Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-29
WORLD OKLAH0MA'S
COURIER JOURNAL" I"
starr WriIcr on the Famous Louis-
viiIc Paper Compares Indepen-
denc Of Two Newspapers

J '''ii ~ u v all Inc "sek WIN ti'
Confederate veterans, and who has
for many y Lrs been associated with
the Courier Journal. paid visit to
The World plant yesterday and
"reminisced' about the history OF
that most interesting Louisville
| journal as ( Lows:
''At the clo OF the war, in which
Gen. w. N laldeman had partici'
| pated on tho southern side, he re-
| turned 10 Louisville and resumed the
| publication o. DE Courier. the paper
| he had owncI and published before
! tho war and which itawas impossible
| for him to publish after tho war be-
! gan on account Of his strong south
ern sympathlcs
I'm addition 10 the Courier at that
! time there wcro two5dther papers In
| the small southern town and OF
| course there Was not support for
three.
Finally Mr. Watterson came to
LouiBville as an editorial writer on
the journal. y became apparent at
once to Mr.. Haii"man and Mr.. Wat
terson that the fAld was too small
for three papers and to the surprise
OF the subscribers Of the Courier
and the subscribers Of the Journal,
on the morning OF November 3, 1868.
tho 'COurler-Journar made It's ap-
pearanCe. The combination OF the
two papers had been so quietly ar
ranged that the first intimAtion the
public had OF It was the appearance
OF the paper or tho streets.
A Rare Combination.
After the combination Mr. Hal
deman tied his splendid. business
talent to tho accounting room and
Mr.. Watterson. equally brilliant In
his sphere as u writer, became
oditor-in-chief OF the paper. which
position he retained until its recent
sale few years ago, he now being
editor emeritls.
The Courier-J Journal has always
been democratic, but above all
things else II has been strictly inde-
pendent. 1t has always had opinions
and been fearless in their EXPIRES
sion.
at was the friend OF the south in
reconstruction days and always ad-
Vised the south to accept the situa-
ton, and while the Courier j ournal
was surrounded by those who could
not see things as Mr.. Watterson did.
he preserved the striCtest indepen-
dence always and the following de-
yelopments showed his conclusions
to he correct.
mot only was this the case In re-
gard to politics but in all other i'm
portant questions. He looked to the
future with an independent and fear
less gaze and wrote in the Courier
journal what he believed to be for
the best interests OF the community.
II. l. At
these two gentlemen, Mr.. Haldeman
and Mr.. Watterson. for years so
closely associated, never differed.
They agreed thoroughly upon the
papers policy and the Views OF Mr..
Watterson were the views OF Mr..
Haldeman and vice versa.
Had Wide Influence.
mo paper In this country has ever
exerted a better influence than the
Courier journal during the fifty
years OF its publication by these two
gentlemen. In Kentucky soon after
the war there was spurious sort OF
ku kluN organization which sprang
up. and being entirely vindictive and
In defiance of law and order. the
Courier-Journal began crusade
against 1t with the result that the
Ku kluN idea became very unpopu-
lar, and the sending of a few Of
the members OF the organization to
prison ended the effort to carry on
the war after the war was settled.
The Courier-Journal, was always
the friend OF the negro, and after the
war In Kentucky the negroes testi-
mony was not taken In our courts OF
justice. The Courier purnal felt
that he should be permitted the
same privilege as Is extended the
white man, leaving II to the court
and the jury to decide upon the
value OF the testimony. The result
following upon the activity OF the
Courier-Journal in this matter was
that the testimony OF the colored
man was so accepted.
This has been a marked charac-
teristic Of the Courier J ournal un-
der the old administration and It is
hoped and believed that II will he
continued under the new proprietor
ship.
Compliments Both Papers.
81 have had the pleasure to visit
the splendid new office OF The Tulsa
Daily World and I cannot say I was
surprised to find such newspaper
plant here because do not think
=.
prise me. since have looked into its
remarkable progress within the last
few years. l have to say that ad-
mire the independence of The World
because 1t is the kind Of n journal
with which ! became familiar dur
ing my long service as a newspaper
man.
'In other words 7 have a wish 10
compliment both papers and say
that The Tulsa World is the Courier
journal Of Oklahoma. and when I
get ready to sell out in kentucky
and come down here | wouldn't ask
a finer thing. unless II was to own a
richly flowing oil well, than to own
IA big share Of Tho Tulsa World"
Gen. w n. Haldeman, son Of the
founder of the Courier, and himself
editor OF the Louisville Times for
twenty years. called with Colonel
Johnson and said that II was the