The log cabin Democrat., 1921-12-22
VETERAN EDITOR
 GOES TO REWARD
"MARSE HENRY" IS DEAD
Henry Watterson, Last of Old Time Personal Journalists, Expires at
 Jacksonville, Fla.
tBy the AssocIated FreaA,

hotel early this morning, after brief illness. He had spent most of his time in Floria for the past several years, following his retirement from 1 active journalistic pursuits. Colonel Watterson's death was caused by heart failure superinduced by diseased condition of his lungs, according to his physicians. His death was surprise, although it had been known for several days that he was seriously ill.
 Funeral arrangements have not yet been perfected.
 Henry Watterson was one of the last of the old time personal journal ists. More. than half century his editorials, with their brilliant, origi- nal and phrase-making composition, attracted wide attention. They were commented on and copied by the press of the nation. Besides his power in molding public opinion through his editorials Watterson's in fluence is credited with having shaped the platform of the Democratic party in more than one presidential cam paign.
 It was perhaps through an accident that Henry Watterson pursued jour nalism. Early in life he evinced un- usual musical talent and his parents encouraged it. A mishap that crush ed his left thumb leaving that mem- Der stiff, caused the musical edGca tion to be abandoned, as the piano was his favorte instrument.
 A natural bent for writing develop ed, but even in this Mir. Watterson was seriously handicapped as an ill., ness in infancy had affected his wis ion. His first journalistic experience was gained on a Washington, D. C., newspaper as musical and dramatic critic
 Watterson's course in letters and journalism in the national capital was interrupted just as he attained his majority by the outbreak of the war With his father, he opposed the se- cession movement but upon the decla- ration of hostilities, he returned to his Tennessee home vi joined the army of the Confeder Ny. He served throughout the war, except for a pc riod of 10 months, when he establish ed and operated at Chattanooga, Tenn, "The Rebel" a semi military paper.
 Abraham Lincoln was said to be the great passion of Watterson's life. His lecture of "Lincoln" was delivered in hundreds of cities and it was his pride to tell of calling on Lincoln the morning of his inauguration and of standing beside him at the ceremony.
 When Watterson founded the Journal he made plea for harmony in the south. Thoroughly recon structed himself, he urged all to fol- low his course in complete submis- sion to the federal government.
 MT. Watterson always advocated Tariff for Revenue Only," phrase which he coined, and which finally was adopted by the Democrat party. He was an ardent friend of Grover Cleveland during the latter's first administration as president, but op- posed Cleveland's third nomination.
 His service as public official was confined to fractional term in con- gress. He accepted seat there in 1876-77 at the wishes of Samuel J. Tilden, with whom he was closely al- lied Mr. Watterson refused re-nom- ination for the full term. Frequent ly urged to run for high office he al ways refused, maintaining:
 "I shall stay where 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 Democratic party as a delegate-at- large from Kentucky. He presided over the convention that nominated Tilden in 1876 and was chairman of the platform committee in those of 1880 and 1888.
 MT. Watterson opposed William Jennings Bryan in his candidacy for president in 1896, but in 1900 the Courier Journal gave him lukewarm support. In 1908, however, what MT. Watterson denominated as the free silver heresy" being "as dead as Af- rican slavery in the United States, he became warm supporter of Bry- an.
 When the storm of the European war broke over the world MT. Wat terson assumed an uncompromising stand in support of the cause and ideals of the entente allies, declaring his belief that their cause was the cause of freedom and democracy and that of 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 sub ject for many months: "To Hell