Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-03-13
MIX. wATrERsON MAD
over the subject of that Letter-He Has
Keen Misrepresented.

Been Misrepresented.
LoUISvILiE. Ky, March l3.-An As
Sociated Press representative found Mr.
WatterSon confined To his house to-day
with an attack of grippe.
Mr.. Wattcr>on, the New York pa
pers are again upon the Hill letter"
Then" said Mr. WatterS0n, they
must have very little To- do
Have you anything to say
Nothing"
'Would you like To hear what they
are are saying
Il don't care anything about IL, Mr..
WatterSon replied, with some irritation.
II said nearly month ago all have TO
say. Although spoke fully and frank
ly. the newspapers have been making a
mares nest OF it ever since"
But, Mr.. WatterSon," persisted the
reporter. have you not been inter
viewed about it?"
interviewed" exclaimed the old
journalist Savagely. What do you
call an interview? Is il chance con-
verSation written out at second hand,
without notes and from memory by
another man. and heralded as your'0wn?
have authorized nobody 10 speak for
me. have seen no interview, aS you
call il, i'm advance, 30 revise il. and
make il my own. Yet il is sought TO
make me responsible for half dozen
conflicting statements for the publica-
lion and LhraseOlOgy of which ! am
as innocent as the man in the moon.
| Here is the Er1Hg Post of this city,
gredily gObbliug up every line that has
appeared ON this subject, yet declaring
/ that ought 10 be charged advertising
rates. and the 1T. Louis Republic yawp-
| ing about my explanations when rs Il
matter Of fact | have been pursuing the
even tenor of my way of minding my
own business seeking TO get well of this
| Internal grip 50 that | may fill out a
series of prearranged literary engage
ments and in no way troubling myself
about politics. and least of all, with
| New Norks politics, which stink in the
nostrils OF good people everywhere.
But did you not write "A letter TO Mr..
I Cleyeland?'
Il have written many letters to Mr..
/ Cleveland
But did you not write a special let
ter to Mr.. Cleveland and get special
answer"
whatever have atanv time written
10 Mr.. Cleveland j. my affair and what
yer he has written to me at any time IS
his affair The Hill matter got into the
newspapers in n garbed shape without
nv knowledge or consent. | merely con-
sented that the truth should be print
Cd Nv that. and that alone, | stand.
In the meantime | am engaged in no
conspiracy. and refuse to be put on eX-
Ihibition for purposes either of news
vending or controversy. The hounds
who arc seeking 50 10 Use me shall re-
lceive no assistance from me. am not
a criminal not even candidate IOI
loilice and have committed no fault,
unless il br a faglt foF man to eyer
Else his right OF free speech As , citizen
and democrat in the interest Ql Ia,
country and his party.
Hut Mir. WatleTSnp Insisted the
rrporter. what shall be- said t. thoSe
who are bombarding the telegraph OF
fee for some explicit Information iron
YOU
TEL them to 60 to the devil, eN
claimed the victim OF the grippe As he
took handful Of qunine; but rs th'
reporter was about 10 retreat from
very sick and very angry man, h'
called him back saying in milder tones
,.No don't do that, don't do that, th'
will get there soon enough without any
maiedictionS or instructions from me.