Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-09-17
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Henderson Will
| Quit Congress.
Does Not Agree With
Many Republicans
That Tariff Revision Will Help
Cure Trust Evil.

Henderson, Speaker Of the National
House of Representatives, finding that
his views in respect to the treatment
of trusts are not in accord with the
views Of many of his party in Iowa,
has declined to accept the nomination
for Congress, and has withdrawn from
the race.
The following letter was addressed
to G. e. Albrook, chairman of the no
tification committee, Eldora, Ia. by
Mr.. Henderson:
'My Dear Sir: have never an
swered the kind notice communicated
by you and your associates advising
me of my nomination for the eleventh
time by acclamation as the Republican
candidate for the Third Congressional
district of Iowa. Reported conditions
in the public mind in my district upon
public policies induced me to make
this delay.
sSince my return to the district
have made careful study as to the
sentiment in the district and State,
and / believe there is no little senti-
ment, and a growing sentiment,
among Republicans, that l do not truly
represent their views on the tariff
question. Believing this condition to
exist. and knowing that do not agree
with many of my people that trusts, to
which / am and have been opposed.
can be cured or the people benefited
by free trade, In whole or in part, l
must decline to accept the nomination
so generously and enthusiastically
made.
81 have devoted 20 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 the business
interest of this district and State. am
grateful for the devotion that has been
accorded me. and to the hour of my
death l will hold in grateful heart
the memory of that devotion.
Il will give, later on, in some detail
my views and convictions on our con.
ditions and on public questions, and
will state my reasons why the Re
publican party and its policies should
continue in the confidence of the
voters of the United states, and why
the doctrines of the Democracy should
find no lodgment in the faith and teach
ings of the Republican party. Very
truly yours,
ID. b. HENDERSON"
Speaker Henderson announced his
withdrawal after conference of sew
eral hours duration with Chairman
CHASER, of the Congressional commit
tee. and friends yesterday afternoon
Speaker Henderson has been, contem
plating this action for two weeks. but
had intimated nothing of it to friends
until yesterday.
At the conference his friends i'm
plored him not to take the action, bu
to no avail. He said NJ had made
up his mind, and no argument could
cause him to change his decision
When asked for his reasons for his
withdrawal, Speaker Henderson said
"My letter to Chairman Albrook 1.
the whole thing In nut shell. Yor
cannot kill the trusts by applying fret
} trade without killing our own indus
, tries. The foreign trusts are fighting
, the American trusts, and I don't be
lieve that, for the purpose of con
trolling American trusts, we SHOULD
: make market for foreign trusts
thereby crushing out the Industries O
this country. After my conference
last Saturday at Waterloo, hearing tn,
views of the chairmen of my district
concluded that my views on tn
tariff question We're at variance witt
tohse of many of my party, and
did not desire to appear in false posi-
ton"