The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-24
WHAT IIIIG SAYS
Colonel Henry Hal:trsen Writes Of tie
HiIsea-Har7sy Break.
uE2 Thinks WILSON COLD

III: Thinks WILSON COLD
Suggested to Gov. Wilson in View
Of the Environment of Col. Harvey
That 1t Might Be Well for Har-
per's Weekly to be Less Aggres-
sire in His Support.
That he hoped to find in Woodrow
Wilson another Tilden "but had
found rather scncolmaster than a
statesman" was tie declaration Of
Henry Watterson, the veteran Ken
tLcky editor and Southern Democrat,
in a statement MADE at Louisville
Tuesday night % the Associated
Press in connection with the break
between Gov. Wilson and Col. George
Harvey.
"Regretting that I must appear
either as a witness or a parry to the
understanding which has arisen
between Col. George Harvey and
Gov. Woodrow Wilson," reads the
statement, II shall have to speak
with some particularly in order to
be just, alike to the public and the
principals.
The Conference.
'The conference between u in my
apartment at the Manhattan club was
held to consider certain practical
measures relating to Gov. Wilson'S
candidacy. Col. Harvey stood to-
ward Gov. Wilson much as I had
stood 35 years ago toward Mr.. Til
den. This appealed to me. Col.
Harvey had brought the governor
and myself together in his New Jer-
sey home IS months ago, and as time
passed, had interested me II lis am
bitions. was hoping 1 might find
/ in Gov. Wilson aLother Tilden. In
point Of intellect and availability, I
yet think Col. Harvey made n, mis-
take in his choice q candidates.; but
tie circumstances leading to the IN
fortunate parting Of the ways be-
tween them lead Ino to doubt wheth-
el. in character and temperament
i. may be merely in the habits Of a
lifetime-Gov. Wilson is not rather
schoolmaster than statesman.
81 have from Col. Harvey and Gov.
Wilson statements, according to the
memory of each, touching what did
actually happen AID was spoken on
the occasion named. These do not
materially differ. They coincide with
my own recollection. Nothing of a
discourteous kind-eyen of an IN
friendly kind-passed during an in
t. rview Of more than an hour. From
the first, however, there was a GER
tain constraint in Gov. Wilson's man
uer, the absence CT the cordially
and candor which should mark
hearty, confde-t;al intercourse, in
demonstrating the existence OF some
ADVERSE influence. His manner was
artocratic if not tvrannous. I did
not take this to myself, but thought
i. related to Col Harvey, and when
Col. Harvey apparently overcome
b, Gov. Wilson's austerity, put the
direct question to Gov. Wilson
whether the support Of Harper's
Weekly was doing him an injury, and
received from Gov. Wilson the cold
rejoinder that it was, was both
surprise and shocked.
81 had myself, as far back as last
October, suggested to Gov. Wilson
that, in view Of his supposed en-
vironment, it might be well for Col.
Harvey to moderate somewhat the
rather aggressive character of Har-
per's Weekly in the Wilson leader
ship. I am not sure that had not
said as much to Col. Harvey himself;
but that Gov. Wilson, without the
least show Of coupunction, should
express, or yield 10 such an opinion,
and permit Col. Harvey to consider
himself discharged from the position
cf trusted intimacy be had up to
| tlis moment held, left me little
room to doubt that Gov. Wilson is
not a man who makes common cause
with his political associates, or is
deeply sensible Of his political obll-
cations; because it is but true and
lair to say that, except for Gel. Har-
Yev, he would not be in the running
at all.
"Col. Harvey was grieVously
wounded. He had been fighting Gov.
Wilson's battle for many years and
nad idealized his CHEF. Although
was given no reason to suppose my
self included in tke disfaVor which
Lad fallen upon Col. Harvey, I exper'
fenced a sensation OF something very
much like indignation, but on re,
fection could not rid myself Of the
impression that Gov. Wilson had
been receiving letters from ksntuck!
written By enemies OF mine who seek
to use his name ard fame to gain
some ends Of their cwn, warning hin
AGAINST me, and that, to all intents
I sat in the same boat with Col. Har
vey.
Il am in receipt Of Gov. wilson:
ayerment to the contrary. I wish
this had reached me- earlier. I have
during three weeks of newspaper
in portunity refused 20 print a wort
on the subject in the hope that NJ
publicity might be required and tha
some understanding could be
reached. 7 have reason to believe