The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-06-28

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Watterson wisdom we must take
it IN the WatIerson way.
The assertion that been a chron
ic seeker since he was twenty-ont
years old is made with that scorI
of substantial evidence that would
subject less infallible authority
than Mr.. Watterson to SOME crit
cism,
To 90 no further back than 1855.
we find that Mr.. Cleveland ha,
been nominated three times fol
presidency and each time in re
SPONGE to such an overwhelming
popular demand as has been bach
of NO other man whose name has
been presented to a Democratic
national convention in this gene
ration.
! SIR. Watterson had the hest
possible opportunity to estimate
the strength Of this professional
Office seeker among the Demo
cratic masses after they had al
ready chosen him twice before as
their leader.
Mr.. Watterson can speak from
knowledge ON this subject.
For months before the Demo
cratic convention of 1892 Mr..
Watterson had been pouring in u
series OF editorials Of from one to
five columns in length that it Was
equally impossible to nominate or
elect Cleveland
He managed to get on the Ken
lucky delegation, the great major
lily Of which was enthusiastically
in favor OF Clevelan1's nomina-
tlou, and he followed up his work
dcteating the chronic office seeker
by going to the convention TO tell
The folks all about IT.
He talked and talked, in hotcI
iobLies aud in the great assembly
Of too party, until the multitude
showed unmistakabie symptoms
Of ~ acute attack d too much |
Watterson
though this great leader was
furious N his efforts to convince
Ihs convention that Cleveland
would not do, 1t seemed that he
didn't know who would do
as that may seem. But
1t last after nominations had been
:alled for, up rose Watterson tol
cad the wandering tribes out of
he wilderness. He was ready to ,
lame the man who would save
he party, and with his most i'm
,ressive fourishes fDng to the
freeze the banner of a Mr.. Boies,
# Iowa, or some other western {
Ocality.
The Boies boom wouldn't even
izz. The convention in spite Of !
vstterson's warning, went ahead }
nd nominated Cleveland on the
rst ballot and swept the country
nth him the following September /
Mr.. Cleveland is in no sense ali
andidate for the presidency, or v
ny other office, now, but we see .
0 reoson to believe that Waiter =
ms capacity Of Judging hum fair i
Z. or making anything like 9 COR d
oct estimate Of the regard in l
hich the country holds him has o
since the memorable Z
Fsttersonian fiasco in 1892. =,
Mr.. Wstterson is not content y
ith applying to Mr.. Cleveland d
Ich choice terms as coarse, "
''brutal," ''obtuse, =" :. =.
selfish, and other epithets which ~
Ost gentlemen would hesitate to d
ct at anybody outside Of the PEN tt
sntiary, but he goes to the ex- .
ut Of indlcting Mr.. Cleveland i
r his ''indefatigable dupliclty." Al
Among ali the charges that ii
We been brought against Mr.. 10
evBland even by detrsctOrs al. o.
Dst as virulent as Mr.. Waiter s. =,
o this is the first time we have a.
or seen this one. th
Its appearance in the izzling
atterman mlstrisl this morning m
licates sufficiently and complete n
the editor was swept away by y
J recklessness of his passion. fir,
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