, 1921-12-22
S0UyDEDFOR WAITERs0N,
DEANO OF OLD TINE JOURNALISTS

. ainEie sentence that appeared at the
snd OF practically every editorial he
write on the subject for mani months
ITO Hell with tho H~ohenroIierns n
HapsburEsr
His scnthing Indictment Of tho Ger
man leadership was interpreted by
many Of GERMAN blood In this country
as an attack upon themselves. and
brought . storm Of denunciation about
his ears. To these Americans OF Ger
man blood Mr.. Wafterson made an
swer that presumably they had come
to the United stAtos to escape the
thing he inserted h German rulers
were cn~deavoring to fasten upon the
rest OF the world and warned them
that II they Unidentified themselves too
closely with the cause OF Germany's
rulers by giving It support. they would
later regard their course with regret
Mr.. Wattarson also devoted some
of his editorial attention to social
questions He once made a savage
attack on New York society women.
calling them "a lock OF unclean
birds" He accused them OF a fond
ness for display hat ruined tho men.
and a o OF champagne and bridge
that eventually ruined their morals
His dazzling style CAV him such
nicknames us Light Horso Harry
and Henry of Navarro" He was
more popularity called plain "Aiarse
Henry
AS effectively as he wrote Mr.. Wat
terson spoke on the public platform
His reputation as ar orator reached
Its climax mhen he delivered an ad.
dress Mt tho dedication OF the Colum.
bian Exposition when he appeared as
the governments official spokesman.
Among the several books he wrote
or compiled were oddities OF South
ern Life and Character" n volume of
southern humor; 'The Spnnish-Amer-
lean War" written concurrcntly with
the events. and his latest work. Com
promises OF Life" a compilation OF
his lectures, addresses and numerous
editorials from the Courier-Journal.
OF his career Mr.. watterson recent
" said:
II came out OF the war like many
OF h young fellows of the south, a
very picked bird. indeed. In order to
Escape tho humiliation Of borrowing
from a northern uncle. Whose politics
I did o approve. I went with my
watch to an uncle who had no poll
ties at all and got fifty dollars on IL.
Along with two blc~nketnates. who
were as poor as myself, 1 started. or
rather revived, publication OF an old
suspended newspaper AT Nashville.
Nothing could Withstand the energy
and ardor which We three threw into
the enterprise We were working for
bread and had to havo It When we
began there were nine daily papers
struggling for a footing in the little
Tennessee capital. At the end of the
year there were but two. and of these
ours had two-third of the business.
After two years I was called to Louis
Vile to take an editorial position on
thu old Louisville Journal. the paper
OF George d. Prentice. Six months
later Walter N. Haldeman. who owned
the Courier Joined with me in combin
ing the Journal ard Courier. Incl
ientally this led to the purchase OF
the old Louisville Democrat. this pub
ication losing its identy entirely.
That is about ALL"
The consolidation Of the three pa
pers was the first of the great news
paper combinations. 1t resulted in
the first appearance of tho Courier
journal, November 8, 1885,
In his early years he superintended
the detail Of every department. ane