The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-09-18
MAINTAINS HE is AND HAS BEEN
CONSISTENTLY OPPOSED
TO COMBINATIONS,
FRIENDS IMPLORE IN VAIN
HAS MADE UP HIS MIND AND NO
ARGUMENT CAN CHANGE
HIS DECISION.

DupuQuos Ia, Sept. 1.-THE follow
Ing letter was addressed to G. E. Al
brook, chairman of the notification
committee, Eldora, a., by Mr.. Hen
derson' and signed by him:
My Dear Sir-I have never answer
ed the kind notice communicated by
your associates advising me of my
nomination for the eleventh time by
acclamat1on as the Republican can
dldate for congress for The Third con-
gresslonal district of Iowa. Reported
conditions in the public mind in my
district upon public policies, induced
me to make this delay. Since my re-
turn to the district I have made
careful study as to the sentiment in
the district and state, and l believe
there is no little sentiment and a
growing sentiment, among Republic
ans, that l do not truly represent their
views on the tariff question. Believ-
ing this condition to exist and know
ing that I do not agree with many of
my people that trusts, to which I am
and have been opposed, can be cured,
or the people benefited by free trade,
in whole or in part, 1 must decline to
accept the nomination so generously
and enthusiastically made. l have de-
voted twenty Of the best years of my
life to the service of my people and
my country, and l have fought for
what l believed to be best for the
farmer, the laborer and business in
terests Of this district and state I
am grateful for the devotion that has
ever been accorded me and to the
hour OF my death I will hold in CRATE
ful heart the memory of that devo-
ton. I will give later on, in some de-
tail my views and convictions on our
conditions and on public questions
and will state my reasons why the
Republican party and it's principles
should continue in the confidence of
the voters Of the United States and
why the doctrines of the Democracy
should find no Judgment in the faith
and teachings of the Republican
party"
Deaf to Appeals Of Friends.
Speaker Henderson announced his
withdrawal after conference of sew
eral hours duration with Chairman
CHASER of the congressional commit
tee and friends during the afternoon.
Speaker Henderson has been contem-
plating this action for two weeks, but
had intimated nothing of it to friends
before
At the conference his friends i'm.
plored him not to take the action, but
to no avail. He said he had made up
his mind and no argument could cause
him to change his decision When
asked for his reasons for his with
drawal, Speaker Henderson said:
MY letter to Chairman Albrook is
the whole thing in a nutshell. You
cannot kill the trusts by applying
free trade without killing our own in
dustries. After my conference last
Saturday at Waterloo hearing the
views Of chairman of my district con-
cluded that my views on the tariff
question were at variance with those
of many of my party and did not de-
sire to appear in false position"
Speaker Henderson gave out an ad-
dress during the afternoon which
states his views on the tariff and
trust questions and because these
views in his opinion are not in accord
with the state platform and in accord
with views of prominent men of his
party he declines to accept the nomi-
nation.
The address states he is Repub-
hcan and protectionist and if he ever
entertained doubt as to the wisdom
OF the protective policy a hasty com.
parison between the present and past
would blot out such doubt
Cordially Endorses Roosevelt.
Continuing, he says:
For three years l have advocated
giving control of trusts to congress.
In my judgment proper supervision
can never be had until congress has
power to treat them. am glad to see
from speeches made by out fearless
and peerless chief advocate that he
is advocating control over these cor
porations and while in some quarters
they may sheer at it 1 have not seen
any proposition yet, except this, that
seems at all likely to bring relief.
No proposition has ever been made
by the Democracy excepting to put
everything on the free list and to give
the country free trade. In other
words, they propose to kill the child
dead in order to cure it.
LII CouC1uo1Ou, l QeSlre 10 say tnat
after a careful study of conditions and
political views in Iowa and in my own
district, am satisfied that am not in
harmony with a great many of the
Republlcan voters, who believe that
Yree trade in whole or in part will
remedy the trust evil. I believe that
it will not, but that such a remedy is
likely to involve the nation in danger
GUS results, and SO believing, 1 feel
that l should not accept the nomina.
ton for congress which has so gener-
.ously been rendered me and have de.
'cided accordingly. l cannot part from
people that love and who have honor.
ed me without leaving an expression
;of my views on this and other Ques.
TONS" -: !,