Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-22
Refuses Nomination Ex-
tended by His Party
Because of Varying Views on
Trust Question

Dubuque, Iowa, Sept. 17.-Speaker
Henderson, finding his views in re-
spect to the treatment of trusts by re-
ducing the tariff in whole or in part,
not in accord with the views Of many
in Iowa. declined to accept the nomi-
nation for congress and has with
drawn from the race. He announced
his withdrawal after a conference of
several hours with Chairman Chaser
of the congressional committee and
friends yesterday afternoon. He had
been contemplating this action Tor two
weeks, but had intimated nothing OF it
to friends until yesterday. At the con-
ference 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 withdrawing Henderson said:
my letter to Chairman AlbrOOk is
the whole thing in a nutshell You
trade without killing OUR own indus
tries, Foreign trusts are lighting
American trusts and | don't believe
that for the purpose OF controlling
American trusts we should make
market for foreign trusts, thereby
crushing out the industries Of this
country After my conference last
Saturday at Waterloo, hearing the
views OF the chairman of my district,
t concluded that my views on the tar
if question were at variance with
those of many of my party, and did
not desire to appear in false posi-
ton"
Henderson gave out an address last
evening which states his views on the
tariff and trust questions and because
these views, in his opinion, are not in
accord with the state platform and
with the opinions of prominent mem
/bers OF his party, he declines TO accept
the nomination.
The following letter was addressed
to c. E. Albrook, chairman of the not1-
fication committee:
81 believe there is no little senti-
ment, and a growing sentiment among
republicans that l do not truly repre-
sent their views on the tariff question.
Believing this condition to exist and
knowing that do not agree with many
OF my people that the trusts, to which
| am and have U0en opposed, can pc
cured, or the people benefited by free
trace, IN whole or in part, | must de-
cline to accept the nomination SO gen
erOusly and enthusiastically made.
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 TO be best for the
farmer, laUorer and business interests
in this district anu state. | am CRATE
lul tor me devotion that has ever been
accorded me and will give later on my
views and convictions on our cOndi-
lions and on public questions and will
state my reasons why the republican
party and it's policies should continue
in the confidence of voters of the
United States and why the doctrines
of democracy should find no Judgment
in the faith and teachings of the re-
publican party.
For three years have advocated
giving the control Of trusts to con-
gress. In my judgment proper super
vision can never be had until con-
gress has power to treat them. l am
glad to see from the speeches made by
our fearless and upright chief exCcu-
tive that he is advocating federal con-
troll over these corporations and while
in some quarters they may sheer at 1t,
| have not seen any proposition yet,
except this, that seems at all likely to
bring relief No proposition has ever
been made by the democracy excepting
to put everything on the free list and
give the country free trade. In other
words, they propose to kill the child
dead in order to cure it.
They propose to slaughter every in
terest in the United States whether
capital or labor, in a wild and blind
effort to provide a remedy for trusts.
In my opinion if combinations could
be regulated and controlled. we. would
have very little demand for changes IN
Tariff laws. To show how strongly
the republican party feels upon the
subject, Units state platform this year
it declares in favor of any modification
of the tariff that may be required to
prevent affording a shelter to mo-
nOpoly.
Our democratic friends treat this
as moving into free trade grounds. 1t
is nothing of the sort. 1t is a bold
declaration that if notifications of the