Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-13
ia wArrRsoN.HllL LETTER.
The Kentucky EdItor Wrote II and is sur
prised at Governor HIrs DisaVowai
an telerrnnh b the plspalch.l


Ior1syIftF. February l2.-On returning
20 this city his afternoon Alr. Wattersoh;
in response to q request Of the Associa1e1
Press and in answer to some hundreds ~, ~
kilograms which have come TO Lonlsfti ~
In the last twenty-four hours. gave the Ioi-
lowing statement for the public;
Louisville. February 12.-l wrote q
letter 10 Governor Hill. aud was impeneuI
TO do 50 by motives the sincerest anh Iloss
disinterested. There appeared IN many Oh
the great newspapers last Sunday sensnii
tional account OF how caucus OF Oi Isy
States Senators had resolved upon retiring
Governor Hin from the presidential arena,
of how had been selected the instruIhssinV
of these Senators, and how L had uis-
patched him q letter potent enough 70
alter his plans.
THE PUBLICATION OF THE TRUTH.
Whence this fantastic story emapated
cannot divine: but 1t was so absurd anu
did such Injustice 10 both Governor nm
and myself that thought, as still thinH,
that there could be no objection on the
part Of ANYBODY 10 the publication OF the
truth, which fatty cOntradicted 1t. i was
induced to this by the circumstance tnat
Governor Hill seemed to have adopted w, tne
course suggested by considerations ann an
honorable to his character and credltaOie
to his iudpment. More so. indeed, since
the letter in question furnished. hun anu
his friends the impartial testimony 70
answer and refute this most odlous anu
wdely-circulated calumny.
SURPRISED AND DISTRESSED.
I confess that am surprised that the
Governor should make such haste TO dlsa-
vow and disogn tho course which, however
PROMPTED. gratified every Democrat IN the
United States outside of the State OF New
York. removing him at once from the heio
of mere political scheming and selt-seek &,
ing and placing him in the front rank OF
statesmen having the good oil thelr
country and party at heart. am
equally distressed by the represeh;,
tation that Governor Hill should
regard nv plain but friendly words as I'M
pertinent and insulting. did not SO IN,
tend them. / cannot help thinking thal
the same words might be with proprlety
addressed 10 HIM OF TO any Democratic
aspirant by the humblest Democrat IN the
land and still hope that. annoyed by Ihe
publication which annoyed me as well as hel
he has proceeded upon misapprehenslon
of the facts Of the case.
NO ADVANTAGE OF HIN.
can assure him that neither IN the
writing or printing of my letter was there
any purpose TO take an advantage OF MN
and least of all to do MIN lnJusUce' 81
no mans man and exist in no mans IN
terest. To use his own happy expression
II am a Democrat who has passed ire
time in the service Of the prin.
ciples and policies" from which
have never sought the slightest per
sonal recognition OF reward. l am only
Inundated by the reflection that this ser
vice was not sufficient in the estimation
of Governor Hill to protect me against his
displeasure, and that IN the harsh con
struction which he puts upon the genuine
and not the forged letter he visits me witt
what / must regard as unmerited suspl
c1on.
ISignedl HENRY WATTEhsoN'