Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-09

free silver would have been ruinous
to the country. Bryan was not only
defeated at the polls, but he has been
defeated in the court of history. Also
with the passing of time his utter I'M
fitness for the presidency has been
shown to the satisfaction of those who
were his most enthusiastic supporters
through three campaigns.
Henry WatteIson, a man who has
seen and participated in more things
of great moment to the nation than
any other American citizen now alive,
is writing a wonderful series of rem
inicenses in the Saturday Evening
Post. Along with the things he has
seen Of the varied political life of the
nation he INDUCES in homely and wise
philosophy,
Discussing the causes Of the civil
war, he tells why the confederacy lost
out Among other reasons was failure
to secure recognition by European
counties. The great obstacle was
European sentiment against slavery.
sidell, one of the agents sent abroad
to secure European aid told Waiter
son in Paris of his appeal to Louis
Napolean, then emperor of France,
quoting the emperor's reply as fol-
lows:
Il have talked the matter over with
Lord PalmCrston and we are both OF
the opinion that as long as African
slavery exists at the south we cannot
recognize the COnfederacy. We do not
demand its instant abolition. But if
you put it in course Of abatement and
final adjustment through term of
years. do not care how many-we
can intervene to some purpose As
matters stand we dare not go before a
European congress with such a pro-
posal"
Mr.. Slidell reported back to Rich
mond and jefferson Davis put It up
to the confederate commanders in the
field. The generals told jefferson
Davis that the armies would disband
if the south agreed to set the slaves
free, though Mr.. Watterson says not
one soldier in ten belonged to a slave
holding family.
PhilosophIzing on the facts thus
presented, Mr.. Wattcrson says:
Thus do imaginings become theo-
ries, and theories resolve themselves
into claims, and interests, however
mistaken, rise to the dignity of pre-
negatives"
The southern soldier, though not
and in a vast majority of
instances with his labor in actual |
with the slave labor, !
fought a long and bloody war for the
of the institution of
slavery, in the divine right Of which !
he believed.
With the same tenacity the south
arncr has held to the doctrine of free
rade, or tariff for revenue only, |
which means the same thing, because
t was taught by John C, Calhoun |
when the south was producing only
'aw material and was buying altman
fractured products from the New
England states or in the markets of
he world
Since the days of John C. Calhoun
conditions in the south have changed. !
factories dot the country everywhere,
md no part of the United States
would suffer so much from free trade |
lr from other than a high tariff pol
cy. Because the southerner has the |
'aW material, the coal or waterpowcr |
tnd the factory all together also he
has cheap labor under such control |
hat he has never permitted it to |
mioniZe. OF course his labor is not |
IS efficient as that of the, north, and |
lever will be until it is better edu-
'ated. That is his handicap.
But the interest Of the southerner,
ar more than the northerner now, is
n a protective tariff But he holds
o the John c. Calhoun traditions, as
loes the party with which he votes. |
Thus Watterson's philosophical obser-
alton is justified today: Imagine
ngs becomes theories, and theories /
esolve themselves into claims, and |
however mistaken, rise to
he dignity of prerogatives."