The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-09
'NATTERSON ON
PRESIDENTS OF
UNITED STATES
IN SPEECH AT BANQUET GIVEN
TO PRESIDENT TAFT AT LOUIS
VILE THE KENTUCKY EDITOR
TELLS WHAT HE WOULD DO IF
he SHOULD BE HoNoRED AND
SAYS HE'S NOT TOO OLD.
BY Associated press.

+ Louisville, KY, Nov. 8.-Henry Wat
Z terson, editor Of the Louisville Courier
SJournal, was one of the principal
sspeakers at the banquet by the news
paper men of Louisville IN honor OF
president Taft and Major Archibald
{ w. Butt. the presidents military aide,
1.-THE latter at one time a LoulsVlile
newspaper reporter.
i Directing his remarks to the pr1n-
kcipal guest of the evening, Mr.. Wat
kferson said.
'Tf there be anything that do know
Tall about, as the washwoman oDserTeo
kof her ''bluein,' 1t is presidents"
Z He said he had known all of them
1personalIy with the exception OF the
FIRST five and the ninth and added ne
Ibid not know but that he would like
ITO be president himself.
what do want to say, especially
ITO you young gentlemen of the press,
scontinued Mr.. Watterson, is this-that
There are no one of you who may not
fbe headed for the White House. LOOK
tat Archie Butti
"You need not shake your heads In
solemn warning. Archie was not
fcommon reporter. He was born
swell Good clothes and good looks
land good manners came natural to
spresident, the guide, philosopher and
Efriend Of pair Of presidents. He once
h4old me they were a good pair to draw
to. and may be shall make three Of
"a kind It was his gentle influence
(which kept Thee Roosevelt from de-
tclaring himself a dictator. 1t is said
kwm. Howard Taft considers him his
mascot and looks to him to insure his
reelection. When I reach the White
EHous shall expect to find some one
There to welcome me and I shall say
ito him, Archie, you were poor young
1nan, was your friend-you'n not de-
3sert me nowi'
& Gentlemen, my motto has always
4been never say 1t is now to late for
lmel' Don't think it. And-and when
II am president I'll show you thing or
1.-Two. In the first place-loving my
lease and meaning to choose my own
Accompany shall put stop to the all
garound the circle handshaking bust
Misunderstanding arrows into the air.
mo more White House receptions
I1evees, aping royalty, they call them
lat Washington. No more off1ce-seek-
ling rushes in mine.
Access to the executive mansion
may be obtained only by card or coun-
Etersfgned appointment. shall at once
Eabrogate the civil service law, abolish
1.-THE civil service commission and give
General Black and his interesting col
Leagues "a hours to get out of town.
Then ! will recreate the official fabric
IN my own likeness and fill the places
~ honor and trust and profit to suit
: myself according to the merit system
OF my personal preference and re-
gard. Let them call it fayoritism' as
much as they please. None but friends
land true ones will be allowed to hang
Iabout the premises. The letters that
Ispe1l the word 'nepotism' shall be
ierased from the alphabet.
Il will dissolve both parties. No
4nnan's coat-no party label-shaH
Stand betwixt me and any good of the
leountry. Being q devotee to peace and
lin favor of arbitration and the two
Taft treaties with England and France
II, win take Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Dago each
by the scruff of his neck and pitch
Them into the Mediterranean sea and
Hoist the stars and stripes over
5Tripolii
/ Il will readjust our loose currency
mo more poverty. / will emaseulate
Ifhe trusts. j. Pierpont' and John D.
lshall roar so gently that even William
Jennings Bryan shall say let them
1eoar again
= Every man shall have his pockets
Icrammed with treasury certificates by
nay system of fiscal reform-as simple
land as dead easy as falling off log
nutting Aldrich and his monetary COM
mission to blush-win be to estimate
the exact value of all the gold and
silver in the earth and issue legal ten
der notes for the full amount, saving