Semi-weekly herald., 1912-07-22

United States during the last so years
is Henry Watterson of the Louisville
Courier-Journal. Above all things he
never changes. Although the country
has made perhaps the greatest strides
of any nation in the world, he remains
the same. His ideas of government,
of business and OF social affairs are
the same. as they were half CEN
tury ago.
He is conscientious man, but he
is a fighter. His entire history of
journalism is largely one big fight for
what he thinks is right He has
style quite original which cannot be
compared with that of any other wri-
ter.
Many have been the fights that he
has made in the old Blue Grass state
and in the ranks of his party, and
it is remarkable to note that he has
lost many more fights than he has
| won. Of course, this is to be expect
ed, since any man, wrong or right
from his way of thinking, must newt
ably meet defeat when he trails with
the minority
1t is said of him that he is a real
Democrat without any limiting adjec-
tives whatever. He is not a Bryan
Democrat, not Wilson Democrat, not
8 Clark Democrat, not an Underwood
Democrat nor Cleveland Democrat,
but just an ordinary every day Demo
crat. He is a firm believer in the
principles or the platform of party
being bigger than any man in the
party. He is not hero worshiper.
Mr.. Watterson knows the history of
his party well and for half century
has had much to do with the writing
up of the platforms and can answer in
minute any specific question that
may arise concerning the Democratic
party. His platform book is his A
c book. His motto has been Tariff
for revenue only" He is not much
on theory and was not in sympathy
with Bryan any more than he is with
Wilson, although he in a half -heai ted
way supports the Democratic nominee
on this ground that of all the evils
he is the least. 1t is upon this ground
that he will support the New Jersey
governor.
He utterly despises what is known
as progressivism. He sees no diff ar
ence between the bossism of Roosevelt
and Barnes who are both gradua tes
of Harvard University. He refers alike
to Boss Sullivan, Boss Taggart, B IS
Murphy, Boss Lorimer and Boss Bry-
an. He is unable to distinguish be-
tween them in their relationship to
their fellow men.
He came out early in the campa:pn
for Governor Wilson, but the COVER "
informed him that perhaps his adv =
acy of him for the presidency CO i'd
do him no good and that it was d T.
slble that it would injure his cat e.
This was more than the particip; 1t
of many battles could stand With ut
hight, which he waged with all tue
power of his journalistic genius. lie
Immediately entered the field for Cl. k
and fought for him until Wilson v1s
nominated at Baltimore. In speak,lr
of what there was left for him to 10
In this campaign he said that he wo "a
have to support Wilson, His Satinic
Majesty.
Watterson says that he hopes thrt
Wilson will be able to meet the pr y
lens before the country. He insi
that the Republicans have been tn
and found wanting, that it is
up to Wilson to lie good and II It
II he fails new party must be =
ganized. He claims that neither
Bryan nor Roosevelt will lead e
new party but it will have to be So
unselfish man after the type of Wa IL
ington or perhaps Lincoln.
The editor admits that he has +
ally been found on the defeated 81 =.
helping the under dog. He insists I, r
ne has rarely been found with g..
shouters and that he prefers to "a
counted with those who have b n
trying to do what their conscience