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Show COLONEL WATTERSON HARD ON CANDIDATE WILSON 1 Kentucky Editor Say's Wilson Dare Not Face the Fac,ts. Refuses Re-fuses to Follow Anyone Who has Proved Disloyaj to Private Pri-vate Friendship, and prays" Gbd to Protect Democracy from such a Leader and Such Leadership. ,- Trenton ,N. J., Jan. 29. Governor Woodrow Wilson refused tonight ,to make any statement in reply to the ono issued by Colonel Watterson. Tho governor said ho would first read tho matter given out by Colonol Watterson carefully before deciding decid-ing whether to make any reply. "At any rato," he said, "I shall not issue a statement tonight." Washington, Jnn. 29. Col. Henry Watterson, in a statement issued tonight to-night and Intended to bring a "distasteful "dis-tasteful eplsodo" to an end. so far ns he was concerned, declared that tho Issue between him nnd Gov.AVood-row Gov.AVood-row Wilson was sololy ns to ..which ono had "lied." Col. Watterson said ho "had engaged conclusively to show," thnt Gov.Wllson hnd Hod and charged that tho Now Jersey executive execut-ive "dared not faco tho facts." Col. Watterson declined to mnko public any proofs In his possession, Ho denied that Thomas F. Ryan hnd ever been approached for campaign contributions for Gov. Wilson, but stated that the matter had been talked talk-ed over with Gov .Wilson nnd tho latter lat-ter had "oxpresed tho fear" that if tho knowledge, of a contribution fro.ii Mr. Ilynn got abroad it might do moro harm than good. Col. Wntterson's statement, nddrost sod "To tho Democrats of tho United Unit-ed States," follows: . Watterson's Statement. Tho time limit set upon my sitay In .tho national capital being about to expire, and Gov. Wilson having refused re-fused my offer as to thu tssuo of veracity ho litis rtilscd between us to submit proofs of tho truth of my Averment Aver-ment to party associates competent to judgo both of Its character and of tho expediency of Its publication, I shall bring this most distasteful eplsodo epl-sodo to d rloso as far as I am con. corned. Has the Proof. Thn claim Hint I nuiBt rush into print with this proof emanates from tho perverse or malignant. I havo lt,',nra ready under proper supervision to'produe it, nnd can bo asked Jn reason rea-son to do no more. If I should publish pub-lish It tho very men who aro demanding demand-ing that I shall would bo first to accuse ac-cuse mo of reckless disregard of what hey would call party prudence and private rights. The solo issue is whether I hnve lied, as Gov. Wilson Bays I have, cr ho has lied, which I havcengaged conclusively to show. He Continued on Pago C. .- COL, WATTERSON HARD ON CANDIDATE WILSON . " i Continued from pnge 1 dare not face tho fnctB. With as brief a review as may be of tho cufcumstancos which led to1 my Indorsement of his plausible but specious pretensions, 1 shall cniso U trouble tho public with a controversy controver-sy In no wlso of my seeking. 1 He Meets Wilson. During the early summer of 1010 1 wns passing a week-end with Col. Wilson s ncipmtntnncc, not to mention tho mlsfortunlo of having mndo Gov. Wilson's acquaintance, not to mention George Harvey, an old friend at his homo in Now Jersey. There arrived for dinner Dr. Woodrow Wilson, then piesldent of Princeton and tho Hon. lames Smith, Jr., Into a senator In Congress. Dr. Wilson I had nover mat bofoie. Tho talk nt the tnblo was mainly about the prospective nomination nomina-tion of n Democratic candidate foV governor of New Jersey. Drawn Into tha conversation, 1 ventured tho opinion opin-ion that If nothing more than a gov-nriinrHhlii gov-nriinrHhlii was In sight It would bo a sacrifice for Dr. Wilson to quit his exalted position at tho head of a great university and get Into tho hull ring of polities to struggle for irefcr-mcnl irefcr-mcnl so fplumercnl and uncertain. Harvey Under a Spell. That was probably what Col. Harvey, Har-vey, who seemed under some spell wrought by Dr. Wilson, had planned. Mr. Smith declared that ho wanted nothing for lilmsolf, only to see the state redeemed; that no one but Dr. Wilson could redeem It, nnd tho like. In due season Dr .Wilson was nominated nomin-ated and elected. Not long after I was called to New York'. The situation In New Jersey was explained to me. 1 was told that Mr. Smith wlBhed to be returned to tho, senate dcsplto his declaration that ha wanted nothing for himself; that there ijndl been a primary which had g?tie liydefnult, In which n person per-son by the name of Mnrtln .represented .represent-ed ns would unrit, had obtained n rather meager vote; that Gov. Wilson held Senator Smith to his bond and stood by the party pledge touching primary elections. In this he wns clearly right. Presidential Campaign Begins. Tho presidential campaign, u which the gubernatorial election had served as a prehldc, began .In n milliner milli-ner 1 had been dragooned, I will not say decoyed, into tho service of Go. Wilson and Col. Harvey. Tho succeeding succeed-ing 10 months "brought me Into confidential confi-dential relations with Gov. Wilson. Letters passed between us. Upon his Invitation and on his business I vis Itcd nls homo In Princeton. He wns good enough to see mo off to Kuropa. We were oven caught by tho Inevitable Inevit-able kodak fiends had plctorlnllzed In tho ribald press side-by side, making quite a touching group. I found him it man of polished manners, man-ners, scholarly Mtalnmcnts and undeniable un-deniable talents. On my return from ubroad, the governor met me In Now York. Again In November nnd December wo foregathered fore-gathered there. In short, nothing wns wanting to the most cordial and unrestrained un-restrained Intimacy. Intake this detailed statement bo-cause bo-cause tho public might well fancy from the governor's present attitude nnd tone thai I hnd In some way thrust pysclf upon him niid that my friendship nnd support had -not been desired by him. Appeal for Funds. Tho fortnight Immediately prcccd Ing the iutcrviow nt the Manhattan club, of which I have been nt pains to sny its little as was needed to do Justlco between man and man and men and men, I hnd done what 1 could In tho interest of his campaign. I was met on my arrival by a most urgent appeal for money by a gentleman gen-tleman of distinction, closely associated asso-ciated with, ir not actually directing, the Wilson orgnnlation, and in answer an-swer to this I was able at onco to secure se-cure a considerable sum of money. The meeting at tho Manhattan club was designed still further to push forward and perfect tho work of or-gnnlntlon. or-gnnlntlon. Else why and for what was tho governor thoro? Clouds the Issue. To confuue and mislead tho public ho has latterly adopted a policy of altornato silence and sneering. Giving Giv-ing the Ho direct to my statement that I was naked to help the financial end of his campaign and declining my offer to submit tho proof of its truth to a body of gentlemen and Do-mocrats Do-mocrats equally concerned with our uervices for tho well being of the party, ho thinks to cloud tho lssuo and escape Us menace by turning upon mrf tho Irresponsible chatter of a literary bureau wh'cU claims to llvo off tho immnci.lato contributions of subscribers having wings, harps and halos, and which his been for w'rekB flooding th6 country with every ev-ery manner of falslficalton. Tho bcBt evidence of this, to 'siy nothing (of Iho' sources of Its being, fihould sot h6n'est people to thlnlkng-. ' The Ryan story .which has maSo sucu en n., ess in upi n tho un-nortlnj, un-nortlnj, mm -c.itu!iir was, as far a ItticlHtil io col Hatvoy, a Ho out -i whole .tn TnuiiRh Gov. Wilson knows this, he has allow ed It to circulate cir-culate without a word of r-ontradlc ion. This attempt .which followed Its exposure by me. to make It appear thWU 1 hnvo Intimated that uppllca-iWn1 uppllca-iWn1 was made to Mr. Ryan, Is cut uiff the same cloth nnd Is chnraclc-rts llCof the duplicity which attaches it-S-elfjto the entire proceedings of tho governor nnd his publicity agents. The suggestion of Mr. Rjnn wit fairly caught up by those agents r'ancy a political promoter refusing nionej from nii where or anybody: Hut. when I spoke to Gov. Wltscn about It h said some uncivil things of Mr Hyan, epr"islng a fear that If the Know ledge of such a contribution contribu-tion gut iilinmil It might do more harm than good an opinion with which Cnl llarey promptly concurred iiul thr niiini'i' went no further. 1 might hn- asked Gov. Wilson how ho, could i ((o!,.-ll his objection to Hyjui nioni- which had not yet been offered him. with his demand for Car-ueglu Car-ueglu piuslnn money, which hnd been deliled him lint, although growing a lltll Impatient under his sudden change of demeanor, 1 did not wish ui'tio disagreeable. Certain it Is tint j Mr. Rjan, never heard of tills ma I let. Nutlid 1 nor anyone elso spok to him mi tlu subject. Tho effort 'n the Wilson itumotem to rovlvo It I and bring It to the front Is simply un unprincipled attempt to divert tho 1 1 public attention from tho fact that ' Gov. Wilson has been rattling around ; as' a hero because of his Indignant re- , Jectlon of Ryan, the truth bclnrj that Rjnn was never pressed upon j him at all. Groveling at Harvey's Feet. JIIh courageous repudiation of liar vey, which bus put such a feather In Iilti, .'&P, was of a piece with this Willie Gov. Wilbon was r.'celvlnn popular applause because of his sae rltlee; or i private friendship to public pub-lic duty, he w;as groveling at Harvey'" foot after pardon for tho shameless and heartless trentment ho ndmlttcl having bestowed upon Hnrvoy at thp Manhattan club. It he possessed n spark or honorable sensibility, he wl.l at 'once demand and require tho pub llcation of tho abject letter he wrote to Harvey where ho was made to un dcrstnnd and realize that ho Inust square the account of Ingratitude in tukc the consequences. Meanwhile let mo say that while tho 'governor's tardy repentance inn, placate the forgiving Col. Harvey-while Harvey-while It, may even satisfy tho suscep-tlblo"Mr. suscep-tlblo"Mr. Ilrynn I refuse longer lo follow a man whose nomination would in my Judgment be a disaster, nnd whose election a calamity. He who would show himself so disloyal to private friendship cannot be trusted to ho loyal to anything. Within a single year Gov. Wilson's radical change of base, his realignments and readjustments, personal and political, his offenses to some and npologles to others, have been exactly concurrent with his selfish alms. There seems no nbasement into which he is un nblo to descend with equal facility and graco. May God protect Democ racy' from such a leader and such leadership. ' Waterson Not on Trial. I submit to the Democrats of tho United Sftites that 1 am not on trial. I am candidate for nothing. Thero Is no offlco within the gift of the government, gov-ernment, or tho people, the nccept anco of which 1 would so much as consider. My careor is behind mo. I hno pursued it In tho light of day. If It does not plead my cause, 1 cannot can-not plead for myself. In tho support 1 gave tho candidacy of Gov. Wilson, ns herein relnted, 1 acted for the best, according to the lights about me. In withdrawing thai support I must render somo sufficte.it reason to my party associates. That is their right and It Is my right Why, nt my tlmo of life, should I seek to do Injustlco to nuy nlnn, or In nny wlso to mislead tho pat which during 40 years of Btorm nnd stress 1 have strlton so faithfully to serve? : Tho niche vacated by Gov. Wilson 1 shall not undertake to fill. I hold nctlilng In reserve I nm uncklng id other aspirant, advancing i'i other Interest. 1 shall go -n inj wlntor homo In Florldn, beyond tli.j "each even of thr) teli graph, sure Hint In thli matter mat-ter I have dono my duly n!ke to pub-lit pub-lit obligations and private frlenshlp, and linving not a o.tre beside. HENRY WATTt'llHON. i |