The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-03
HENDERS0N'S SAY.SO
tsBabcockism" Is the Disease A.
flicting Western States.
NO NEED OF GENERAL REVISION
The Trusts Should Go, b ut There
Are Many Interests to BE
RI Considered.

Special to The Journal. ~
Waverly, Iowa, March 3.-To a Bremen
county constituent Speaker D. B. Hen
derson has written letter defining his
views on tarlH revision. He says:
| understand, l think, the situation very
we'll in Iowa and some other western states
1t Is Babcockism that is disturbing our peo-
pie, or rather back of>that the trusts, the aim
being to strike at the steel trust and the
glass trust. But there is no need of a gen.
eral revision of the tariff. 1t has only recent
ly been put on the statute books and the
blessings that have followed it are innumer-
able. The aim is to hit the trusts. In this
aim l thoroughly sympathize, but if the
steel trust is selling abroad and beating for
e1gn competition how are we going to kill
the trust by reducing the tariff or even
putting on the free list? That is the demo-
cratic remedy, pure and simple. It is Bryan
ism, but cannot be effective without disturb
ing other Interests which are essential to
the happiness and prosperity of the nation
It is all right to cry out at the trust and
strike at it, but we must strike with wisdom.
In the last congress I put through bill
to strike at the trusts, but, the senate did not
act. I also rendered an amendment to the
constitution that would have made matter /.
effective, but the democrats voted soldly
against it and beat it, it requiring a two
thirds vote to amend the. constitution or
submit proposition to amend.
We have just three things to consider. One
is, first, the wiping out OF the war tax,
which we promised to do and which will lift
the burdens directly from the shoulders of
the people. Even the democrats are in favor
of that, but they want a chance to amend
the bill for the purpose only Of drawing us
into the whole tariff revision matter Sec
ondly, there Is no question of what we shall
do in Cuba or for Cuba, and this presents
very grave difficulties as we have in favor
of free trade big cut In favor
of Cuba, the American Sugar trust, the
capital building railroads in Cuba and
American capital that has been put there in
the purchase Of sugar plantations. Against
them we have the American beet sugar raiser
and the cane sugar raiser. You will see at
a glance our difficulty. The American bee.
raiser is claiming the protection of the tariff.
which he sees not to be a direct benefit
This Is also true Of the Louisiana cane sugar
men. Our problem in this second position is
how much of a cut can we make without
killing or hurting our own people.
The third proposition before congress is,
The man who is prepared to say yes to that
has much to study and much to remember Of
our countrys history Do not imagine for a
moment that we have any interest but what
is best for the people and we are studying
aud discussing 1t in both houses or congress
and with the president, with whom I am in
the happiest accofd, and we are trying to
reach a safe decision 49,
OF course those not having the responsible
ity and just seeing one head they want to hit
can solve all our troubles with great deal
Of ease, but we have to meet the future III
all we dc. and must keep cool heads. $50