Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-26
lie HAS NOT RETIRED.
HE IS SIMPLY TO TAKE a REST


Nnu seek toclueion IN unothvt country
Brcnhafn Banner
The frequent appearance OF newspaper
paragraphs like this led the Tribune n
few days ago TO make an inquiry which
elected a very Interesting answer. In
Kansas paper the statement was mnde
that Mr., watterson had boon forced TO
retire from the position OF editor OF the
Courier-Journal NJ the "diotatlon OF the
counting room" which inssted upon
gold standard policy for the sake OF It's
revenues from advertising and nuhsidiz-
ing corporations. The same idea with
variations has appeared In other news
papers,
great newspapers ones, FOR that
matter-to be held up as mere hifclmg
automatons tutoring the calculated und
constituencies dieta OF their corporation
owners, aud on account OF Mr. waiter
sons National distinction - a journalist
and az political roformer this case
seemed TO AFFORD a good opportunity for
rchukinE His sort OF SANDER. The Tfi-
buac, therefore. addressed "A note to Mr.,
WOttcrson, enclosing couple OF the
slanderoua paragraphs. and us ono OF
many newspapers aud political iriendo
IN this section asked him TO say how
much foundation there was for the story
OF retirement at the dictntion OF the
counting room. Here 10 the reply; !.
MIR, wATrERsoN's LETTER. -
courier-Journal, Editorial Department,
Louisville, Ky. September i1,-My bear
Str; Allow me to thank you Tor your
kind letter OF the lstl instant. There Is
not the least foundation for the state
mont that after Ito timo apent In
bringing the couries-Journal to high
rank among the newspapers OF the count
| try" l have been forced TO retire at the
dlctation OF the counting room"
| As you will sec by the enclosed editorial
from the Couricf-Journal OF the nth In
atant, the paper was established by
Walter N, llaldrman aud myself IN laiS,
| ho TO DO Its publisher and Its editor. In
those mutual relations we have lahorsd
together harmonionsly for twonty-savcn
years. Thuro has never been, and Ia not
| row the slightest difference between US.
| We are the Joint and sole owners OF tho
/ property. and the protcnfc OF counting
/ room dlctation" is not merely a weak
device to disoredlt the Integrity OF tho
paper. but to tllosc who know ita interior
| workings, absurd IN the last degree
| AT the outset OF 1926, Il was stated 10y
| the Couris r-Journai that aa I had ar.
ranged TO be much away from home dur
ing the year, / should. personally, tnko
no part IN the coming Sttto convention
| or campaign, and that, M expected to
| 70 abroad with my family ia Aprll, 1876.
| my friends might as well count mo out
| OF tho political activities OF the I'M
mediate future. This Is all thoir II 20
| the statement that l have retired from
| politics" have never been I'm polltica."
! except as n volunteer. The concrete
things OF political life have never been
anything 10 me- There IL no official
| position tho acceptance Of which l woull
80 much Ms consider. For thirty years
hhvo been leading forlorn hopes and
| nllirg impossible breaches, often mia.
! conceived by friends, always miHronro-
"a lstH an M a mai Al lN.l u
ctst OF wear and tear 20 myself nee
rest I have Gained n rest and am
eolfg to take rest That ~ the whole
OF II.
/ shall. n Col permits me 10 live get
home N time TO vote IN the presidential
election and /, resume my work IN my
chonon and appointed sphere Of duty,
prepared / hope, 10 do good service dur
ing tho closing years OF the century.
II ia not my habit to notice stories
about myself which tloat around IN tho
newspapers. They are rarely accurate In
any particular. But u they amuse their
| authors ! am sure I can regard tiom
with compllocuoy since they DO not
seem 10 have harmed me- But your
| friendly and thouehtful interest leaves
me In the present instance no alternative
than tn sfnd you this frank response TO
your inquiry. Faithfully yours.
Henry Watterson.
To Clarence ousiey.
HARMONIOUS PARTNERSHIP
Tho following extracts from the edit
toriai TO which Mr.. wattoraon refers arc
Interesting as emphaslxlng whit he says
| In the foregoing and as the narrative OF
a useful and successful career;
Tho first day OF July, lsss. thcrc were
three daily newspapers In Lonisviie, tho
| Journal, the Courier and the Democrat
The oldest OF these, the Journal. had been
| established In 1880 by Genrgr u, Prentice
The Courier was established by w NJ.
Huldemnn In 1874 Tho Democrat came
upon tho gcene n little later, hut for
| nearly a quarter OF a century the three
journals had existed aH contemporaries
and rivals. The growing age aud iniirm-
tlea OF Mr.. Prentice had brought about
his retirement, and he was succeeded IN
the spring of 1865 by MIR. MnttcfsOn. IN
the autumn OF that year Mr.. Haidemnn
and Mr.. Watterson pooled their iGnuen,
purchased the Democrat. consolidated the
| Associated PreHh franchise Tor the city
OF Louisville, and Sunday morning, the
sth OF November. 1865, without any warn
Ing. the people Of Loulhvllle invoke TO md
at their door. IN place Of thcli nccuH-
toned visitors. a hyphenated stranger.
called "The courier-Jonrnal."
II proved In every way n wide venture.
Mr.. Haldemnn needed nm EDITOR SIT. Wat
terson needed publisher. They were
practical, working Journalists who saw
tho real difficulties OF the situatlon-thcy
were Contemplating, aspiring men, each
wanting to excel--and. instead OF engnR-
ing IN a costly wnr TO wear one nnotller
out, thoy substituted for three newspapers
OF the second class. hghting for life, a
Newspaper OF the first clars. insured OF
success from the beginning. From the
journalistic standpoint they at once mt
ed Louisville into competitor OF Chi
cago, st. Louis and Cincinnati
The secret OF It's SUCCESS. aside from a
daring and yet thrifty business manage
ment. has been its consintency with itself,
It's fidelity 10 It's convictions and its in-
| telllvcnt diHlntereafDdneAg. 1t has sought
10 mfalcad nobody. II has especially Houghi
not TO deceive itself The two men who
own and control Il have lived aud tollod
| as one man. Each has had share ~ tho
work OF tho other; aud, during twenty
seven years there has been no difference
between them on any essential polnt.
The paper has been n democrat, but a
National democrat IL took no stock m
experimental politics.. II repudiated and
resisted the reactlonafy movements at
tempted by the short sighted leaders 81
It's party after the war. II accepted IN
good faith the three last amendments 90
| The constitution, which II christencd "the
| treaty OF peace between the Nurfh ana
South" II fought for the Mobilization OF
the colored race a. cnfranchiscd citizens.
and FOR the removal OF tho black lava
from the statute book II stood for the
National Integrity invlolate and against
| 80. ...nuhaaL Initiation nrnnfur which.