Monday, February 18, 2008

Historical Image of the Day


Continuing with the journalist theme today.

Henry Watterson, editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal, Democratic congressman, imperialist, supporter of free trade.

He also called on a mass march of Democrats on Washington to protest the Republicans stealing the 1876 election of Samuel Tilden to the presidency, upon which Grant erupted claiming that no one dares to threaten Grant.