Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1921-12-29
Win Oar State
Contemporaries
"MARSE HENRY"

year,, without succmnhlng to "A feet
ing of inadcquacy. This is the more
trdc because Colonel Waltcrson, in
thc TWO aulobiographical vo-nnes en-
titled "Marse llcNy,' has left Il pic
iurc OF hnsclf drawn i'm AN iiumin-
9t.ng. enhancing and sclf-rcyclatory
lyle thai dctcs emulation. The
heart, soul and sparkling genius of
/ the great editor Of the Louisville
CONFECTIONERY, Of the great citizen,
and of the man who loved life and
understood how 10 use it are pre-
served In those books; he who reads
cannot fail-to acquire a lasting alice
ton for one of the most piquantly
! fragrant, and -turdily colorful figures
the country has produced.
It would be Durposclcss repetition
OF biographical sketchcs in the news
column, 20 give here anything in the
natafc &C a chronological outline of
/ the c-rccr Of Colonel ~Wottcrson. His
rccolcctions went back TO the carly
semi-primitivc days Of the nation, and
his public life commenced almost
with has childhood. For considerable
more lhan half u century hc wa,
/ closely identified -as soldier, polite
ian and editor with great events;
and throughout the greater part Of
That period he was "a saving lcavenine
force i'm The Democratic party.
Net%hilc hc was - party man and
/ pWhapr because he had his own ideas
concerning what a real party man il
ia free republic ought TO bc Colonel
! Wattcr-ou was always and emphatic
/ ally, his own man. lie Ws not
among thos" who could bc ted by .
dictator. tie would fight what he
considered error within the ranks of
1 Democracy as quickly as he would
/ Fight amy other error. So he broke
with Cleveland. sharply and irrcvoc-
ably, and SO hc fought Nilsson, al
though he had materially assisted
both along their journeys TO the
White House.
Cn TIA. Other hand Colonel Waiter
son loved and admired Lincoln;
mourucd hi, death ass "A great calam-
ity. and roycrcd his memory, after
having fought bravcly and with effect
ON the Confederate side in the Civil
wan. With characteristic fcarlcsSncss
4 Wattorson became champion of the
1 lincoln policies I'm region that was
slow about omulating his quick per-
sonal Reconstruction; il is beyond
1 the possibilities to estimate how much
1.-THE United States owe, ~ "Narse
/ Henry" because Of his efforts To pro-
mote a snirit OF true rcconcilemcnt
once the war was al an end. His rare
ability as writer. his tcnacitv as n
man. his unhinching stcadfastncss
whore "a matter OF con. oicncc Of prin-
cinlc was m stake were am brought
/ into rlav H. further the spirit Of ran
prochomcat when and where I'd was
Inot po.u.sr ,o f.rriN. and fofglt.
From 1911, ON the colonel was pic-
turcsquolv and forciblv anii-Hohcn-
zollern and uti-l4apsburg IN the face
Of every presidential plea Of neutral
ifv. Though himself "a rare .tr:.tegist
ON OCCASION. he had no patience with
Mr. Wilson's nabbv pacifism and
academic aloon,ess. He saw things
q. they wore. and he refused to conn
/ ,enburo c,mptoulise or HEDGING for
t.a sake Of cyDcdicncv. Just So. as
- lover or the nation and constitution.
hs later oroasod hitinglv and sharplv
thc VAl~qiiias treaty and the League
az Nation, covenant. Nor had he any
illu.ion. r.garlii7p the vav the party
he loved was being mismanaped and
ran into tb. Ground in this and other
directions. # REQUIRES little INSIGHT to
understand that he may have wei
coined as heailhful thing the
scourrinr II finally received For
though occasionally. "darsc" Hcnrv's
Instinct Cor tbe pi.,urcsoue led him
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