South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-06
THAT WATTERSoN-HARVEY-BAILEY
CLIQUE VERSUS WOODROW WILSON
THE FEDERATION OF THE WORLD

THE FEDERATION OF THE WORLD
annuatednes OF some things that while Marse
Henry watterson FOR the past year, until last
Monday editor emeritus OF the Louisville Courier
Journal and founder. is frothing like madness
At Pres't wilson and the League OF Nations, the
Courier-Journal itself now controlled by younger
men attaches Of his family, giving both the
president and the League OF Nations its unqualified
support
Marse watterson belongs 10 the same school Of
bourbonic democracy as Col George Harvey and
ex-sen Joe Bailey and his dislike the president
energies from much the frame OF mind tx
Sen. Bailey recently made the statement that the
democratic party has given everything that the
party has always stood for except the name" and
that therefore he can no longer be democrat. Col
watterson feels similarly; ditto. Col Harvey
COL Harvey broke with Pres't Wilson while the
president was still governor Of New Jersey and
candidate for president The two colonies were max
ing promises FOR the presidential nominee. OF the
old partisan boUrbonic type. calculated to win
FOR him the approval or Wall ST.. as against Col
Roosevelt. who. in 1912 his formidable
opponent. due 20 the republican split, and Mr.. VIII
called them Off He TOO. progressive he
asserted though ~ the democratic rather than OF
tne BUN moose school and il elected he intended
to go progressive things. Il made Col Harvey
over IT, Col watterson maintained a greater calm
out ne never got over either
That was The beginning we guess Of The demo
cratic party giving up everything that the party
had always stood for. except the name" that is
everything that bourbon democrats Of the school
or Wattersou. Harvey and Bailey had stood for
The way FOR such passine. If there has been such
% passing had been undergoing preparation since
1896 quite 20 The discomfort such reactionaries.
and mere had TO the 'front.' second lead
er or course 10 hard TO swallow and Col.
Harvey has been splitting it out ever since 1t only
remained for the president 10 approve Of the fed
cral prohibition amendment. and TO recommend the
federal suffrage amendment. TO break the camels
back Here a population of Wauerson and
Bailey idealisms. that they could overlook. and
they Joined the ranks OF Harveyism without fur
ther reserve-under pretense OF clamoring their
old doctrines OF state rights of course but much
likely in the interest of their distlery stocks
There is nothing surprising therefore that Wat
terson and Bailey should have employed the presi-
dents trips To Europe and his advocacy OF a League
of Nations vehicles upon which finally to ride
i'm the Harvey parade II might not be popular
and their possible following might be more limited.
were they 20 attack the president on pro-booze
or ani-sunrage grounds. Even state rights" since
The Civil in which the colonel fought a
confederate Is always popular thing ad-
vocste. though notice that in his opposition
the League OF Nations ne is very insistent that
there IS 70 he the right OF secession must be
amply safeeuarded"
Possibly the democratic party has given up
everything that party has always stood for ex.
cept the name" Maybe that is The reason that
col watterson was dropped from "editor-n-c CHER
editor emeritus" and then entirely from tho
Courier Journal staff these latter DAYS Perhaps
the more progressive members or the family
Ter learn that for the paper 10 live would have
,o become progressive like the party whose cause
DO had made its reputation by championing; need
ed "a keep abreast or the times; fan behind into
dotase. evaporating into atmosphere Of ''s-was'
and "has-been'
And democrats learning pretty much the
same boz the interest and welfare Of the democratic
party. thanks the leadership OF Woodrow Wilson
and those who have the mental alertness and for
ward looking faculties follow him. is hardly
lo expected that of the ancient type OF Messrs
Vattcrson Harvey and Bailey. saturated with the
democracy Of the last century will take kindly 20
they should lean toward republicanism with its re-
dictionary tendencies. as their haven OF refuge II
IS an easy enough 20 understand They object
rhe democratic party becoming a live virile mill
tant. progressive party-and they hate Woodrow
Wilson and everything that he undertakes be
cause % what he has done TO make it so.
Opposition 20 the League OF Nations by such
backward lockers as Marse WatterSOn. Col Harvey
and Bailey particularly when their personal
antipathies are considered is rather an indorse-
ment than worthy condemnation