The Devils Lake world., 1921-12-28
'MARSE HENRY
DIES ACE Of 81.
HENRY wATTERsON, LAST OF
OLD SCHOOL, HAD BRIL-
LIANT CAREER.

LIANT CAREER.
Henry Watterson, famous editor OF
the Louisville, (Ky.) Courier Journal,
died at hotel at Jacksonville, Fla,
last Thursday, aged 80 years.
Watterson went to Jacksonville to
spend the winter because of failing
health. His wife, a son, Henry Wat
terson, Jr., and a daughter, Mrs. Will
liam Miller, were at the bedside when
the end came. The body will be re-
moved to his home at jefferson, Ken
tucky, for burial.
Henry Wa:terson was the "grand
old man of journalism" He was a
pioneer in the newspaper field in the
southwest and by the bitted invective
style of his editorials swayed the
entire United States. It was he who
first created the phrase "To hell with
the Hapsburgs and Hohenzollerns," !"
as the United State hovered on the
brink of war.
For the past two years he had TAX
en- no active part in journalism. He
retired when the Louisville Courier
Journal ownership passed from his
hands to Robert Worth Bingham, it's
present publisher. After his retire
ment from active editorial writing he
composed the memoirs of his life in
two brilliant volumes, called "Look-
ing Backward" In this series he
tells the entire story of his life. His
father was congressman from
Tennessee and he early became identi-
fled in national life. John Quincy
Adams used to walk along the streets
of Washington with his hand on
Watterson's shoulder while the boy
read to him. He sat on the knee of
Andrew Jackson and was amateur
page in congress and was at John
Quincy Adams side when he fell.
Watterson began his newspaper
career as a reporter on the Wash
ington State. Then came the civil
war. The fiery old warrior of the
pen, then youth in his teens, en-
listed and served as aid to General
Forrest and Folk.
After the war he began his travel
ing newspaper. He edited the Chat
ftanooga Rebel, a paper printed in a
wagon. Later he went to Louisville
Kentucky where he stayed for half
century to make newspaper his
tory. In 1868 he merged the Journal
the Democrat and the Courier into
the Courier Journal. Then he took
up the editorial banner to work for
the solidified north and south. With
brilliant words that struck to the
heart Of every subject mentioned, he
drew applause from the nation and
his editorials were reprinted in jour
nails through out the country. Then
the world came to know him as old
"Marse Henry"
He was great advocate of iour-
nalistic enthusiasm. He repeated of
ten the old phrase that Journalism
is the art of knowing where He'll is
going to break loose next and having
a man there to cover it."
Watterson was always brilliant as
a. writer, original in phraseology,
flowery and altogether forceful in the
use Of his pen. He possessed much
ability in shaping public opinion when
ever a great issue arose, and played
no little part in shaping of Demo-
cratic platforms in number of
presidential campaigns. o
In 1896 Watterson opposed Will
liam J. Bryan's candidacy but in
1900 the Courier-J Journal gave BRYAN
some support. In 1908 Watterson
became warm supporter of Bryan
Watterson's editorials were ,bv
means confined to local or political
questions. He took up social ques-
tions of national interest as well
and one time made rather sensa.
tional attack on New York society
women. He was an eloquent speaker
and orator. His fame as an orato,
reached its climax when he delivered
and address at the dedication of the
Columbian Exposition at Chicago.
Among the books he wrote were
Oddities Of Southern Life and Char.
acter," Compromises of Life" ''The
Spanish-American War" and, in 1915
his autobiography, later published un.
der the caption of "Marse Henry"