The Washington times., 1912-01-30
EDITOR HURT
SELF BY ROW,
!. SAYS T|LLMAN
Senator Believes Wilson Has
Emerged From Contro-
!, versy a Victor. =
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on the defensive.
Colonel Watterson today had moth
ing further to add to fan the flames
of discussion. He has about com
Ten. He Is now beaded for the South.
He will depart for Columbia, South
Carolina. at 6:2O this evening. He
Foes % to speak u on the s peace treaties
wind up in Florida, where he will es-
cape from the storm and stress of
winter.
Some iestful remarks were made to-
day among Democrats, because ot the
fact the colonel Is going on a mission
for the promotion of arbitration.
Sorry for the Colonel.
Not few Democrats declared they
were sorry for Colonel Watterson,
that he had got into a controversy.
apparently. without considering
where it would lead him, and that,
however sincere he might be about
It. 1t had cnde6 by subjecting him to
NO end Of sharp criticism.
MsrIs Is t,ahr said in ns some 1na quarters that
he has made as to his relations with
Thomas F. Ryan will hurt his own
prestige and diminish his influence in
Democratic councils.
Many Democrats express regret that
the controversy was ever aroused. They
SAY it cannot help Democratic prospects
IN any way and is unfortunate from
From Missouri there came news to-
day that the Wilson and Folk forces
are working hard on a program where
by they will combine against Champ
Clark In three weeks the Missouri
fight will be settled and it Is getting
daily more intense.
Proofs Not Produced.
Charging that Governor Wilson dare
not face the facts, Colone; Watterson
in his statement issued last evening
contents himself with assertions and
the n,uch-talked Of proofs are not yet
Forthcoming. Apparently. they will not
DC. New vertheless Colonel Watterson in
eists that If Governor Wilson did fare
the facts and submit the case to
court OF honor it would be proven that
he He'd.
He also asseverates that he received
gentleman of distinction closely asso-
ciatcd with. IL not actually directing,
abe Wison organization"
Having fired his fourth broadsde since
the controversy began. Colonel Waiter
SON is leaving Washington today for the
calm, peaceful retreats OF Florida. there
to mediate on the question of what
further rents he can ,ear in the boom
OF Wilson for the Presidency.
The phase of the latest Natterson
statement that is deened most signii-
can't by the friends Of Wilson is that
james Smith for the Senate, and that
Wilson did not accept contributions
from Thomas ". Ryan, because he
thought 1t would do him harm.
Wants Letters Published.
But while admitting these things, Col
onel Watterson seeks to portray Will
son as unfit for President by picturing
him as "grovelng at the feet" of Col
onel Harvey after the Manhattan Club
infaryiew WattarSpn q
or to ask for the publication of the "ab-
5ect letter." which he is alleged since
to have written to Harvey.
Colonel WattersOp portrays Wilson as
willing to abase himself to further his
political ambitions and he prays that
the Democratic party will be spared
from such leadership.
The latest statement is couched in the
familiar forceful style of the fiery COL
onel. In this, 1t is not disappointing.
However. there was general disappoint-
p. ment expressed today that the Colonel
has failed to produce his much discussed
I''proofs."
Wilson men are not slow in declar-
up." s '"' "'''' A'N 'a' '''""
What He Says of Wilson.
After telling of the preliminaries of
his relations with Governor Wilson and
o6 his obtaining considerable sums of
request of a gentleman associated with,
II not directing the Wilson organiza-
ton, Colonel Watterson says of Govern
or Wilson:
he has latterly adopted a policy of al
ternate silence and sneering. Giving
the lie direct to my statement that |
was asked to help the financial end of
to submit the proof of its truth to a body
OF gentlemen and Democrats equally
concerned with ourselves for the we'll
being Of the party, he thinks to cloud
tufning upon me the irresponsible chat
ter Of a literary bureau which claims
to live off the immaculate contributions
of subscribers having wings. harps, and
halos and which has been for weeks
flooding the country with every man
ner of falsification. The very existence
of its being, should set honest people
to thinking.
"'rhe Ryan story, which has made
such an impression upon the unknow-
ing and unrefecting, was, as far as 1t
related to Colonel Harvey, lie out of
whole cloth. Though Governor Wilson
knows this. he has allowed it to cir
culate without a word of contradiction.
The attempt which followed its expos
ure by me- to make 1t appear that
have intimated that application was
made to Mr.. Ryan. Is cut off the same
cloth, and Is characteristic of the du-
plicity which attaches itself to the en-
tire proceeding of the governor and his
publicity agents.
Ridicules Governors Agents.
The suggestion of Mr. Ryan was
eagerly caught up by those agents.
Fancy political promoter refusing
money from anywhere or anybody! But
when spoke to Governor Wilson about
1t, he said some uncivil things of Mr
Ryan, expressing a fear that IL the
knowledge OF such a contribution got
abroad 1t might do more harm than
good-an opinion with which Colonel
Harvey promptly concurred-and the
matter went no further.
II might have asked Governor Wilson
how he could reconcile mis- objection TO
Ryan money, which had not get been
offered him. with his demand for Car
negie pension money, which had been
denied him. But although growing a
little impatient under his sudden change
of demeanor. l did not wish to be dis
agreeable Certain II is that Mr.. Bryan
never heard of the matter Neither
nor any one else spoke to him OH the
subject. The effort Of the Wilson pro-
moters to revive IL ano bring IL to the