Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-23
~wATTERsoNs RETURN.

His foot is on his native heath. ant
his name Is "Marse Henry" but he il
still as thoroughly charged viii
politics as he was before he went Il
Europe 20 cool or, and still see'
visions and dreams. Just the sam'
as any average democrat After be-
ing back only n few days he has dis
covered an imminent deadly breach
IN the republican party. hut unlike
our friend B%urkhart, who Is the u
odlan Of the democratic party in
New Mexico. he is not yet quite able
tn figure out to a dead certainty just
how ana where the breach is u
couple on TO democratic success
Marse Henry Is sure there Is to be
a breach. That point Is settled In his
mind, but where the democracy is u
find the right man to be put into the
breach, is the question that gives MIN
pause, and makes democratic mi
nority OF such long life.
Al a reception given in his honor
by the American Press club, In Wash
ington, a few evenings since. Col
watterson delivered an interesting
address. In his own inimitable style.
After giving the boys a little whole
some advice, and warning them
against the grave danger OF yellow
ness In the newspaper profession, he
naturally drifted into politics, ana
what he had TO say In that line is
thus reported
III the scheme 20 cause a breach
between President Taft and Mr..
Roosevelt comes to 4 hcad, we dcmc
Gratis may get IN four years hence
said "Marse' Henry waite son editor
Of the Louisville Courier-Journah
just back from Europe, did not ex-
tend mueh hope for a democratic
victory In 1919. lie said the demo-
Gratis were too sectional and faction
al. that the southern people were
democrats on account of the negro
and did not give "A damn for prin-
ciple."
while ] was In Europe | kept my
self busy jumping backward and for
ward between London and Paris,
said Mr.. Watterson. "and all the
American politics l could hear was
that there was a well organized
scheme afoot by followers of Roose-
Welt TO cause "a breach. or course,
these followers are those who believe
that Mr.. TAFT is not carrying out Mr.
Roosevelt's ideas or some former
Rooseveltlans who were ministers
and thought they should be cabinet
under TAFT. but nevertheless
is a well organized scheme to
a breach You know | am old
to remember Buchanan and
Douglas. n the same thing that T,
happened with those gentlemen
might happen today" .
Mr.. Wstterson was asked IL the y
men who We're trying to cause the ,
preach were In the employ OF Roose- :
'eit. lie replied 4 cannot say. but ;
he plans are ramifying In any !,
it may result in some safe mid ;,
lie man being brought to the front" >,
Taking up the question OF the can
idatc for the democratic nomina-
col Wattcrson was asked who ,
.e thought was the most logical pos '
Ibtlity now that GOV, johnson was .
cad
That is an impossible question TO ,
nsWer, said Mr Watterson. You
nov that every one of the last ten ~
residents Was unknown from q y,
residential standpoint two Years be-
pre- h. was nominated. ~
Nv advice % AN democrats would y
p for them not 90 hlab their inter- -
There should De- no para ",
ISSUES ciche The dcmocrauc
art, hts bccn raramountcd 10 ~
cath We want something else be- "
paramounts and dismounts
ouid ak The rank and lille MS well ~
the men iu the forefront or demo- Tvs
acy' 10 keep stil and profit uy the
mistake 1 think b., fol-
such q course we would pro- "'
ess. On