Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-18
HIS FRIENDS ARE MAD
Speaker Henderson's Action
Stirs Them Up.
BITTER CRITICISMS
REFUSAL TO RECONSIDER THE
REAL OFFENSE.
Prospect That He Will Have Rough
Time of It Balance of
Session.
BITTER CRITICISMS s
Special from Staff Correspondent.

NEW YORK, September 1S.-Speaker
Henderson's lot will not be happy one for
the remainder of his term, Judging from
the remarks made about him by his COL
leagues and the men who have worked with
him for years. Some of these remarks
would make interesting reading, but their
publication verbatim is precluded by the
qualifying adjectives used.
Following the stupefaction over his orig
inal act in Withdrawing comes state of
surprise that he did not reconsider. The
President of the United States, the chair
man of the republican national committee,
the chairman of the republican congress
sional committee, Senator Allison, the
Speakers closest friend in politics, and a
dozen of the republican leaders of the
House and Senate deluged him with tele-
grams yesterday urging him not to with
draw from the race. The means by which
were pointed out. The language of the
messages ranged from intereession to ;n-
vective, but nothing budged him.
Politicians Give UP Hope.
The politicians here have given up hope
OF moving him. He has Cancelled -
dates for spec echmaking, and so far as this
campaign is concerned he is dead one
1t probably will be found that the reason
assigned in these dispatches yesterday for
his withdrawal is the correct one. namely,
that ne dreaded the personal fight that was
10 be made on him in his district
IL Is absolutely certain that Gen. Hender-
son mad no idea of Withdrawing as late as
last saturday. The proposition, if present.
ed to him at that time, would doubtIe less
have been repelled with scorn. Between
Saturday and Tuesday something gaveshim
an awful fright. But the curious thing
ABOUT II to the politicians who have been
attending the Presidents conferences here
rs that the general did not give a word of
warning TO any one of the men who think
that they had a right to have known
about it,
The politicians cannot understand either
what the mental process was that peri lit
ted him to assign such a peculiar reason
for his withdrawal. No politician here sees
any logic in his statement or understands
now 1t can be applied If he had been
shorn or his locks 1t is not appreciated why
ne should have tried to pull the teuple
down his fellows.
The next thing Is to get to work and as
quickly as possible obliterate the traces of
the damage he has wrought The party
managers Will do that right away The
policy will be not to talk about it, not to
crllcIse him openly, but to pass the Incl
oent over and trust to the country 10 for
get 1t.
Effect on Presidents Plans.
One effect of the affair. however. it is
said. will be to cause the President 10 dis
cuss the question of tariff and the trusts
n.
The President from every platform Will
refute the suggestion that any one in the
republican party proposes to curb Inc tr1,sts
by attacking the tariff As Uncle Jae'
cannon puts it, the mango on the dos; is
not TO be cured by cutting: the dogs tai
of close behind his ears"
MT. cannon is thought to lead the race
Ior the speakership. Representative Jim
sherman of New York would have given
MIN tight run, but Mr. Sherman had lust
signed up on another contract when This
crash came.
Mr.. Babcock's Statement.
Chairman Baboach of the congressional
committee found it desirable last night to
issue the following statement:
Il have never advocated putting goods
on the free list because they were mann
1actured by a combination or a trust. nor
90 know of any republican who has. We
nave always antagonized this proposition
wnlch Is of democratic origin, and want
10 call attention to authorized inter
view on the Iowa platform which fully ~.
plains my position on this subject publ 81
ed August l. in which 1 said: The tariff
plank Is in harmony with the repuhIican
national platform of 1896, which saws. I'VE
are not pledged TO any particular sched-
uIes. The question of rates is practical
question 10 be governed by the c0nditfnrc
OF time and production" The result of the
election of 1895 enabled the republican partv
10 repeal the obnoxious Wilson law ard
and as understand the Iowa platform If
means just what the national platform of
1876 says: That when changes become nee
essary by the conditions of time and pro-
duction, such changes should be made in
harmony with the republican policy of pro-
tection.' i
Ready to Meet New Conditions.
The republican party has ever been
ready TO meet new conditions and 7
believe it will handle this question cour-
aSeously and in line with the republican
platform of 1895, under which the Dinglev
tarin law was enacted. The Iowa platform
and the democratic idea of tariff reform
are as far apart the heavens are from
the earth. Any changes that the repub-
Ican party would make would be strictly
upon protective lines, while the democra tic
idea would be Il tariff for revenue ONLY
which means free trade. The democratic
proposition To put all trust-made articles on
the free list would be the worst blow that
could be struck at labor in this country II
Is not question of who manufactures ar
ticles for export, whether an individual or
combination of individuals. but the oles-
ton Is the comparative cost of the ma mn
faciure of such articles in this country with
the cost Of similar articles in foreign conn
tries In this question the wages of labor
are the aH-important factor. The demo-
cratic IDEA, II enacted into law, would mean
closing q fnlIo