Pueblo chieftain., 1921-12-23

friend we had at court when friends
We're most needed"
When watterson founded the Journal
he made plea for harmony in the
South. Thoroly reconstructed himself
he urged all to follow his course IN
complete submission to tho Federal
government
Mr.. watterson always advocated
Tariff for Revenue Only phrase
which he coined. and which finally
was adopted by the Democratic party.
He was an ardent friend OF Grover
Cleveland during the latter's first ad-
ministration as president, but opposed
Clevelands third nomination.
His service as public official was
confined to a fractional term in con-
gress. He accepted seat there In
1867 at the wishes of Samuel j. TIL
den, with whom he was closely allied.
Mr.. Watterson refused denomination
for the full term. Frequently urged
to run for high office he always re-
fused, maintaining;
Il shall stay where I am. office Is
not for me. Beginning in slavery to
end with poverty it is odious to my
sense of freedom
From 1872 to 1892 however he sat at
all national conventions OF the Demo-
cratic party as delegate-at-large
from Kentucky. He presided over the
convention that nominated Ttlden In
1875 and was chairman of the Platform
Committee in those of 1880 and 1888.
Mr.. watterson opposed William Jen-
nings Bryan in his candidacy for presi-
dent In 1886 but in 1900 the Courier
Journel gave him lukewarm support
In 1908, however, what Mr.. Watterson
denominated as the free silver heresy
being as dead as African slavery In
tho United States, he became a warm
supporter of Bryan.
When the storm OF the European
War broke over the world Mr.. Waiter
son assumed an uncompromisins stand
in support OF the cause and ideals or
the Entente Allies, declaring his be-
lief that their cause was the cause OF
freedom and democracy and that or
the Central Empires that of autocracy.
His attitude was tersely set forth In
a single sentence that appeared at the
end of practically every editorial he
wrote on the subject for many months:
TO He'll with the Hohenzollerns and
Hapsburgs."
His scathinE indictment OF the Ger
man leadership was interpreted by
many of German blood In this country
as an attack upon themselves. and
brought a storm of denunciation about
his ears To these Americans of Ger
man blood Mr.. Watterson MADE ans
wer that presuma bly, they had come to
the United States to escape the thing
he asserted the German rulers were
endeavorinE 10 fasten upon the rest OF
the world and warned them that II they
identified themselves too closely with
the cause of Germany's rulers by Civ
ing 1t support, they would later regard
their course with regret.
Mr.. watterson also devoted some OF
his editorial attention to social oueo-
tions. He once made a savage attack
on New York society women. calling
them, "a flock of unclean birds. He
accused them of a fondness for dis
play that ruined the men. and love
OF champagne and bridge that eventu-
ally ruined their morals.
His dashing style gave him such
nicknames as Light Horse Harry
and Henry of Navarro. He was
more popularity called plain "Marse
Henry"
As effectively a. he wrote Mr.. Wat
| tsrson spoke on the public platform.
His reputation as an orator reached It's
climax --.-n he delivered an address
at the dedication of the Columbian Ex-
position swhen he appeared as the gov
ernments official spokesman.
Among the several books he wrote
or compiled were oddities OF
Southern Life and Charaster,' vol
ume OF Southern. humor; The Span
sh-AmcTiCan w ar. written concur :
rently with the events. and his latest
work. Compromises Of Life" com
pilation of his lectures, addresses and
numerous editorials from the Courier
Journal.
OF his career Mr.. Watterson recently
said;
II came out of the war like many OF
tho young fellows of the South. a very
picked bird. indecd. In order to escape
tho humiliation of borrowing from n
Northern uncle, whose politics ] did
not approve. l went with my watch to
an uncle" who had no politics at all
and got fifty dollars on it. Along with
two blanket-mates. who were as poor
az myself. I started. or rather revived.
publication of an old suspended news
| paper at Nashville. Nothing could
withstand the energy and ardor
| which we three threw into the enter
prise. We were working for bread and
| had to have It. When we began there
were nine daily papers struggling for
| footing in the little Tennessee capi-
tai. At the end of the year there were
but two. and OF these ours had two
| thirds Of the business. After two years
| / was called TO Louisville to take an
| editorial position on the old Louis
vile Journal. the paper of George d,