National Republican., 1888-04-18

uNE ~ Nr CouklingS most intimate trlen l.
in New York city was Joseph Pulitzer pr"prH.
Tor OF the World when pult2cr aud npr'
shrncr had their quarrel, aud the latter
crascd tu hc the confidential legal adviser fer
the World that position was given f. Mr.
Cunkling. and hG held II from that time on
he no doubt contributed IN nu small inca sure
To the success. Of the world. He was r'iiaf
counsel IN all the libel suits brolght agl4nst
il aud there were u great many oi them
and. more than tlmt WAS the almost daily CON.
p,lnou uf Mr. Pulitzer, aiNiug him "a all times
the advantage ol his sugacious legal hnOwl.
edge. It. well a. tn" pleasure ui his general
society. which was always very liGhly "s-
tccu-d There are II great many pGupl" IN
New i"rk who Dc not admire Pulitzer. and II
was often remarked that it was
.;raug" sort or friendship that Ipn@lins
had tnkuu up. They drove nut together,
went ,u tb, thrutrr nnd opera together, and
dim"d together the great -tulwdrt always
hc'ng the gnrsi ui Mr. Pulitzer. During
tw" .ra-"ls at the Metropolitan Grand opera
H"r.u Nir Pulitzer hired hnS At the triiiiug
! cost uf S3UN0H >rnsou fhr guest more I've
uucrty seer in that box than any other was
Mr. ,Unklmg and his arrival never fuilrl 10
rx, i'v 4 unirnur Of admiration. A. lac would
| take hi. seat with that dclihordte. Impressive
uiI that j. 81 familiar tu those vino have seen
| him In years gone by IN the Senate, hr wQulh
luug since grown almost snowy white and
expand his broad chest with the grace Of
Chesterfield himself. lie was always
iaultlcSNly atiired in iull evening dress,
ana III" courteous attentions that he hc.tuwch
upon Mrs. Pulitzer. whuiN Il lady Oi unusual
beauty and Intelligence. must have rScitrd
ia" envy nt uatIy a lady not favored with 80
Distinguished and charming - gd"st. iiut Mr.
,onSliug did not 'gu in society according to
| the usual meaning ot that phrase lie had no
d, >rr 10 de- So. He cared uIlv for the com
luIy OF people who had >uHccn, brains and
literary culture To make thcnsclve, Interest
Ing I" him lie worked NJ his profession IN
driutgahly. hut took tim. 10 read the hest
current literature. lie was fond Of "Ouila's"
novels hrcau.r u' her brilliant. upiglgmmHtir
style, and her sdicH"n. Himself the MaStcriu
o,HtoIy Of . ~in,ilui style, II" found "ouila'S'
writings entirely cungCnul liz regarded
The Princess NuWnSnr' a. the best one ui
"Ouda'S' nOuk>, 'lhr fact that Mr.. 'Nnkling
found 81 agreeable II companion in Mr., Pulit
Trr was one pi the best evidences that he was
really In earnest IN c,chrwing politics entirely
when hr went To- New FORK TO practice law.
\ great many pcopl" thought he was simply
IN III or illhumur, and that lii retirement
| from public life was only temporary. lie
meant that il should be permanent, and hence
ir choSr his associates with no view to politi.
cal possibilities. Mi, Pulitzer however al
ways desired to -cr ,unkling put back into
some public station. rlIis arose more from
personal admiration than from any political
consideration. lie devoted the whole
! strength Of HI paper to the election oi cnnk.
/ ling IA the New York senatorship III the win
| ter ui 1865, but II was unreasonable 10
"Nrcrt success, from an effort uf this kin
, from Il Journal protesting to he Democrats,
aud the movement was Il bad failure, II
! would have been better for Mr. Cunklmg If
the zeal Of hi friend, Mr., Pulitzer had not -
completely ovcrlraped itself IN this instance.