Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-01

Unless David Brcmner Henderson or
t,we who seems sure 10 be tio next
sneaker Of the House NJ Representa-
dives. puts behind him "a consistent
,.eord Of sixteen years In Congress he
,.m. while at the head Of that body
,.tvc the President and his policies loyal
and Jealous support, and the Repup-
loan Marty the best thought and most
energetic efforts Of ' vigorous partisan.
AS u protegc " Reed. Mr. Henderson
has learned his lessons In parliament
tary tactics we'll, It was Henderson
who defended Reed from the attacks or
the Democrats when the Speaker set
inside customs. traditions and prccc-
dents and created the rules for the
control Of the House In the Fifiy-hrHt
Congress. Il was, likewise Henderson
who. az ranking member OF the COM
mItteo on rules In the Fifty-fourth and
Finy-nfth Congresses, represented the
speaker on the floor NJ the House ms
parliamentary tacticinn and leader.
Too strong a partisan to be- led astray
BIZ Mr.. Reed when that powerful
leader began his pollcy of antagonlsm
Co the present administration. Mr..
Henderson retained the friendship of
the Speaker and never loosonod link
in the chain that bound him To Mr..
Mckinley The personal friendship
existing between Ar. henderson and
the President BEGAN M the Forty eighth
Congress. when the luwun commenced
his public career Nothing has since
interviewed 20 sovcr tho bond that
united them, ana no man familiar with
Mr. Hcndcraon's record VIII predict
other than the most loyal support uf
the administrations policy by tho
Speaker " the next House. n condition
Of arulH that gives MIR. Mckinley
great satisfaction 10 View ~ the many
troublesome questions that VIII come
up Tor settlement during the time Of
the Flfty-HlNth Congress. Mr. llcndcr-
non accomplished the task of remaining
on the best Of terms with Speaker
Reed. without wnyor.ng in stcndfust
loyalty TO those who, throughout tho
Flfty-nrst Congress, opposed the iron
rule uf the man who roprOsHcd tho
wishes Of his party.
a fact which renders Mr.. Henderson
thoroughly acceptable 20 President Me-
lNlnlgy is that Ne can never be- Prcal-
dent of the United States. lie is a
lNHAllN' Nl N'NllNWhfNlN lNfNilN fIllElhl
iug 90 this country when ho was o years
OF age. An allen by birth. this fact. by
constitutional provision. bars him from
the presidency II elected Speaker, ho
WIN be- the FIRST allen who has ever
held that office.
There has been much tnlk since the
announcement OF the retirement ~ Mr.
Reed about u probable change in the
Reed rules. rules under which even
Republicans frcttcd In the past. with
any other man IN the chair than Mr
Henderson such % change would prob.
ably be Insisted upon. In view OF Mr.
Hcndoraon's accession Co power how.
ever, the best Informed believe there
VIII be- little change In these rules
THIS iH due 90 the belief that the cast.
iron rules Of Reed. loo the hands ol
Henderson, win become more elastic
ana VIII not bear eco haiNhly upln q
body that likes 10 believe h rovafna
Itself. instead N being driven by tho
nutocratic powers uf rs presiding of
nccr.
on the question m pensions only has
Mt Henderson lntimated what his
policy WIN De. he has declared Tor "a
liberal treatment of pensioners. This
has been MS unfHilIuu policy from his
entrance Into public lie.
A review uf Mr. lloulorson's record