The Mena weekly star., 1912-01-25
WATTERSON DROPS
WOODROW WILSON.
Saws the Governor Is More School
Master Than Statesman-Thinks
Is Unfit 10 Lead the Demo-
cratic Party,


statesman" was the declaration Of
Henry Watterson, the veteran Ken
lucky editor and southern Demo-
crat. in a statement made here last
night to the Associated Press I'M
connection with the break between
Governor Wilson and Colonel
George Harvey, editor Of Harpers
Weekly, who has been requested by
Wilson to refrain from espousing
his. cause as candidate for presi-
dent, because it was resulting in
iuriously to his race.
In his statement Colonel Waiter
son says:
"Regretting that | must appear
either as a witness or a party to
1.-THE misunderstanding which has
arisen between Colonel George
Harvey and Governor Woodrow
Wilson" reads the statement, Il
shall have to speak with some par
ticularity in order to be just alike
| to the public and the principals.
"The conference between us in
| my apartment at the Manhattan.
lclub was held TO consider practical
measures relating to Governor Will
sons candidacy. Colonel Harvey
stood toward Governor Wilson
much as | had stood five and thirty
years ago toward Mr.. Tilden. This
appealed to me. Colonel Harvey
had brought the governor and my
seif together in has New Jersey
homo eighteen months ago, and as
time passed had interested me in
his ambitions. | was hoping |
might find in Governor Wilson an
Iother Tilden. In point of intellect
and availability | think yet Col
lionel Harvey made no mistake in his
lchoice of a candidate, but the cir
Icumstances leading to the unfortu-
mate parting of the ways between
them leads me to doubt whether in
IchAfaeter and temperament-it
max betInerely in the habits of a
IliGetime-Governor Wilson is moi
rather q school master than a
IStdlf'SHldii.
i Thinks Wilson Tyrannical.
&.I have from Colonel Harvey and
Governor Wilson's statements, ac-
Icording to memory of each, touch
ling what did actually happen, and
Twas spoken on the occasion named.
These don't materially d7ffer They
coincide with my own recollections.
Nothing of "a discourteous kind
leyen of an unfriendly kind-passed
during am interview of more than
an hour. From the first, however,
there was a certain cOnstraint in
GOV. Wilson's manner, the absence
f6f the cordiality and .candor which
tslsoald mark. hearty, confidential
4 intercourse. intimating the exist
lence OF some adverse influence.
Ills manner was autocratic,i if
not tyranneous. ! didn't take this to
myself. but thought it related to
Col. Harvey, and when Col. Harvey,
apparently overcome by Gov. Will
son's austerity, put the direct ques-
tion to Governor Wilson whether
This support of Harper's, Weekly
was doing him an injustice, and re-
'1ceived from. Gov. Wilson the cold
lrejoinder that it was, | was both
Isurprised and shocked.
~ had myself, as far back as last
October, suggested to Gov. Wilson
THAT, in view of his supposed en-
lvironment, it might be we'll for Col.
Harvey to moderate somewhat the
rather aggressive character of Har-
lper's Weekly in. the Wilson leader
ship. am sure that had not said
las much to Colonel Harvey him
self but that Gov Wilson, without
the least show of conjunction.
should express or yield to such an
opinion and permit Col. Harvey to
consider himself discharged from
the position Of trusted intimacy he
had up to this moment held, left me
little room to doubt that Gov. Will
son is not a man who makes COM
irnon cause with his political asso-
leiates, or rs deeply sensible of his
political obligations, because it is
lbut true and fair to say that, except
FOR Col. Harvey he would not be
in the running at all.
Col. Harvey Wronged.
Colonel Harvey was grievously
wronged. He had been fighting
Gov. Wilson's battle for many years
and had ideaiized his chief. Al
though | was given no reason TO
suppose myself included in the dis
favor which had fallen upon Col.
Harvey / experienced sense of
something very much like indigna-
ton, but on reflection | could not
rid myself OF the impression that
Gov Wilson had been Receiving let
ters from Kentucky written hy enc
mics of mine who seek TO use his
name and fame to gain some ends
OF their own, warning him against
me, and that. 60 all intents. sat in |
The same boat with Col. Harvey.
! am m receipt of Gov. Wilson's |
|aNerment. to the contrary. wish /
this had reached me earlier. II
have, during three weeks of news
paper opportunity refused TO print
q word on The subject in the hope
mat no publicity might be- required
and that some understanding could
De reached J have reason 10 be-
iieYe That Col Harvey withheld has
statement Tor tbe same cause. and |
with The same Hope 70 being 10 /
longer possible to suppress th