Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-01-20
WILSON CALLED
AN MIGRATE BY
C0l.WATTERS0N
More Of a Schoolmaster
Than a Statesman" is the
Caustic Comment of Edi-
tor Over Harvey Incident.

-s Detroit, Mich., Jan. 18.-Gover-
nor Woodrow Wilson of New Jer-
sey, who reached Detroit shortly
after, noon today, positively refus-
ed to discuss the statement given
out last night by Henry Waiter
son with reference to. the-CoI.
Geo. w. Harvey case. He said he
might prepare a statement on the
matter later in the day.
Louisville, KY, Jan. 1S.-That he
had hoped to find in Woodrow Wilson
another Tilden, but had found rather
a schoolmaster than statesman
was the declaration of Henry Waiter
son, the veteran Kentucky editor and
southern democrat, in statement
made here last night in connection
with the break between Governor
Wilson and Col. George Harvey.
"Regretting that | must appear
either as a witness or party to the
misunderstanding which has arisen be-
tween Colonel George Harvey and
Governor Woodrow Wilson," reads
the statement, 81 shall have to speak
with some particularly in order to
be just alike to the public and the
principals.
"The conference between us in my
held to consider certain practical
measures relating to Governor Will
sons candidacy. Colonel Harvey
as l had stood five and thirty years
ago toward Mr.. Tilden. This appeal
ed to me. Colonel Harvey had
f0-
gether in his New Jersey home, eigh-
teenth months ago, and as time pass
ed, had Interested me in his ambitions.
l was hoping l might find in Governor
Wilson another Tilden. In point or
intellect and availability ] yet think
Col. Harvey made no mistake in his
choice of a candidate; but the circum-
stance leading to the unfortunate part
ing of the ways between them leads
me to doubt whether in character and
temperament-it may be merely in
the habits of lifetime-Goyernor Will
son is net rather a schoolmaster than
a statesman.
81 have from Colonel Harvey and
Governor Wilson statements according
to the memory Of each, touching what
did actually happen and was spoken
on the occasion named. These do not
materially differ. They coincide with
my own recollection. Nothing og a
discourteous kind-even of an un.
friendly kind-passed during an inter-
view of more than an hour. From the
first, however, there was certain
constraint in Governor Wilson's man.
ner, the absence of the cordiality and |
candor which should mark hearty, con-
fdential intercourse, intimating the ex- !
istence of some adverse influence. His |
manner was autocratic, if not tyran- !
nous. l did not take this to myself, |
but thought it related to Colonel Har'
vey and when Colonel Harvey, ap- |
parently overcome by Governor Will
sons austerity, put the direct question
to Gov. Wilson whether the sup |
port Of Harper's Weekly was doing !
him an injury, and received from Gov
ernor Wilson the cold rejoinder that
it was, I was both surprised and
shocked
Has No Sense Of Obligation.
81 had myself, az far back as last |
October, suggested to Governor Will
son that in view of his supposed en-
vironment it might be we'll for Colonel |
Harvey to moderate somewhat of the
rather aggressive character Of Har-
per's Weekly in the Wilson leadership.
| am not sure that I had not said as |
much to Colonel Harvey himself; but
that Governor Wilson, without the
least show of compunction, should ex-
press or yield to such an opinion and
permit Colonel Harvey to consider
himself discharged from the position
Of trusted intimacy he had up to this
held, left me little room to
doubt that Governor Wilson is not a
man who makes common cause with |
his political associates, or is deeply
sensible of his political obligations;
because it is but true and fair to say
hat except for Colonel Harvey he
would not be in the running at all
OLVET.