New-York tribune., 1906-12-12
HONOR COL. WATTERSON
DINNER BY KENTUCKIANS.
Fare1ceH to Editor Before His De
pdrtare for lSpain.

colonel Henry Watterson. Editor of THE Louis
vile Courier Journal who described by one
OF the speakers the dean Of the newspaper pro-
1esslon IN this country was the guest OF honor
last night at the third annual dinner of The Ken
tuckians, at the Waldorf. 1t was in the nature
OF a farewell. for he sails tomorrow for Spain,
where he is to spend the winter Seated about him
at The gusts table were the editors OF New York
newspapers and Of several magazines and others
prominent in the field of journalism and literature
John q. Carlisle, ex-Secretary OF the Treasury
and president OF The Kentuckians acted as
toastmaster Tho boxes Of the grand ballroom
were graced with women, the wives and friends OF
the sons of Kentucky. At the tables were some
three hundred diners.
When the coffee had been passed and the de-
canters were going around Mr Carlisle started the
postprandal part Of the evening by reading the
following characteristic letter from Mark TwaS;
I am sorrier than I can convey in words that l
foregather to do honor TO my age-Ions trleno sio
Nv sixteen Years of annual bronchial attacks have
now consolidated, in accordance with present-oay
business all the year round. without vacations
Therefore. my physician has forbidden me TO At
with idea of saving what of health Is eft TO me
since it comes of his being about the best IN
the country at the present time and as thlnA'
the only one without sin.
Mr.. Carlisle IN a few words presented Colonel
Watterson. saying the guest OF the evening needed
introduction TO gathering Of Kentuckians. The
diners appauded. and the band played For He's a
Jolly Good Fellow"
William NJ Polk president o; the Tennessee So
cety and Homer Davenport also spoke. Those at
the guests table besides Colonel Watterson were
Jonn C. Breckenridge, A T. Macdonald Jonn FOX
H J Wright Erwin Wardman. Marion J. Nerdery'
Chester S Lord, David J. Francis, Herman Rldders
Bradford Merrill William NJ. Polk, Oswald G. VII
lard Robert Underwood Johnson. Augustus Thomas
John g. Carlisle, Melville E. Stone. George Harvey
Homer Davenport James Lane Allen, John s. phil
lips Howard R. Bayne Adolph s. Ochs, Rollo Og-
aIr7a1 T.vTn a d
land. Henry L. Stoddard, Francis G. Cafey' Hooert
Grier Monroe and Evan Shelby.
Colonel WattsGson spoke in semi humorous out
feeling vein 10 the old homes in Kentucky and re-
ferred to the fact that he had stuck TO the state
while others had to New York to throw in
their lot with the millions OF the Carnegtes and
RockefelIers. Coming down TO a serious tone,
Colonel Watterson praised the personality OF Pres
ident Roosevelt, but expressed the belief that we
had got far away from the Constitution. His
aIluson to himself as a cross between Lincoln
Democrat and a jefferson Republican evoked ap-
plause and laughter. Colonel Watterson said IN
part:
come to fetch you message from Gods coun-
delightful story declared. Il mean to fulni uess
~ nee 7 life ~ ' Doh't forset the old folks al home
Don't forget the homely, the homespun sources
Don't forget Aunt Betsys Christian pTsachments
nor Cousin Pollys complacent and wise t ruSItitvs;
fame, the verdure and the bloom OF hentuckyiSS
hoSd and tSs o9 gbe we're the 6d Fed
the patriots call to battle and the Song OF the
Shall also say the resolutions of 'ss? Well gen.
or Democrats. YOU may as the good priest-ob
served in maintaining the doctrine OF PurgatoF
hand OF President whose personality is SO attTac-
tive whose motives are so d STsn tba most
men are loath 10 question anything ne says; 0G
of Capitalization has swung much too far to lee
ward, and will need 10 be swung PACK agaln II we We
are TO recover the poise and balance WHICH the
fathers and founders OF our great EepH6o oeSlsneu
we have already the splendid government they
dreaded. Modern invention by its annihtatlon o.
landmarks It has actually flung the ge9graRhy into
the sea Happily some thiags we o GoIl9 bern T Bu
shalt stand llstless by and see home rule go viii
could revisit the gmpses 6 Gt ffa fe g eo g and the
Congress am perfectly sure that at ne would say
go rifle slower The9do6eis cd 6is nay fashioned SEa as still to
believe in the Constitution Of the United states.
tuckians who to bid me good6y and wish me god;
speed upon 9uTneyI hin Ann am a96GI e6Tts 10 aad al nsgy gt
Woosev under the roof Of log cabin in Louis
n2BRs asa 3Rss 6a 6aR"P House 52 $0P S@@
Lincoln Dem9crat crossed on a & SOM US
ta-coming and a-going." Lincoln was a Conscience
pendence. Each of them revered the Constitution ton:
Planting myself upon that Dec1araIoh @ & anu is {naC
that I am loving 10 hear the eagle scream and to
5o1a3c @ and portent Of the advancing greatness
of my country and rejoicing that It i5 at length
wherever the ag goes the f1s%d6I law must go taas
beneath that flag; TO quote from noble opinion of
Mr. Justice Harlan-there are sun other living and
eminent Keutuckians besides Carlisle and Lindsay
''The Constitution Is supreme over every foot OF
Of ths tinted States. and its fun operation cannot
De stayed by any hranGh o. OF tne gogeratnen @ In IN
nary emergencies
Colonel Wattersou said that wherever more power
was needed the Constitution provided a means OF
obtaining It. He warned against change in the
system Of government by judicial Interpretation
Referring to his visit to Spain two years ago
he said:
confess that felt a little ashamed of our Cuban
war. We were lighting the ghost Of a nation.
1et they We9 ~ a ~ voDt 10 boast oF our sno
saxon and our Scotch-Irish blood That which
struck them down was gold Are we quite proof
Is the cynictsn of Heine coming true that
Money is God and Rothschild is his prophet?
Not vet thank God. in Gods country. Not Yet.
Let Us hope in this wQndTos city WheTS st me
poorest of this good company-rich as appears to
and or n frugaity to exc out scanty livelihood and
make both ends meet a hundred thousand dol
lars 4 year.
Melville F. Stone. general manager of The Asso-
cated Press the next speaker. said. in part:
! am here in representative capacity as the
servant of organized newspapers in this country 10
paper profession IN this country one VINO oy com
mon consent stands at the head For years he has
fTg fne of the most o''"S D'S''e' 0'''' " '''s '''
Mr.. Stone told a story on the colonel which mono
enfoyed more hugely than the editor himself Colo
reI Watterson. so the story went was talking with
Senator Thurston in a Chicago club and the editor
was bemoaning the disappearance Of oratory in this
country Finally Senator Thurston broke in; Yes,
Henry. there are but three great orators in this