The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-18
Should Now Resign.
IN A FIT OF FILL temper
Henderson's Withdrawal as Seen Through
Democratic Eyes.

Henderson's Withdrawal as Seen Through
Democratic Eyes.
Special to The Journal
Chicago. Sept. 1S.-The Washington COR
respondent Of the Chronicle in speaking
Of Colonel Hendersons withdrawal from
the congressional race in Iowa, says:
Republicans in Washington do not at
tempt to minimize the unfortunate effects
of Speaker Henderson's conduct They
are willing to make excuses for the speak
er, and even express perfunctory hope that
he will reconsider his determination to
quit congress, but they all agree that he
has done the republican cause irreparable
injury. Very few persons who are famil-
lar with the speakers career are disposed
to accept his explanation that he was led
to quit the race from principles; because
he differed from a considerable element of
his constituents on tariff reform George
E. Roberts, director Of the mint, who
helped to prepare the tariff plank of the
Iowa platform and whose Importance in
Iowa republican politics has increased
enormously since he became managing d.
rector of the largest newspaper property
In the state, voiced the views Of about all
oflceholders when he said: .
The speakers action is unaccountabIe
to me. His letter does not reveal any
| reason that seems sufficient to Justify his
extraordinary act. He says he is out OF
harmony with a great many republicans
III the state, but he indicates that the
state platform is not unacceptable. can
not understand why he should be dis
turbed by the expressions of Individuals
The simple truth is that WASHINGTON
Will not believe that Speaker Henderson
! stated all his reasons for quitting the race
for reelection. Those which he did STATE
are recognized as accurate and truthful a.
applying to the general 4politicads situation
/ II a woo ont ~ -.
| his office as a member of congress-
| His rough tongue and rougher zen lef
! him into a series Of unfortunate blunder
| last winter. He wrote a letter On thu
tariff question in which he assumed sype
rior knowledge Of 1T and minated tina
the farmers and business men of his dis
trict, who were clamofing for COMPRESSION
al action against the trusts because tn
starch trust had closed several importan
mills In the district, did not know wha
they were talking about 70.
/ For reasons of his own the speaker Dre
vented action by the house on the bill in
troduced at the request of the rnillers o
the northwest to prevent the exaction o
oppressive dock charges on freight shippe
| to London. Representative Tawney q
Minnesota had that bill in charge Th
senate passed it. and Tawney sought t
have the speaker recognize him so that
! might be called under unanimous consent
The speaker sarcastically told him to- AS
DalZell Of Pennsylvania about the bill
Dalzell at that time was angry with Taw
ney because the Minnesota Representative
had voted in the committee on WAYS an
means to report the Babcock bill to til
house. Tawney recognized the hopeless
ness Of the situation -. 1T
The millers who were behind the hi
promptly invaded the speakers distric
and began to make trouble for him. Whe
he returned to Dubuque and found tina
there was strong and well defined sent]
nent in favor of the measure and that
r was being held: responsible for its failur.
5 he lost no time in publicly explaining tina
he was not opposed to it's passage.
His withdrawal Is believed to have bee
!; simply a piece of i'll temper.