, 1921-12-22

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paper az musical and dramatic critic
HIS father. Harvey n. wsstcrson. for
20 years preceding the outbreak OF the
var between h states. was n repre-
sentative In congress from Tennessee.
II Was during his timo Henry Wat
terson laid tho foundations for an
elaborate knowledge Of national af-
fairs. he spending much OF his time
associating with party leaders OF that
period and IN close contact with the
operation OF thu government
watterson's course IN letters and
journalism In the national capital was
interrupted Just as he attained his
majority by the outbreak Of war.
With his father. he opposed the seccs-
sion movement, bat upon the deciara-
ton Of hostilities. he returned to his
Tennessee home. and Joined the army
OF the confederacy. He served
throughout the war. except for a pc
Rod of ten months. when he estnb-
lished and operated at Chattanooga.
Tenn. The Rebel" n seml-military
paper.
Mr.. Watterson served first as an
aid to the famous cavalry leader.
General Nathan Bedford Forrest, and
later was on the staff Of General
Leonidas Polk.
Diving the campaign between Gen
erals shernan ad Johnston. WattersoiI
WAS chief-oi-scouts OF the confeder-
hto arms-- .
.'The Rebel" instantly achieved
great popularity. The paper was out
spoken and independent. ~forecasting
in irany Things the Louisville Courier
Journal. . lineal ~descencent TO follow
Il within u few a
Aiinhari Lincoln vas said 10 DO tho
grsaI Iszsion OF Watterson's he. His
on Lincoln" was delivered In
hundreds OF cities and II was his
pride to tell of calling on Lincoln the
morning OF his Inauguration and OF
standing beside him at the ceremony.
Let no southern man point his fin
ger at me- Mr.. watterson said. be
I ~cannonize Lincoln. for he was
the one friend we had at court when
friends wero most in need"
When watterson founded the Jour
he made a plea for harmony in the
south. Thoroughly reconstructed him
self, he urged all to follow his course
in complete submission to the federal
government.
Mr.. watterson always advocated a
Tariff for Revenue Only a phrase
he coined. and which finally
adopted by the Democratic party.
He was an ardent friend OF Grover
during the latter's first i'd
ministration as president, but opposed
Cleveland's third nomination.
His service as a public official was
- Es-- a. E-----r -.
Sress. He accepted n seat there in
at tho wishes of Samuel j.
Tilden. with hon he was closely
Mr.. Wattergon refused renonu-
for the full term. Frequently
u:sed to run for high office he always
cfused. maintaining:
Il shall stay where I am. Office is
for me. Beginning in slavery to
end with poverty 1t IS odlous to my
sotse of freedom"
From 1872 to 1892 however he sat at
all national conventions of the Demo
cratic party as a delegate-at-large
from Kentucky. He presided over the
convention that nominated Tilden in
1876 and was chairman of the plat
form committee in those OF 1880 and
1888.
Mr.. Watterson opposed William
Jennings Bryan in his candidacy for
president in 1896, but in 1900 the
Courier-Journal gave him lukewarm
support. I'M 19os. however, what Mr..
Watterson denominated as the free
silver heresy' being ''as dead as Afri-
can slavery" IN h United States. he
became a warm supporter of Bryan.
When the storm OF tho European
war broke over the world Mr.. Waiter
son assumed an Incorporating stand
in support OF the cause and ideals of
the Entent Allies. declaring his belief
that their cause was the cause OF free
dom and democracy and that OF the
Central Empires that of autocracy.
His attitude was terscly set forth In