The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-01-03

icause OF freedom and democracy and
that of the central empires that of
autocracy.
His attitude was terse!y set forth
in q single sentence That appeared al
the end of practically every editorial
he wrote or the subject for many
months: ITO he'll with the Hohenzol-
lerns and Hapsburgs."
/ His scath;ng Indictment Of the Ger
man leadership was interpreted by
many of the German blood in this
country as an attack upon themselves
and brought q storm Of denunc!ation
about his ears. To these Americans
Of German blood ]Ir. Watterson made
answer that presumably they had
come to the United States to escape
the thing, he asserted, the German
rulers were endeavoTing to fasten up
on the rest of the world and warned
tenn that if they identified themselves
too closely with the cause of Germans
rulers by giving It support, they
would later regard their course with
regret.
Mr.. Watterson also devoted some
of his editoriad attention to social
questions. He once made a savage
attack on New York society women,
calling them "a flock of unclean
birds" He accused them of fond
ness for display that ruined the men
and love of champagne and bridge
that eventually ruined their morals.
Plain "Marse Henry"
His dashing style gave him such
nickasmes as Light Horse Harry
and Henry of Navarro" He was
more popularly called plain 'Marse
Henry
AS effectively as he wrote Mr.. Wat
terson spoke on the public platform.
His reputation as an orator reached
its climax when he delivered an ad-
dress at the dedication of the Column
5ian 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" volume of
Southern humor; 'The Spanish-Amer-
lean War" written concurrently 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 re-
Gently said:
81 came out of the war like many
of the young fellows of the South, a
very picked bird, indeed. In order to
escape the humiliation of borrowing
from a Northern uncle, whose politics
I did not approve, l went with my
watch to an uncle who had no poll
tics at all and got $50 on it. Along
with two blanket-mates, who were as
poor as myself, 1 started or rather
revived publication of an old sus-
pended newspaper at Nashville. Moth
ing could withstand the energy and
ardor which we three threw into the
enterprise. We were working Tor
bead and had to have it. When we be-
gan there were nine daily papers
struggling for a footing in the little
Tennessee capital. At the end of the
wear there were but two, and of these
ours had two-tnirds of the business.
After two years was called to Louis
vile to take an editorial position on
the old Louisville Journal, the paper
of George D. Prentice. Six months
later Walter N. Haldeman, who owned
The Courier, joined with me in COM
bining The Journal and Courier. In
cidentally this lead to the purchase of
the old Louisville Democrat, this pub
LEGATION losing its identity 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 The Courier
! Journal, November s, 1868.
In his early years he superintended
the detail Of every department, and
for more than 80 years put the paper
to press" every night.
He was born in Washington, D. c.,
on February 16, 1910.
Washington, Dee. 22.-Col. Henry
Watterson was eulogiZed today in the
house by Representative Barkley
(Democrat) of Kentucky as man