The Washington herald., 1915-02-25
The Tariff and "Marse Henry -

The Tariff and Marse Henry.
| A correspondent of the National Tribune sug
gests Gov. Brumbaugh, of Pennsylvania, and Col
Henry Watterson, of Kentucky, as a Presidential
ticket. This is rather hard on Col. Watterson
With Pennsylvania Republican in the White
House and Republican Congress the Hill, we
can forecast extra session to revise the tariff
and it would be Pennsylvania revision with pro-
lection as the preamble, and protective duties in
every schedule, to start the fires in the furnaces,
get up steam and make the wheels go round as
they have not been going since the repeal OF the
Payne tariff law. That bill would be passed in a
ijfy. and there would not be enough fight in the
opposition to deadlock the Senate for day. The
country would approve and Democrats as well as
Republicans would be glad to have lift toward
good times.
But what about Col. Watterson in the Vice
Presidents chair? "Marse Henry is the last OF
the old galaxy of brilliant editors and he is a
statesman, too, wise, patriotic and conservative on
all questions save He is the distinguished
parent OF the Star-Eyed Goddess, and years ago
he dressed her in such brilliant rhetorical robes
that she became a world-known figure wherever
there were tariff walls to be scaled The aeroplane
had not been invented, but Col Watterson gave
to his Star-Eyed Goddess the wings of the
ing and she flew only angels can, wherever the
English tongue was known, there was an Eng
sh scholar to translate the coloners eulogics into
foreign tongues for the whole world to receive the
message.
The failure of the Star Eyed Goddess to redeem
the world from Chinese -wall tariffs not due to
Col. Wattcrson. He inspired President Cleveland's
celebrated free-tradc message of 1857. but before
Congress could get into action the people elected
another President, and with Harrison in the White
House and Mckinley chairman of the Mays and
Means Committee, there was produced the Nc
kinley bill, which rcpudiated at the next
Presidential election The Democratic party came
back and the Star-Eyed Goddess was ready to
guide it OF old, but President Cleveland delayed
tariff recommendations until he could have the
Sherman silver purchase law repealed On that
rock the Democratic party split, and the tariff bill
enacted was denounced by the President as an act
OF pcrtidy and dishonor.
Then William J. Bryan took the helm as pilot
OF the Democratic party and crucifed the Star
Eyed Goddess on a cross OF free silver That was
a home tragedy from which Col. Watterson was
long in recovering, and all rejoccd when he
and Col Harvey found their way back into the
good graccS OF the present administration.
Marse Henry is now happy and vigorous in
his youthful old age. He is giving loyal support to
President Wilson and hoping for the ultimate sue
cess of the Underwood tariff. He would make
great Vice President, and would be honored by
Republicans and Democrats alike for the manly
qualities OF the shown all the various steps
OF his career from the day he laid down his rebel
musket without whmper until now he stands
as the sage OF American journalism and the great
est Democrat of his time
But who, Republican or Democrat or even
Progressive. would want to see a Pennsylvania
tariff bill laid before him to sign as
president OF the Senate? There are some things
great and courageous men should be saved from
II Col Watterson is to be elected Vice President
let wait until another political cycle has rolled
-ound with the Democratic party again in favor
and the Star Eyed Goddess shining as of old to
iazzlc all the air craft OF the future with her
The colonel will be there, still hale
and hearty, optimistic and courageous at the cen
ury mark whether he becomes Vice President or
not. But not