Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-06-13
THE NEXT SPEAKER.
An Appreciative Sketch Of Hon. D. B.
Henderson Of Iowa.
A Biography and Pen-Pieture Of the
Thnty-Third speaker Of the House.

4 special TO the Chicago Tines Herald
says David Bremner Henderson, prob
able successor Of Thomas Bracket
Reed as speaker Of the house of repre-
sentatives, is the man Of whom a brother
congressman said.
He has the exultant buoyancy and
hopefulness. Garfield said: he il as
young and healthy -souled as II ne we're
still looking at the rose-misted hills Of
life with the morning sun new-risen
upon them"
And said his eul0gst:
"He knows the house and men M
Blaine did. His ascendency Is due 10
his tact. his fullness Of resources, his
courage, his easy assumption Of leader
ship, his prudence his good will, his
sanity Of judgment, his good comrade-
ship. lie knows what he can and what
he cannot do. He never affects the fol-
BILE Of omniscience."
Yet again said this man who knew
him:
"Ie will swear with all the pious
Scotch damnatory JUNCTION Of John Knox
at the Democratic members for their |
resistance TO Reeds rules, and then he
will pass along one Of the aisles on
Democratic side and the members
will rise up to greet, him as il he were
the cherished pride OF the household" I"
His life has been a fighting one. The
right kind Of combativeness is upper
most in his nature. lie was once called
A Lorna Doone" kind Of fighter, and
the term will be well appreciated by
those who know what kind Of a fighter
that H. He has been IL years in con-
,ress hailing from the third district OF [
Iowa, Dubuque being his home, and the d
Democrats Of that Democratic town in. j
lOrsiDg what he does just about az cor Il
lially as do the enthusiastic Republi- n
,ans. This is high tribute TO the mans e
abilities, for Colonel Henderson stands b
or about everything in the Republican Il
Jarty that the Democrats hate. He is
or "A protective tariff, for sound money,
or u broad national policy, was a
yayer Of the "bloody shirt" until i
hanged conditions demanded more
'onciiatory policy, has cordially sup
ported the president and never lost an c
opportunity to attack and score Demo ii
ratio falacies. N
He is 80 years DID, aud he can never N
a president of the United States, be.
luse he was born in Old Deer Scot
md, I'm 1870 His parents removed al
18th him To the United States when he W
as o years old, and settled in Illinois.
hey remained in that state until lsl0, te
hen they passed on TO Iowa, and that Ia
~ been his home ever since. His boy ~
ood was spent on u farm, and he se-
lrcd his education at the same time ~
rat poverty was knocking M the door tn
tier being graduated from the Upper r
IVA university he was prepared for the
~, but the civil war called him 10 the te
my, and he enlisted ~ private in the bl
welfth Iowa infantry in September,
'6l. lie was commissioned a first lieu 7 4
nant before he reached the front, and
Fort Donelson was taken from the Jo
Id with his jaw broken. lie gained W
ptaincy and in 1858 was 50 badly
bundled in the foot that ampu tation
~ necessary. Since that several other \.
'erations have been performed on that Jo
3, until It has been practically taken r
/, aud the congressman walks with tot
utches. .
In congress he has been chairman of acl
e committee ON rules, in the absence Ma
Speaker Reed, and is also chairman
the Judiciary committee, two positions Jol
lich have given him excellent oppor- t20
nifty TO tit for the chair OF the speaker.
the house the committee ON rules
Ses much the place OF the cabinet in j
English and Continental govern Da
nts. As legislator Colonel Hender. mes
has "A wide reputation as chairman Cai
The Judiciary committee, which passes run
)n every measure of constructive law. ba,
rything going TO the iural or jurispru- ope
ltial polity, everything going TO the or mig
ne legal structure of the nation. No loon
is considered, no measure acted upon. OTIS.
question comes TO vote, unless he the
his four associates on the committee the
rules so decree. Keeping the house glnt
elation with the committee, from the ''"'
'dpoint of the floor, falls largely upon Ic
nnel Henderson, No other man in Stat
body probably could do il 50 well as -
When General Grant rode along ~
picket lines, both the Union and n
iederute guards turned out and "a.
d him. Colonel Henderson com.
'ds that kind ol respect from his
ads and his opponents lie has no
'or, Tie makes no animosities.
n his critics pay this tribute "a him: -
CSsd IN a