Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-19
PRRsIDENr-MAKING- THE KENTUCKY
WARWICK.

is the patronizlng way in which the
Hon. Henry ]. Watterson, of the Louis
vile Courier-Journal, has taken charge
of the destinies of the Democratic party,
and has started in to make presidents
off hand. AS a newspaper man Mr..
Watterson is, in a certain sense, sue
cess. AS good fellow he is even more
emphatic success. He is on good terms
with men, and, like the celebrated John
Wilkes, OF England, although not a
beauty, he can boast that he is only hall
an hour behind the handsomest man in
America with the fairer and better por-
ton of the human race, yclept the
ladies. He plays splendid game of
poker, and can rattle off theme from
Beethoven on the piano to the admira-
ton of his select audiences. He can
also write a blooming editorial, OF the
"star-eyed Goddess" order, which will
tickle his Kentucky readers to the
death.
Thus far of Mr.. Watterson's merits.
But we doubt if this gentleman has re-
ceived from any quarter whose au-
thority will be recognized the right
to say who shall or who shall not
be the Democratic candidate for presi-
dent in 1892. Some months ago letter
with Mr.. Watterson's signature attached
was published in the press Of the United
States commanding Governor Hill to
get out OF the way and leave the track
clear for Mr.. Cleveland. According to
the press dispatches, this letter had
been mailed to Governor Hill, and it
purported to have been written after
consultation with many leading Demo
Gratis. Governor Hill was interviewed
and stated that he had not received
such missive, and that if he had re-
ceived it he would have regarded it as a
very impertinent communication.
1t now turns out that though the
letter was written it was never sent, but
went, instead, into Mr.. Watterson's
waste basket. Mr.. Watterson now says
that he sent it to Mr.. Cleveland, and
that the latter returned it with the sug-
gestion that it had better be suppressed
thus insuring it's consignment to the
receptacle aforesaid. He also claims
that while this important document
important principally in the mind OF
the writer-was in the hands of Mr.
Cleveland a garbled copy was made of il
which was published, thus necessitatins
the publication of the true text. Or, il
that were not the true solution of the
matter, the original was fished out O.
the waste basket, with like larcenious
appropriation of its precious contents.
And now comes Mr.. Grover Cleveland
and says that he has no recollection O
ever having received such communica
tion,from the Kentucky Warwick. Thi'
is really severe on the 'self-constitutet
Kentucky president-maker.
If we were so fortunate as to posses
the ear of this great Kentucky journals
we would try to vile him with the story
of man who once made a comfortable
competency by attending to his owr
business. In country of beautiful
women and brave men, like Kentucky.
one might be reasonably supposed to
find plenty of matters to interest him II
his own home. We doubt if the Ameri
can people, any more than Governor
Hill, are yearning after Mr.. Watterson's
advice or commands. His peremptory
order to Governor Hill to step down ane
out does not seem to have had the ex
pected weight with that statesman. Ir
fact, his description of Henry's attitude
as ''impertinent" seems to fill the bill te
nicely. Go to, Henry! Haul in thy
horns little, prithee!