The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-17
HENDERSON
Speaker of the NatiO
Congressional
LETTER OF WITHDRAWAL.
Accompanied with an Address to
His Constituents.
Gen. Henderson Says he Finds he Is Not
in Accord with the Views of
Many Iowans.
HE BELIEVES in PROTECTION
Does Not Think Free Trade Will
Cure Trust Evils.
Fayors Tariff Revision When Necessary,
and Is with the President on Cor
poration Question.
SURPRISE in WASHINGTON
Gen. Henders0n's Action Has
Createda a Political Sensation.
Secretaries Wilson and Shaw Aston ished
-Hemeuway or Cannon May
Be Speaker.
SURPRISE IN WASHINGTON
Gen. Henderson's Action Has
Created a Political Sensation.
Secretaries Wilson and Shaw Aston ished
-Hemenway or Cannon May
Be Speaker.

DUBUQUE, Ia, Sept. 16-Speaker Hen
derson. finding that his views in respect to
the treatment Of trusts by reducing the
tarif in whole in part, are not in accord
with the views of many OF his party in
Iowa, has this day declined to accept the
nomination for Congress and has with
drawn from the race. The following letter
was addressed to c. z. Albrook, chairman
of the notification committee, Eldorado, Ia.
by Mr.. Henderson:
MY Dear Sir-I have never answered 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 Congress 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.
''Since my return to the district I have
made a careful study as to the sentiment
in the district and State. and believe there
Is no little sentiment. and growing sem
timent. among Republicans that 1 dc not
truly represent their views on the tariff
question. Believing this condition to exist,
and knowing that 1 do not agree with
many Of my people that trusts. to which 1
an 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 enthusiastic-
ally made.
'T have devoted twenty of the best years
OF my life to the service of my people and
my country. and have fought for what /
believed 20 be best for the farmer, the
Iaborer and the business interests of this
district and State. / am grateful for the
devotion that has ever been accorded me,
and to the hour of my death 1 will hold in
grateful heart the memory of that de-
votion. will give, later on. in some detail,
my views and convictions on our condi-
tions and on public questions, and will
state my reasons why the Republican party
and sts policies should continue in the con-
fidence of the voters of the United States
and why the doctrine of the Democracy
should find no lodgment in the faith and
teachings of the Republican party.
I'd. B. HENDERSON"
Speaker Henderson announced his with
drawal after a conference Of several hours
with Chairman Glaser. OF the congressional
committee and several friends this after
noon. Speaker Henderson had been con-
templating this action for two weeks, but
had intimated nothing of it to friends until
friends implored him not to take the ac-
ton. but to no avail. He said he had made
up his mind and no argument would cause
him to change his decision.
FREE TRADE NO CURE FOR TRUSTS.
When asked for his reasons for his with
drawal, Speaker Henderson said: My let
ter to Chairman Albrook is the whole thing
in nutshell. You cannot kill the trusts by
applying free trade without killing own
industries. The foreign trusts are fight
ing the American trusts. and / don't believe
that. for the purpose of controlling Amer
lean trusts. we should make a market for
foreign trusts. thereby crushing out the in
dustries OF this country. After my con-
ference last Saturday at Waterloo. and
after hearing the views of thte chairman
OF my district. 1 concluded that my views
on the tariff question were at variance with
those OF many of my party. and did not
desire TO appear in false position"
Speaker Henderson gave out an address
this evening. which states his views on the
tariff and trust questions. and because
these views, in his opinion. not in ac-
cord with the state platform and with
the opinions OF prominent members of his
party he declines 10 accept the nomination
The address is ITO the Republican voters
OF the Third Iowa district" He says being
Republican he Is a protectionist. and IL
ne ever entertained doubt TO wisdom
OF protective policy a hasty comparison
between the present and the past would
blot out such doubt He then speaks with