West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-09-25
wAsHINoToNLETTER.
TARIFF AND TRUST TROUBLES AMONG
TIE IOWA REPUBLICANS.
President Rooeevelt Gives Up to the
Nagnatcs and MonopolIsts OF the
Republican Party.

son has decided not to run for the
Fifty-eighth Congress proved a.
great a surprise to the Democratic
leaders as il did to the Republicans
and numerous theories were offered
in explanation. That it is a mos,
tangible evidence that there is fric.
ton in Republican circles is ad.
mitted by all. The Iowa Republi.
cans are badly split, the Deliver
Cummings Roberts faction favoring
tariff revision, as opposed to the
Allison Henderson Shaw Wilson
combination which opposes the
slightest change in the duties which
have proven of such great service
to the trusts. That the former fac
ton represents the majority of Iowa
Republicans, was proven by the
tariff plank adopted at the recent
state convention. From these facts,
certain Democrats draw the con-
clusion that Speaker Henderson
foresaw defeat in his efforts for re-
election, particularly as he was
likely to be opposed by so strong a
candidate as ex Governor Boies,
and he took time by the forelock
and declined to run. At all events,
1t must be conceded that he has
'TetIred under fire." and a most
seorching fire.
Another and more ingenious the
DRY which is advanced in Wash
ington is that Senator Allison i'm
mediately telegraphed Speaker
Henderson from Osyter Bay to the
effect that the President had agreed
to suppress his tariff reform views
out of respect to the Wall Street
interests and that the Speaker then
declined the nomination on the
ground that he was not in sympathy
with the tariff revision plank of the
state convention, in order that the
Republicans of his district might
nominate him and thus, at least to
certain extent, repudiate the plank
referred to, and at the same time
deliver blow to the aspirations of
the Deliver Cummings Roberts fac
ton. Gen. Henderson is known to
be very shrewd politician, how
ever, and it is quite possible that
he sees farther into the future than
do the majority, and that he has
taken this opportunity to retire and
devote himself to his law practice
which will prove more remunerative
now than if he waited to be de-
feated.
The latestrumor current in Wash
ington 10 the effect that the Demo-
Gratis of the Third Iowa district
have unearthened certain unsavory
incidents in the private life of Mr..
Henderson, incidents in which
figure most prominently the "how-
ing bowl" etc., which they were
preparing to make public during
the campaign and that the Speaker
preferred to retire from public life
rather than undergo this sort of fire.
The rumor is unconfrmed and is
given here for what it is worth.
II I
The important conference at
Oyster Bay, which was participated
in by the President, Senators Hanna,
Aldrich, Allison, Spooner, and
Lodge and Postmaster General
Payne, occurred on Tuesday and
the outcome was IN entire accord
ance with that predicted in these
letters some time ago. The Presi-
dent yielded his tariff revision views
TO the men who warned him that
any reduction of the duties on trust
made products would effect his
defeat in 1904. He agreed to 60
before the country and advocate
the already time worn issue Of Gu
ban reciprocity and constitutional
amendment for the control of the
trusts. He is, however, going M
to Minnesota where Republican
candidates are promising their con
stituents that the election of Re-
publican House will mean tariff
revision and he is likely to have
some very embarrassing questions
put to him. The western Republl-
cans will not be put off with the
advocacy Of a constitutional amend.
ment which IL will take years to
effect. They have clearly stated
that they want such a reduction oil
the duties as will insure a prompr
decrease in the prices Of the neces
ssries Of life and when Mr.. Roose
welt attempts to divert their atten
ton he is likely to receive some
severe surprises. Every day, tn,
Democratic leaders in Washington
are receiving reports to the effecI
that some Republican congressions
nominee has declared for tariff