Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-09-26
SPEAKER HENDERSON
is JUST NOW FILLING THE EYES
OF POLITICIANS.

is JUST NOW FILLING THE EYES
OF POLITICIANS.
They Arc Seeking Some Sensible Reason for
His Withdrawal from the Congressional
Race IT Looks Like a Case Of white
Feather" as He Would Probably Have Had
Ex-Governor Boies for His Opponent
President yielded His Tariff Revision
Views" to the Advice Of His Senatorial
Kitchen Cabinet" Coal Strike Is q
Condition That Will Not Down.
(From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept. 81, 1902.
The report that Speaker Henderson
has decided not run for the Fifty
eighth Congress proved as great a sur
prise to the Democratic leaders as it
did to the Republicans and numerous
theories were offered in explanation.
That it is a most tangible evidence
that there is friction in Republican
circles is admitted by all. The Iowa
Republicans are badly split, the Dolli-
ver.Cummings Roberts faction favor
ing tariff revision, as opposed to the
Allison Henderson, Shaw-Wilson COM
bination which opposes the slightest
change in the duties which have
proven of such great service to the
r,ct, That tho faoksnn
resents the majority of Iowa Repub-
licans, was proven by the tariff plank
adopted At the recent State Conven-
ton. From these facts, certain Dem.
ocrats draw the conclusion that Speak
er Henderson foresaw defeat in his
efforts for reelection, particularly as
he was likely to be opposed by 80
strong n candidate as Ex-Governor
Boies, and he took time by the FORE
lock and declined to run. At all
events it must be conceded that he
has retired under fire." and most
searching fire.
Another and more ingenious theory
which is advanced in Washington is
that Senator Allison Immediately tele.
graphed Speaker Henderson from Oys-
ter Bay TO the effect that the President
had agreed to suppress his tariff re-
form 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 nom.
mate him and thus, at least to a GER
tain extent, repudiate the plank re-
ferred to, and at the same time deliver
a blow to tho aspirations of the Bolli-
ver-Cummings. Roberts faction. Gen.
Henderson is known 10 be . very
shrewd politician, however, and it is
quite possible that he sees further 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 re-.
munerative now than it would If he
waited to be defeated.
The latest rumor current in WASH
ington 10 to the effect that the Demo.
Gratis of the Third Iowa district have
unearthed certain unsavory incidents
in the private life of Mr.. Henderson,
incidents in which figure most promi-
nently the " flowing 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 uuconfirmed and
10 given here for what it is worth.
The important conference at Oyster
Bay, which WAS participated in by the
President, Senators Hanna, Aldrich,
Allison, Spooner and Lodge and Post.
master General Payne, occurred on
Tuesday, and the outcome was in en-.
tire accordance with that predicted in
these letters some time ago. The
President yielded his tariff revision
views to the men who warned him
that any reduction of the duties on
trust-made products would effect bis
defeat in 1904. He agreed to 20 before
the country vnd advocate the already
times-worn issue OF Cuban reciprocity
and . constitutional amendment for
the control OF the trusts. He 10, how.
ever, going up to Minnesota where Re.
publican candidates are promising
their constituents that the election oil
Republican House will mean tariff
revision and he is likely to have some
very embarrassing questions put to
him. The western Republicans will
not be put off with the advocacy OF q
constitutional amendment which il
will take years to effect. They have
clearly stated that they want such q
reduction OF the duties as will insure q
prompt decrease in the prices of the
necessaries of life and when Mr.. Roose.
welt attempts to divert their attention
he is likely to receive some severe sur
prises. Every day, the Democratic
leaders 10 Washington are receiving
reports to the effect that some Repub.
lican congressional nominee has de-
clared for tariff revision, but when the
President gets west, the people will
have an opportunity to learn how
much those declarations mean.
Last Sunday was observed in Wash.
ington, ss it was all over tho country
rs the first anniversary OF the death Of
President Mckinley and many elo.
quent sermons were delivered on the
life of the late President but this differ
ence to the murdered President seemed
somewhat in the nature of An anar'
chronism, in view of how thoroughly
his party has forgotten his teachings
/ and even his successor, who swore &c
carry out his policy, has now agreed ia
abandon that reciprocity which Mr.
Mckinley outlined in his famous But
falo speech. President Mckinley, who
had been the author of the highest
protection bill ever enacted, said al
Buffalo, 1--WE must not repose in fan
cied security that We can forever sell
everything and buy nothing. The
period of exclusiveness is past. Com.
mercial wars are Improbable. A
policy OF good will and friendly trade
relations will prevent reprisals, etc.
But in the face of the demands made
on Washington by corporate greed
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