New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-13
IVA TTERSON IN ANGRY MOOD.
SOME VIGOROUS REMARKS ABOUT Ills
CRITICS
NOT ENGAGED Iy cONspIEACY-THE CLEvE
LAND LETTEI-rNCOMPLIMEN oBsEE-
vArloNs Anorr NEw.YORK roLITICs.

LAND ER-rNCOMPLIMENTAEY oBsEE-
v,TroNs ABOUT NEw.YoEK POLITICS.
Louisville. March i2-An Associated Pre-, repro
sentative found Mr.. Watterson confined 20 MS house
to-day with an attack Of grippe.
Mr. Watct,on. the New-lork papers arc a-ain
upon the HI l"tcr-..
Then said Mr.. Wa;tcr,on " they mus, have very
little 10 do
Have you anything 10 sayl'
Nothing
Would YOU Ike 10 hear what they sayiuci'
Il don't care anything about it, Nj. Waier-on re
pIed with some irritation. Il sad nearly month
ago all have to say. Although ! spoke fully and
frankly. the newspapers have been making maze
nest Of II ever since
But Mr. wattcr~on.7 persisted the reporter, have
you not been interviewed about ~
Intcrvirwcd." :" exclaimed the old journalist say
acey. What do yOa call an interview + 1t a
chance conversation written ont at sccOnd hand, with
ont note, and from memory by another man, and
heraldcd a. your own have authorized nobody to
,peak Tor me have seen no interview, A. \ou can
H. I'm advance. 10 Icvi>' II and max" u my OWN.
Yet It i sought TO maize me responsible for nan a
dozen ,-7nnictug statements for the publication and
nhrasc0nsy Of which am innocent A. the man IN
the moon Here Is The Evening Po-t' If this
citv crccdiv cobblng up every line that a- appeared
on thi, subject, yet declaring tia; | ought
to Le charged advertising rate, and Tn" II L'nI~
R.prblic' yawping about my explanations. when ~ -
matter of fact have been pursuing the even tcl'r "'
my way mindire my own business seeking 10 :"t
VOL Of this Internal grippe, - that NAV hll "hi a
series Of prcaranecd literary engagement and ln no
way troubling myself about politics and lcat Of all
with New York politics, which stink IN the u1lrI' OF
good people everywhere
But did YOU not write a letter 10 Mr Cleveland y.
Il have written many letters to Nr Cicvcltni'
But did you write a special letter 10 VIZ. '"'cIahh
and get special answer
~Whatoycr ] have at any time written to Mr.
Cleveland j., my affair and wiltcvcr he hn- WIiitc"
10 me at any tmc j, h, affair The iiil matter
got into the newspaper, in 2 Garbcd shape without
nv knowledge consent merely consented that
the truth should bc printed. l'y that and That alone
| stand In the meantime / am engaged IN no con
,pracy and refuse be put exhibition for purposes
either of news vending or controversy The h0und'
who are seeking 80 10 shall rec GIVE no assist
ance from me not criminal not even q
miles, il be fault for a man to cNcrc-c MS rlyht
Of free speech a citizen and Democrat in the
interest Of hi~ country and lis party
I9ut. Mr. Watcr-Jn.' Insisted tie reporter. what
shall he ~ad to Those who hOmhaWiing the telc
uraph office for some explicit expression from y0u ~
Tell them Ia 20 10 the devil" exclaimed the Vriim
of the grippe h. took a handful Of gGinne. but as
man he called him back saving IN gcntirr tones:
don't do that. don't dc that. they will get there
-non cuonCh without any macdctiOna or instructions
from me-