St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-10
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While Mr.. CLEVELAND was In New York
last week, many distinguished gentlemen
from all sections of the Union paid their
respects TO the President-elect by calling
upon him at his hotel. From all the reports
through the various papers of the country
there is universal testimony that Mr. CLEvE-
LAND treated all of his visitors pleasantly
and cordi ally. But it seems that all of the
visitors were not so courteous in their treat
ment OF the President. The story goes that
at about half past three O'Clock in the after
noon of the day after the Presidents arrival
In the city, tall man with sandy whiskers
appeared at the door of the waiting room aud
sent in card to Mr.. CLEVELAND, on which
was Inscribed "Mr. JOSEPH Pulitzer" The
footman at the door brought back response,
"Will you please wait moment"
Il am not in the habit of waiting"
snapDishly responded the great and i'm
mediately mazurkaed off down the ladies'
stairway. Mr. PULITZER is a pretty consid.
cradle man. ANY man who owns the New
York World must be a man of distinction,
and more than that, Mr.. PULITZER is some
sort of relative by marriage to CARL SCHURz.
And CARL SCHURZ is leader of the Mug
wumps, and the Mugwumps since BLAINE's
defeat, like the traditional saints, are claim
ing the whole earth. These considerations
entitle Mr.. PULITZER to distinction, and
when he was so careful as to inform the
President of his exact identity for he left no
room to doubt which PULITZER it was that
called, so cautious was he that he should not
be mistaken for any ordinary JOE PULITZER
in the country he took particular pains to put
on his card ''4HiSter JOSEPH PULITZER" it
does seem that Mr.. CLEVELAND should not
have been SO absent minded as not to have
dismissed his other guests Immediately, to
have brought in Lis court retinue, and amid
all the spendors of royalty have received the
distinguished Austrian Prince and Mug
wumpian proprietor of metropolitan paper.
There is only one ground upon which
Mr.. CLEVELAND can frame an excuse
for the apparent snub given Mister
JOSEPH PULITZER, and that is the
president is a plain business man of demo-
cratic tastes and habits and education, and
he iunocently thought that when he commits
stoned the doorkeeDer TO politely request the
distinguished editor to remain in the front re-
ception room fora few moments and leisurely
enjoy himself on a plush covered rocker,
while his excellency disposed Of some clam
Orous guest who was hungry for cabinet
place, that he was really doing a gerteel
thing, and meant no discourtesy. 1t is Mr..
CLEvELAND's misfortune never to have been
an editor or the proprietor of metropolitan
journal, and consequently he cannot know
anything of that delicate seusitiveness of
feeling and proud sense Of distinction which
journalists possess or he would have dealt
more tenderly with the proprietor of news
paper which contains regular Sunday edi-
ton affidavit, sworn to just before mass, that
its increase In circulation is 101 500 each
week. 1t is great mistake that Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND has made, for after his administration
gets few knock-dowus from the World he
will discover wherein he erred. A PULITZER
was never known to forgive wrong or pa-
cate an enemy. Mr.. CLEVELAND has one
consolation, however, the people are at his
back, and he can stand assaults from Mug
wumpian snObs. LAYING levity aside and
treating the incident in most serious light,
the universal verdict of the public will be that
Mister JOSEPH PULITZER wears longer ears
than a newspaper man should.