The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-02-08
WATIERSON
The CAUSE OF
CONTROVERSY
EDITOR IS NOW IN FLORIDA
DEMOCRATIC PEACE REIGNS
KENTUCKY MAN SAID TO HAVE
BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE
HARvEY.WILsoN LATE UN-
PLEAsANTNEss.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-wh!le
several odd Thousand crackers ara
saying that the Harvey-Wls con-
troversy, in which the New Jersey
governors propensity toward prolific
correspondence played such apromt
neRt part, has resulted in disrupt ng
the democratic party, there are stih |
whole lot Of the old lime men who |
think that 1t is an Ill wind that blows
nobody good and are sangufne OF the
party's chances for success ON that |
basis. |
For, with the departure of "Marse"
Henry Watterson. the belligerant
Kentucky edi.or, who kicked up
the Harvey-Wflson row. the consery-
ative democrats think that they can
descry the dove of party peace wing
ing its way over the poll heal hori-
zon. Colonel Watterson went to
Florida In the hope that his car
buncle will be benefited by the
change. Many democrats say that
the health of the democratic party
viii be as much benefited by Colonel
Watterson's sojouu In the southern
clime as that of the colonel him
self.
They all admit that Colonel Wat
terson was the cause of the Harvey
Wilson row. The cause having vol
UNFAIRLY removed Itself, the party
prophets say, the effect will speed
lily disappear, leaving the face of
Miss Democracy cast in smiling
mould for the nonce at lelst 1t was
observed in Washington that to
speed the parting guest was the best
possible course of action to pursue
But Colonel Watterson talked just
as much as he thought proper, keep
/ ing the eternal fitness Of things al
ways in mind and stopped ia king
when his intellect, aided and abet-
1 ted by his experience dictated.
/ Altogether, Coonel Watterson
showed conclusNe,y that he knew
exactly where to get off, and when
! NuS PAORSA SN0AfOn was ISStCINOs ne
! promptly alhghted, ordered the tram
4 to back up into siding, and in CON
/ sequence avoided a collision which
might have resulted seriously.
The loyalty of real Old Bourbon
democrat to his party principles and
his partys interest s tested, accord
ing to the "auld licht" iuteTpre a
I ton of things by the zeal he dis
plays in averting collisions which
may result in the destruction of party
unanimity. Such coils ons have been
the bane of the democratic party ever
since there has been such am or
/ ganization. 1t is am old saying that
/ bids fair to pass into a saw that
the democratic party is always the
strongest at the beginning of cam
paign, but that by e.ec ion day it
/ more closely resembled a clothes
pin or wishbone than anything else.
If Colonel Watterson really sacri-
feed his desire to continue the al-
tercation through the newspapers
with Governor Wilson for the sake
of party unanimity, he is a true pa
triot as far as the democratic party
is concerned.
There are great many pc sons
who claim the trifling affair of a
few bits of correspond ence was en-
tirely overestimated in Importance or
political significance There is
phase of the situation which must be
taken into consideration. 1t is a fact
that Colonel Harvey and Governor
Wilson have, for many years been
close personal friends. 1t is also a
self-evident fact that when GoverLoT
Wilson wrote his aetters to Colonel
Harvey he had not the remotest idea
they would ever become public or be
! used as weapons against HIM Their
cons ider that Co'onel Harvey and
Governor Wilson are both men Of In
finite culture, courtly manners, and
that each holds the other in high es
TEEN as Wen as intimate friendship
! Given these facts, it is quite clearly
to be understood that what has beeG
taken for abject groyelling on Viii
sons part, particularly as to the las
letter, might very wen be am exag
gerated courtesy. The letters from
both Governor wilson and Co.one
Harvey are oouched in terms mos
Chesterfieldian. Had these two gen
tlemen been writing for publication
undoubtedly the personal equation, 81
apparent, would have been sup
pressed. AS it is, the mems actor
as men, has been viewed through the
eyes of politicians, and those poh
tfcians have dis orted the focus
somewhat.
On the other hand, Governor VII
son made a mistake in the opinion
of many by ever confess ng even t
friend that his mind Is one tract
road. that can run only one trail
of thought at a time" The publtca
ton of that sentence has been de
clared injurious in high degree t.
any presidential aspiration enter
tanned BY Woodrow wilson. The!
point out the people are not gong Il
vote for a man who adm5ts that Il
private life he can think of but on
s thing at once for they are bound u
wonder what total of importance al
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