Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-18
WHY HENDERSON QUIT
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liars of the republican temple. that ne
gave no consideration to the liltei
tests of the party. He hau pau W.
| in the business. and when ne oeeiueu
to retire he did not consult theli', pus
got out in the way best calculated 10 uo
/ injury to the firm. If the firm is no.
ruined 1t is because there Is no lali''
elationship between its size ana MS
4 II Il we're smaller and he bigger, bank
ruptcy would follow.
Nv tho republican party Mr.. Hender-
son had been elevated to what is gen
orally regarded as the second el.il oi'iee
lin the United States. his coiieae ues
now complain that in reckless dlsIesai -
of their rights and interests ne ~
ranges his course and suddenly spriilss
his withdrawal without consul,a.ioi'
with anyone For thirty years Seliaeoi
j Allison and Speaker anderson hau oes"
intimate friends and were near heisn-
| bors in the town of Dubuque. Yet Mr'
Allison and Speaker Henderson had oeeA'
Mr.. Henderson was goin to DO
Republican leaders find gram oi
| comfort in the seeming truth tna'
| Sneaker Hendersons real reasons LOT
withdrawing were not to be found IN
tho tariff question, but in wholly per-
/ sonal considerations. They refuse 10
belieye that he is sincere in his claim
that he steps aside because OIL uil :
! ferences Of opinion between some OF
his marty and himself. His discomfort
on that score is too sudden, ana 1he
EXCLAMATION which he gives in his long
and involved statement too lnconciu-
/ Give To gain him full credit for sim
lcerity.
| Indeed, the actual explanation OF the
tmystery is afforded by the speaker NM
self in a telegram received tonight py
Representative Hepburn of Iowa. MI
Hepburn had sent Mr.. Henderson tel
egram urging him to recall his with
|drawal. The speaker replies that II
lis impossible for him to do SO, ard
ADDS: You have no idea of the stu
alton here. Why, in Waterloo-ln Wa
terloo, for which got sloO,o0o pup
Ilic building-two republican papers are
opposing me, and preparing 2campalsl'
t of personal abuse and mud-slinglng.
going so far as to show personal ma
tred."
1t had already been talked in senator
lial and congressional circles here that
Speaker Henderson was afraid of per-
sonal campaign. He was unwilling to
stand before the people If his private
life We're to be raked up. His closest
and most faithful friends here believe
this is the true explanation, and that
the tariff was used simply as pre-
text.
Speaker Henderson's friends do not
hesitate to express their opinion on
this score. They are sorry for him.
They think there is something pain
fully pathetic in man of his great
reputation and long service, bringing
his career to an end on account of
morbid fear of a bit of unpleasant pub
Lefty. They do not believe there is
in his personal affairs which
required such drastic, suicidal remedy
They knew he has been careless and
indiscreet and at times boisterous. But
no stain of dishonor has been put upon
him, and any efforts to drag him into
the mire must have resulted in disma!
failure.
Colonel Henderson's friends say he
should have had courage and manhood
enough to face such things, if any sucn
things there were. The day has gone
by, they declare, in which a mans pri-
vate life can be successfully used
against him in politics.: and they re-
peat that in Colonel Henderson's pri-
waite life there has been nothing what
ever whose exposure he need fear His
morbid sensitiveness on this score APP
pears to have undermined his good
sense, destroyed his nerve and led him.
to commit political harikari And all,
they insist, over the most trifling things
which man of courage equal to his
energy would turn off with laugh or
treat with the silent contempt which
they deserve.
Though sorry for Colonel Hender-
son in this the hour of his self-undoing
his friends do not lose sight of their
grievance against him. This is that in
assigning a reason for his remarkable
course he hurts his party and does
his best to stir UP trouble. If he felt
that he must bring his career to an
end for personal reasons, they argue.
he should have found the means of
retiring in a manner which would work
no injury to his associates or to the or
ganizatfon which had so signally hon
ored him with it's confidence. Some
OF the republicans who gathered in the
corridors of the Waldorf today to dis
cuss the latest sensation used exceed
ingly harsh epithets in characterizinc
Colonel Henderson's conduct. amono
which coward" was one of the Wild
est.
But one defender appeared, a sena-
tor, who reminded his listeners that
David b. Henderson had suffered the
fortunes of the damned for many years
On account of wounds received while
lighting for his country. He has en-
dured so much physical PAIN" said the
senator, that his nervous system has
been undermined. The demands made
upon his vitality, upon his power of re-
sistance, have naturally made him inn
pulsive and morbid at times, have de-
stroyed that fine balance and control
with which nature originally endowed
him. Gentlemen, remember that David
3. V~Qderson was a hero of the war,
and M for two generations he has
carried with him hell of pain. Be
charitable
This extraordinary act of political
self-destruction calls attention to the
fact that Mr.. Henderson has not been
9 marked success as speaker of the
house of representatives 1t would not
be just to say that he was a failure,
but he stopped short of success. He is |
NOT fitted nv tarparoroapt foy. most ra- /