The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-29
THEY MANAGE TO SMILE.

Senator Hanna says he is sorry that
Speaker Henderson declines to run for
Congress, but that of course whatever
Speaker Henderson does will not injure
the Republican party. Senator Alli-
son says he is sorry the disturbance
began in Iowa Mr.. Littlefield of
Maine, who is about due to appear in
California, and who wants to step
into Mr.. Henderson's shoes, or, rath-
er, sit in his chair, is surprised. There
are little expressions of personal sor-
row all along the line, but SO far as
the party is concerned, all declare
that it is all right And all the party
leaders are smiling sweetly.
A good deal has been said and written
about the tears of the crocodile, how
they flow when the crocodile himself
is in the most cheerful mood. 1t may
be that the crocodile sometimes
smiles to make it appear that he feels
very happy when in fact he is not feel
ing we'll at all. 1t is just possible that
some of the Republican leaders who
are smiling so serenely are not feeling
as cheerful as they look on the out
side. 1t is true that the predecessor
of Speaker Henderson-the Hon. Tom
Reed, who is in every respect a bigger
man than the present Speaker-went
off from the House in something of
huff, but he did not do it during
doubtful campaign, and he did not
assign such awkward reasons for doing
it as Mr.. Henderson has.
Mr. Henderson has raised the tariff
issue ins his own party when his own
party wanted to talk about constitu-
tional amendments, the illimitable
prosperity, the gold standard and the
honest dollar, the weather and the
fine cops-in fact. about everything but
the tariff; and here Mr. Speaker has
come out boldly and said that he can
not represent one of the most ultra
Republican constituencies in the Union
because he is protectionist and they
are not, or words to that effect. Mr.
Henderson is an important man in his
party, and while he is using sweet
words and talking about his devotion
to the principles of the party, one IS
reminded of the exchange of amenities
between Joab and Amasa which took
place at the great stone which is in
GIDEON. and which Senator Hoar
never misses an opportunity to quote
effectively: And Joab said to Amasa.
Art thou in. health, my brother? And
Joab took Amasa by the beard with the
right hand to kiss him. But Amasa
took no heed of the sword that was in
Joabs hand; SO he smoth>him there
with in the fifth rib"
There is in the Republican party a
long array of smiling faces in the
front row, with only here and there an
expression which does not harmonize
with the smiling countenances. The
President is chagrined, but found a
convenient boil on the calf of his leg a
sufiiciend excuse to return to Washing
ton in hurry and revise his tariff
speeches for western consumption
The Republican party is at sea ON the
great issue. The great State of Iowa.
speaking through its Republican ma
Jority. insists that the tariff must no
longer be made shelter for trusts.
The Republican party of Arizona. par-
TALLY maintained and kept" by the
defend the tariff and
make apology for the trusts And so
it is all along the line.
In the meantime Mr.. Littlefeld. I'm
Gle Joe Cannon and other ambitious
Republicans, who are keeping their
eyes on the Speakers chair should
look beyond their environment. They
should anticipate a Democrat in that
seat, and keep their eyes on Hender-
sons successor, Horace Boies.
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