The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-01-19
WAnERSON ON WILSON
The Great Kentucky Editor Says that
the Governor of New Jersey is More
of SchOOImaster than States
man.

Louisville, Jan. 19.-That he hoped
to find in Woodrow Wilson another
Tlden but had found rather a school
master than statesman" was the
declaration of Henry Watterson, the
veteran Kentucky editor and South
| ern democrat. in statement made
Ihere last night to the Associated Press
| in connection with the break between
lGovernor Wilson and Colonel George
Harvey.
| "Regretting that l must appear
either as a witness a party to the
misunderstanding which has arisen
between Colonel George Harvey and
lGovernor Wilson" reads the state
ment, II 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
apartment at the Manhattan Club was
iheld to consider certain practical mea-
sures relating to Governor Wilson's
candidacy. Colonel Harvey stood to-
| ward Colonel Wilson much as I had
stood five and thirty years ago to-
ward Mr.. Tilden. This appealed to
me. Colonel Harvey had brought the
governor and myself together in his
New Jersey home some eighteen
| UOntHS dSo dfii dS liie IlHlc pdSSSu,
had interested me in his ambitions. I
was hoping 1 might find in Governor
Wilson another Tilden. In point of
intellect and availability 1 yet think
Colonel Harvey made no mistake in
his choice of a candidate, but the cir
tcumstances leading to the unfortunate
parting of the ways between then
Heads me to doubt whether In character
land temperament-it may be merely in
the habits of a life -time-GOvernor
Wilson is now 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 of a
discourteous kind-even of an un-
friendly kind-passed during an in
, terview of more than an hour. From
the first, however, there a certain
constraint in Governor Wilson's man
liner, the absence of the cordiality and
candor which should mark hearty, con-
L fdential intercourse, intimating the
Iexistence of some adverse influence
His manner was autocratic if not ty-
self. but thought it related to Colone
Harvey. and when Colonel Harvey ap.
parently overcome by Governor VIII
sons austerity. put the direct question
Ito Governor Wilson whether the sup.
d port of Harper's Weekly was doing
him an injury. and received from Gov
lernor Wilson the cold rejoiner that i
was, 1 was both surprised and shock
ted
g II had myself as far back as las
: lOctober suggested to Governor Wilson
| that in view of his supposed environ
q ment, it might be we'll for Colone
Harvey to moderate somewhat tht
l rather aggressive character Of Har
Iper's Weekly in the Wilson leadership
I am not sure that I had not said
much to Colonel Harvey himself: bu
THAT Governor Wilson, without tn
: least show of compunction, should ex
r press. or yield to such an opinion an
u permit Colonel Harvey TO conside
himself discharged from the position
u of trusted intimacy he had up to thi
II moment held, left me little room 70
/ doubt that Governor Wilson is not
man who makes common cause witt
Il his political associates. or is deepl
isensible of his political obligations
o. because it is but true and fair to sa
that. except for Colonel Harvey, h
le would not be running a all.
Colonel Harvey was grieviousl
q wounded. He had been fighting Gov
ernor Wilson's battle for many year
} and had idealized his chief Althoug
was given reason to suppose my
/ self included in the disfavor whic
had fallen upon Colonel Harvey. I ex
perienced a sense Of something Yer
much like indignation, but on refec
ar tion I could not rid myself of the i'm
n, preston that Governor Wilson ha
ID been receiving letters from Kentuck
s written by enemies Of mine who see
as to use his name and fame to gain som
I'd ends OF their own, warning hir
s, against me and that to all intents
ly sat in the same boat with Colont
Harvey
II am in receipt of Governor Wi
sons averment to the contrary
wish this had reached me earlier
e. have during three weeks OF newspa
a, per Importantly refused 10 print
word on the subject in the hope tha
no publicity might be required an
or that some understanding could
r Preached.
al 81 have reason to believe that Co
yh Ionel Harvey withheld his statemer
g. for the same cause and with the sam
Ihope. 1t being no longer possible (