The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1902-09-18

in my district upon public policies, in
duced me to make this delay. Since my
return to the district 1 have made
a careful study as to the sentiment in
the district and state, and believe
there is no little sentiment, and a grow
ing sentiment, among republicans, that
I do not truly represent their views on
the tariff question, Believing this con-
dition 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, must decline to accept the nom
ination so generously and enthusiastic
cally made. I have devoted 20 of the
best years of my life to the service of
my people and my country, and I have
fought for what believed to be best
for the farmer, the laborer, 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, I will hold in
a grateful heart the memory of that
devotion. Twill give, later on, in some
detail, my views and convictions on our
conditions and on public questions, and
will state my reasons why the repub.
1ican party and its policies should con-
tinue in the confidence of the voters
of the United States, and why the doc
trines of the democracy should find
no lodgment in the faith and teachings
of the republican party. Very truly
yours,
I'D. B. HENDERSON"
Will Not Change His Decision.
Speaker Henderson announced his
withdrawal after a conference of sew
eral hours duration with Chairman
Glasser, of the congressional commit
tee, and friends Tuesday afternoon.
Speaker Henderson has been contem-
plating this action for two weeks, but
had intimated nothing of it to friends
until Monday. At Tuesdays confer
ence his friends implored him not to
take the action, but to no avail. He
said he had made up his mind and no
argument could cause him to change
his decision. When asked for his rea-
sons for his withdrawal, Speaker Hen
derson said:
"My letter to Chairman Albrook is
the whole thing in a nutshell. You
cannot kill the trusts by applying free
trade without killing our own indus,
tries. The foreign trusts are fighting
the American trusts and don't believe
that, for the purpose of controlling
American trusts, we should make a
market for foreign trusts, thereby
crushing out the industries of this
country. After my conference last
Saturday at Waterloo, hearing the
views of the chairmen of my district,
I concluded that my views on the tar
iff question were at variance with
those of many of my party, and I did
not desire to appear in false posi-
ton"
Sensation in Washington.
Washington, Sept. 1.-THE dispatch
announcing Speaker Henderson's decli'
nation of the congressional nomi'
nation caused a sensation in Washing
ton. Very few public men are in
Washington at this time, but all here
expressed regret that the speaker hat
determined on the course announced
in the Dubuque dispatch. The causes
leading up to his decision were perhap:
as much a matter of comment as thu
refusal to stand for reelection. Pub
lie men acknowledge there is demand
in sections of the west and northwes
for revision of the tariff along Ger
tain lines, notably in the cases of ar
ticles whose manufacture is controllet
by the trusts. Their opinion is thal
Gen. Henderson's decision will max
this issue more acute and suggested
that the president is conferring at thi