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in the work OF his paper as formerly.
He was once in Congress. having
been elected in 1876 to I'LL an unex-
pired term. Serving from August
1876 to March 1877 Colonel Waiter
son declined TO stand for recollection.
He was temporary chairman OF the
Democratic national convention In
1876 and was a delegate in 1880.
1884 and 1883.
Colonel Watterson. lifelong
Democrat. broke with Woodrow
Wilson, then President of the United
States. during the fight on the
League OF Nations. He actively op-
posed ratification OF the League
covenant and refused to support
Wilson. His editorial attacks on the
league. were among his final contri-
buttons to the journalism OF his day,
and were among his most forceful
writings.
Colonel Watterson was the author
OF a number OF books, including a
history OF the Spanish American
war and some volumes OF essays and
lectures.
His most recent literary work was
the writing OF his memoirs. which
gave remarkable insight into
American journalism for the last
half century
After his retirement from active
editorial writing Colonel Watterson
composed the memoirs OF his IL,
in two brilliant volumes called
Looking Backward"
In these series he told the entire
story OF his life He was extremely
proud OF the fact that he was born
in Washington. THE Center OF Dip
lomacy." His father was a Con-
: gresham from Tennessee and he
early became identified in national
life.
John Quincy Adams used to walk
along the streets of Washington with
4 his arm on Watterson's shoulder
while the boy read to him. He sat
on the knee OF Andrew Jackson. He
was an amatuer page in Congress
and was at John Quincy Adams
side when he fell
a
! travelling newspaper" He edited
the Chattanooga Rebel. a paper
printed in wagon. Later he went
to Louisville, Ky. where he stayed
for half a century TO make news
paper history.
He was a great advocate OF jour
nalstic enthusiasm. He repeated
often the old phrase that journal
ism is the art OF knowing where he'll
is going to break loose next and hav-
ing a man there to cover it,"
He hated the glossy" and the
"showy" things. He used to roll
down to the Courier ournal offices
in a big motor car, wearing a sailors
pea jacket" instead OF an expen
sive fur coat.
on the wall OF his office, where n
wrote most Of his editorials, there
were no pictures OF famous lights
OF literature. There was little
more than an old straight-toppeo
desk, stacks Of papers. GRAINED IL
logically in cubby holes and an ink
well and pen.
IL wrote a miserable hand, and
most Of the printers had hard time
setting up his articles. There were
no typewriters in his day and whef
they finally came into use he ignored
} them and stuck TO his pen, much t'
the disgust of the printers.
, on one occasion he wrot
in an editorial the words gilt
edge bonds" and the printer
= read it guilty edge bonds AM
! that was the way it got in tn
r paper. Another time he wrote II
e tribute to an aged citizen Of Louis
r vine, who had died: "He has en-
/ tered the sleep that knows no wax
{ ing" The printers read 1t: II
e enters the ship that knows no shak
ing" and thus It was printed.
c Many famous journalists bega'
z their careers under Wattersor
!. Among the most prominent are lsaa
n Marcosson and Irwin Cobb