The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-11
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| Washington, Nov. 10.-(Special) )-Men n public life who go out after ''vindica- ion" always get it--in the neck. Pardon he slang: it is needed to emphasize fact which few wise men are willing to accept, while unwise ones can't. The public Is lever in the vindictative mood.
 Presumptively MT. David Bennett Hill vas recently a claimant for vindicaton. hough upon what grounds 'tis not clear. Now up steps MT. David Bremner Hen Rerson to say he wants some. MT. Hill esired to be vindicated to the extent of he Presidency: but MT. Henderson be- ng of foreign birth, seeks only the Gov rnorship of Iowa.
 MT. Henderson is tiresome, if not inn pertinent. As Speaker of the House he holds the highest honor that foreign born citizen can aspire to under the con- which a native can rise. For reasons of lis own he gave notice he would quit Congress, and now talks about asking the people of Iowa for vindication, and this, oo in face of the Republican party cus- nm in that State of giving the Governor wo terms.
 The sovereignest remedy for his in- ward bruises is the Governorship, says he. But happily MT. Cummins is Governor nd is asking second term, and MT. ummins seems to be a man much uperior to Mir. Henderson. Secretary Shaw and Postmaster General Payne are rieRds of Mir. Henderson, and both are powerful in Iowa; but as they are in the abinet their hands are tied. Governor ,ummins. like his young neighbor Gov rnor LaFollette of Wisconsin. is held in Washington to be one of the strongest hen in the West. These two Governors nd former Governor Shaw are each look Ing to 1908.
 And as Mir. LaFolette is in desperate ght aga: st Senator Spooner, who also Presidential aSnirafinnS if Wtn he cen that national politics Is involved in Xhe present anomalous conditions in the Republican party in Iowa and Wisconsin. The real cause of Mir. Henderson's re- usal to serve Iowa In Congress after The expiration of his present term was he conviction that he could not again e elected Speaker, no matter what ma ority the Republicans might have in the ext House. And to man of his ,arFo- ant and bigoted temperament, who had or years played the tyrant over the Iouse as only small men can play 1t in ny place, a seat on the floor would have cen intorelabIe. impossible.
 "a There was a woman in MT. Henderson S ase. and that fact combined with the personal disfavor of the President and nany of his own colleagues made him ully conscious that defeat would await jim in the next House. All his gabble bout divisions in his constituency on protective tariff and the trust evil, which le gave out when he declined renomina- ion to Congress-. was bombastic bosh. certainty of defeat for the Speakershir gas the sole cause of his restraint. # It is a matter of fact proper to state hat personally I know nothing of the Woman being in MT. Henderson's case; but simply repeat what has long been omrnon gossip in Washington. and some details of which have heretofore appeared t length in at least one great newspa- Der. The Chicago EacordHerald, at the lime of Mir Henderson's sensational re- irement two months ago. The woman $ |z hame was there printed, but it would be ighlv improper for me to repeat 1t al his time; besides it makes no difference The matters aimed at are MT. Hender- on's unconscionable humbuggery and ar ogant effrontery. To me it has been al yays amazing that such man as he ould ever have been Speaker of the House of Representatives. He is a nar- low person, profoundly enamored of Himself-one Scotchman who has no need