Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-31
Governor Sends Letter to Editor
Apologising for Brusqueness of
Reply at Famous Interview.
HIS MIND SINGLE TRACK ROAD
At Time He Forgot to Thank Friend
for Support.
saw AFFAIR FROM OTHER ANGLE
Wanted Attitude of Weekly Set
Right with the People.
BELIEVED IT WAS UNDERSTOOD
Colonel Replies that There In No
Purely Personal Issue and that
Long Friendship WIN
Not BE Broken.


Long Friendship WIN
Not BE Broken.
| NEW YORK, Jan. Sl--The New York
Evening Pos; has sought, for the sake
of justice TO all concerned. 10 secgre tn.
publication OF the correspondence between
Governor Wilson and Colonel Harvey. la
that sense Il applied 10 Them both.
Neither wished to bc put IN the position
OF giving out private letters. but both
assented TO the publication with the dl.-
tinct understanding that the Initiative
came from the Evening Post.
Wilson sends Apology.
The first letter addressed 10 Colonel
Harvey by Governor Wilson is as fol-
lews:
University Club. Fifth Avenue and
Ffty-fourth Street, December q, 1911.
-PersonHl-My Dear Colonel: Every day
| am confirmed In the judgmen, that my
mind is one-track road and can run
only one train Of thought AZ time 4
Ions time after that Interview with yon
ard Marse Henry at the Manhattan club,
u came over me that when (at the close
Of the interview you asked me that ques-
ton about the weekly. / answered I
simply as a matter Of fact and OF business
and never said a worl of my SINGER.
gratitude to you for all your generous
support, or OF my hope that II might be
continued. Forgive me and forget my
manners Faithfully yours,
- tskNnnnnntV ttFTr SrN.o
Issue IL Not Personal.
In reply Colonel Harvey wrote TO Gov
ernor Wilson as follows:
My Dear Governor Wilson: ReplyinG
to Your note from the University club.
think II should 20 without saying that
no purely personal issue could arise be.
tween you and me. Whatever anybody
else may surmise. you surely must know
that, In trying TO arouse further your DO
litieal aspirations during the last few
years I have been actuated solely BY the
belief that ] was rendering a distinct
public service.
THE real point at the time OF our In
serFisw was, a. you aptIy put Il, one sim
ply of fact and of business. and wher
you stated the fact 60 BE- that my sup
port was hurting your candidacy and
that you were experiencing difficulty In
finding way TO counteract lis harmful
effect the only thing possible for me 10
do In simple fairness to YOU no less
than In consideration OF my own self.
respect. was 10 relieve you OF your en-.
barrassment, so far as II lay within my
power 10 do 40. by ceasing to advocate
your domination.
That think was fully understood be-
tween us at the time. and. acting accord
lnsiy. took down your name from the
head OF the Weekly's editorial page some
days before your letter was written.
That seems to be all there is Of II.
Whatever little hurt / may have felt
as a consequence OF the peremptoriness
OF your attitude toward me is. Of course,
wholly eliminated by your gracious words
Very truly yours.
GEORGE HARVEY"
Governor'. Second Letter.
Governor Wilson replied under date Of
January II. us follows:
My Dear Colonel Haryey--Generous
and cordial as was your letter written IN
reply 10 my note from the University
club II has left me uneasy, because, In
its perfect frankness. II shows that / did
hurt you by what ] 30 tactlessly said at
the Knickerbocker club. am very much
ashamed OF myself. for there is nothing
am moro ashamed Of than hurting a
true friend. however unintentional the
hurt may have been. | wanted very much
10 see you in Washington but was abso-
iutely captured by callers overy minute I
was In my rooms. and when I was not
there. was fulfilling public engagements.
[ saw you at tho dinner, but could not get
at you. and after the dinner was sur
rounded and prevented from getting at
you. am in town today to speak this
evening and came in early In the hope OF
catching you at your office.
For / owe II TO you and to my own
thought and feeling to tell you how CRATE
ful 1 am for all your generous praise and
support Of me (no one has described mo
more nearly as i would like to believe
myself to be than you havel; how have
admired you for the independence and un-
hssitating courage and individuality OF
your course. and how far was from de-
string that you should cease your support
Of me in the Weekly. You will think me
very stupid, but l did not think Of that
as the result Of my blunt answer to your
question. thought only Of the means OF
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