Admit, as we do, that he is not as wealthy as we wish he was, it is not because the Tribune has not made his fortune, but because he did not keep it--because it went, as other people's money goes, to friends, to pay indorsements, and in bad investments.
Alexander discusses the financial struggles of a political figure despite the success of their newspaper.
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