Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-12-22
MARSE HENRY WATTERSON
DIES SUDDENLY IN SOUTH


army OF the confederacy. He
served throughout the war, cX-
ccpt for 4 period OF ten months,
when he established and operated
az Chattanooga. Tenn. The Reb-
el, Semi-military paper.
Mr.. Watterson served first as
an aide 20 the famous cavalry
leader, General Nathan Bedford
Forest, and later was on the staff
OF General Leonidas Polk.
During the campaign between
Generals Sherman and Johnston.
WattcrSon was chief OF scouts .
;hc Confederate army.
The Rebel instantly achieved
great popularity. The paper was
outspoken and independent. fore
casting in many things the LOU
isville Courier Journal, q lineal
descendant to follow il within
few years.
Abraham Lincoln Was said 1,
be the great passion OF Waiter
sons lie. His lecture on Lin
coin was delivered in hundreds
of cities and it was his pride /,
tell OF calling on Lincoln TN,
morning OF his inauguration and
Oi standing beside him At the GER
emony.
Let no Southern man point his
hngcr at me-" Mr.. Matterson said
"becauSe / Canronize Lincoln. ioi
nc Was the one fr. end we had at
court when friends were most H.
need"
When Watterson founded the
Journal he made a plea for har-
Elouy IN the South. Thoroughly
reconstructed himself. he urged
all to follow his course in com
plete submission 20 the FEEDER
government.
MIR. NaIt@-s,:. @;,vays adVp
Gated q Tariff for Revenue Only
- phrase winch he coined. and
which finally was adopted by tn,
Democratic party He was a.
ardent friend OF Grover Cleveland
during the latier'> first admin
>tration a. president. but opposed
Clcveland's third nomination.
lis services a. a public official
WAS confined 10 d fractional term
N Congress. lie accepted seat
therc in lS70-77 at the wishes
Samuel ] T.ldc5- with whom he
was closely allied. Mr.. Waiter
Ion refused denomination foT
the iull term. Frequently urge
to run for high Office he alway>
refused. maintaining:
Il shaP stay where / am. OF
icc ! not for ne. Beginning l.
slavery TO end with poverty !, T.
pdiouS L. my sense OF freedom !
From 1872 to 1892. howcvc.
nc sat al all national conventions
81 the democratic party as del
egate-at-large from Kentucky
lie presided over the convention
that nominated Tilden in 1876 !
and was cha rman OF the plat
form committee i'll those OF lSG ,
and 1888
Mr.. Nattcrson opposed Nm.
Jennings Bryan IN his candidacy
-or president in 1896. but in 1906
he Courier Journal gave him
IuSewarm support. In 1908. how
-ver. Mr.. WatterSon denominatcj
a the free silver heresy" being
as dead as African slavery ir
the United States. he became /:
warm supporter OF Bryan.
Mr. Watterson also devote
some OF his editorial attention t'
social questions. He once slad
a savage attack on New York SO
ciety women. calling them :;
flock of unclean birds" He &C
cused them OF fondness for dis
play that ruined the men. and
hove of champagne and bride.
His daShing style gave him the
nicknames of Light Horse HaI-
~" and Henry of Navarro II
was more popularity called plain
"Marse Henry"
As effectively as he wrote NJ:
Watterson spoke on the publ:
platform. His reputation as an
orator reached its climax wher
he delivered an address at the
dedication of the Columbian ES
position when he appeared as the
governments official spokesman.
Among the several books IL
wrote or compiled were "Odd.ie'
of Southern Life and Characte-'
a volume of Southern humor
"The Spanish-Amer;can Wa "
written concurrently with tl,'
events. and his latest work
Compromises of Life" comDii-
alton of his lectures. addresses