Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-13
The wArrERsox LErrER.



The Ksatacky Editor Adniss the Author
ship Of the Decumeaf.
On returning to Louisville yesterday after
noon Hr. Henry watterson. editor Of the
Cosri--Jownai, in response 10 Q request of
the Associated Press and in answer 10 some
hundredso Of kilograms, gave the following state
ment for publication regarding the letter to
Gov. Hill Published on Wednesday:
LOUISVILLE, KY., Feb. IA wrote the letter
to Gov. Hill, and I was impelled 70 do so by
motives the sincerest and most disintsretsed.
There appeared in many Of the great nevs-
papers last Sunday q sensational account Of
how . caucus Of United States Senators had re-
solved upon retiring Gov. Hill from the pres
idential arena, Of how had been selected as
the instrument Of these Senators and Of how I
Ind dispatched him q letter potent enough 10
alter his plans.
whence this fantastic story emanated can
not divine, bnt it was 20 absurd and did such
injustice 10 both Gov. Hill and myself that
thought, as still think, that there could be no
objection on the part Of anybody to the pub
LEGATION OF the truth, which fatty coutradicted
1t. was induced to this by the circumstance
that Gov. Hill seemed to have adopted course
suggested by considerations alike honorable to
his character and creditable to his judgment,
the more 30, indeed. since the letter in question
furnished him and his friends impartial testi-
mony to answer and refute a most odious and
widely circulated calumny.
81 confess that am surprised that the gov
ernor should make such haste to disavow and
disown course which, however prompted,
gratified every democrat in the United States
outside Of the state Of New York. removing
him at once from the field of mere political
scheming and self-seeking, and placing him in
the front rank Of statesmen having the good Of
their country and party at heart.
Il am equally distressed by the representation
that Gov. Hill should regard my plain, friendly
words as impairment and insulting. did not
no intend them. 1 cannot help thinking that the
same words might be with propriety addressed
to him or to any democratic aspirant by the
humblest democrat in the land and still hope
that. annoyed by publication which ANNOYED
me as well. he has proceeded upon a misappre-
hun that. neither in the writing nor printing of
my letter, was there any purpose to take an
advantage Of him. and. least Of all, to do him
injustice am no mans man and exist in no
mans interest 70 use his own happy express
sion. i am a democrat who has passed q life
time in the service of principles and policies
from which have never sought the slightest
personal recognition or reward. I am only
Inundated by the reflection that this service
was not sufficient in the estimation of Gov.
Hill to protect me against his displeasure, and
that. in the harsh construction which he puts
upon genuine, and not forged letter, he
visits me with what must regard as unmerited
suspicion. HENRY WArrKRsOS."
Gov HILL RESPECTS MR.. wArTHRsoS LESS.
Gov. Hill returned to New York city at 1:3O
this morning. He had been supping with the
buckingham. A reporter of the New York
World met him and told him the gist of the dis
patch from Louisville. The governor seemed
entirely self-contained and listened attentively.