effected a complete cure.
This is published at her request, svs site
wants others similarly alliictod to know
what cured her. The and oo cent
si/.es for salo by Dr. F. C. Duke.
Guano, Guano!
i ?
We are prepared to furnish the follow'
ing well.known brands of Fertilizers :
Standard High.
Grade Fertilizers
and
Standard Acid FJtiosphate.
Also the INIOX OIL V-i
(.LAND KS A N1) AC 1 Ds. *
It will pay you to get our prices be
lore you buy.
We also have on hand a nice line of
Wagons Sc Buggies
W hieli we are selling very cheap.
We also rarrj a large stock of Staple
and Fancy (iroeeries at the very lowest
prices I hey can he sold.
We will be pleased to have yen eal
ai d ? xainir.e our st? ek 1 efore buying, at
we think we can phase.
Fant Bros.
NEW CROP
GARDEN SEED
1 0 0*7
i ur iocj e .
All verities from 1 cent per paper
up. They are fresh ami pure. Wo
have
BIB'S AND IBS
In hulk. They come cheaper this
w ay.
Buist's Philadelphia
Grown Onion
Sets, red and white
and Irish Potatoes.
P>uy your seed from us and you
will not he disappointed.
H. F. Scaife & Son.
Shore next to Fant Bros.
$10.00 FOB A $25.00;
Sewing Machine.
I r vol| \\ ill COMIC A T ( >\ ( r. Iii'l'iin t 111. I
Im-.M mI theluare |i|ekec| mil. Yoll call ,
?el a l?ii? bargain hi a
Sewing Machine j
1 have a IdI dI Dihls. Some of theiu of
I he hiirhevt Many of llirin worth
. J.'i or mole, I I'll I will elose thrill out al
>|o for \inii i 1 iiiii('uiiii'i|iiirk before
(in-lu st an* taken. This offer is only
for .1 limit fit lime,
S. M. Rice, Jr., E. U.
1 u ?1 lil,
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BLOWING. JV
P. M. FAlttt, tJEO. MUX HO
President. Cashier.
Merchants' k Planters' National
^>BANK,v
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OF UNION, H. C.
Capital Stock ___ - _ SC.O.tHi"
Surplus ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - - ."?(m?
Stockholders' inabilities - - - - 00.000
Total - ?170,000
Otlieers?F. M. Fair. President; A. II.
Foster, Vice President; George Monro,
Cashier; .1. 1). Arthur, Assistant Cashier.
Directors?W. II. "VVallaee, A. (I. 11 ice.
Wni. Jefferies. T. C. Duncan. .1. A.
Faiit..J. T. Douglas, K. 1*. McKLssick.
A, II. Foster.
WE SOI.K IT YOI'K 1IUS1NESS.
A. G. FLOYD
Dealer in General Merchandise
.. Dress Goods, Clothin^-^
liam A 7
""" lints, Caps, Hoots and ?J, a
Shoes. 1 also
handle
A lull and complete line ol
Heavy and Fancy Groceries a:
Rock Bottom Prices.
Come and examine 1113
goods before buying elsewhere
Yours for trade,
J. Q. WRAY, Mgr
\VK AK1: RUXNINC A
TTi iret m ncc Mnrlrpt I
We have also a nice line oft Jroccries.
?Wo also have a?
F1RT CLASS RESTAURANT.
()nion Sets on hand.
Fresh Fish twice a week.
Polite attention to all.
We are paying the highest '
price for good beef cattle and
all other country produce.
BAILEY & SEXTON.'
When the Grip
lias finished with von. von
imagine there is hut little
of you left. While that
mav nut he literallv true.
tlie remains are, no dotiht,
in a very dilapidated eonilitioii.
ami in neeil of
prompt and thorough re]
tails.
My Drug Store
Is (ho best oouipped repair
slioj> of the kind to he
found almost anywhere.
Very respec tfully,
F. C. Duke.
1*. S. i)<> not, forget that I nial'.e
prestiiptioa work a s|n*cialtyt
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SPRING GOODSI
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Wo have ju.-t receive*! a beautiful line of Percales, Prints,
Ducks, Lawns, V> bite ( loads and Wool Fabrics. Now is tbe
time to buy up these goods and make them up in time for
Spring. Our milliner, Miss E. E. Wilson, is now in tbe Northern
markets buying our
CTfW m? ?111TMPDV AM 11?AITDV nnnnn i
oiuuivur jmiiliiHMl >. ha I rMbl UUUlJd.
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Our lines of Ladies and Gentlemen's lino and cheap shoes is
also complete. We have some attractive styles to show you. In
Men's Boys' and Children's Clothing
We can lit both yourself and your pocket book. We represent
(latzert & Co., of Chicago, up-to-date Tailors. Fits (JI.'araNtkkd.
We also have a full supply of lluggy Harness from ?<> up.
Now is the time to place your orders with us for
Buggies, 1'lucions, Carriagcsor Spring Wagons
Look at our ?3<> Luggy. You can't match it for less than
?L"> to 8o0.
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hottlccl under the
I )ispensary
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label arc distilled and guaranteed by lis. We. have been
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