The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-17

moving Into free trade grounds. II Is moth
Ing OF the sort. 1t Is a bold declaration
that II notifications Of the tarim are re
Qnired to prevent monopoly from shelterine
itself under the wings OF protection, then
tariff shall be modified to prevent that con.
dition. For my part, II any great interest
In this country is prospecting through pro
tectsve policies or any other legislation,
and is using It's advantages, growth aud
prosperity 20 plumber the American peo
pie. I. for one, am ready 20 strike It by
whatever legal means we may be able 20
adopt provided that In doing 20 we do not
hurt innocent interests. | am not prepared
10 say I would be willing TO strike down
and destroy American combinations and let
foreign combinations come In and do the
work but I would ike to control our own
corporations so that there could he fair
play among the American people. have
been more amused than hurt NJ the sug-
gestions that | have been against any
changes in the tarin while l have been
against general revision, recognizing the
wisdom Of President Roosevelt in his
FIRST message to congress, in which
he advised against it, have never
been opposed TO maklng needed changes
and am not now. must say, and
emphaticHlly, that do not believe
that single schedule OF the Dingiey tariff
law can be so amended as to relieve the
people from the oppression OF trusts or
combinations OF capital, however named,
aud such action may Involve the retnrdlng
Of our expanding commerce and getting and
holding OF foreign marketsB Indeed. be
lieye such plan 20 be fraught with grave
dangers to the people. | am firm believer
in reciprocity ] worked with untiriug zeal
to secure reciprocal arrangements between
Cuba and this country. and was success
ful In passing It through the house, The
senate did not act on the bill, because con
sideratlon OF II would have permitted the
opening up Of the whole question OF tarn
revision The house has nothing to say
about the ratification OF treaties but the
reciprocal relations upon which Il lcgislated
in respect to Cuba were not In tho nature
Of treaties hut they were reciprocal agree
ments In which. think, our country would
have the best Of the bargain, although
doubtless they would have been Of great ad
vantage to Cuba,
BELIEVES IN PROTECTION.
while ] can not speak FOR the prospects
of favorable action on bills sent to the sen.
ate Btlll hope and believe that by treaty
the same result may be accomplished, and
/ have no doubt that President Roosevelt Ia
now working on the question of treaty
with Cuba to give that struggling young
republic needed help-a help. too. in which,
while they will be gaincrs, we will not be
| losers. And now let me say and lot there
be no Misunderstanding as 10 my position.
believe In protection that win protect the
hand of labor. the wheels OK Industry, every
farmer and miner, ana am against wicked
corporations that would trample on the
right Of the people TO fair play and to tho
fruits Of honest efforts. ! am against IN
necessary legislation thnt would throw my
country into panic and bring back the hor.
rors bequeathed 10 us by the last demo
cratic administration"
"In conclusion, ! desire TO say that after
careful study Of conditions and political
/ views In Iowa and in my own district, l
/ am satisfied that am not In harmony with
| a great many of the republican voters who
| believe that free trade In whole or In part
will remedy the trust evil. l believe that
| It viii not, but that such remedy IS like
! ly to involve the nation In dangerous re-
| suits. and so believing ! feel that ! should
not accept the nomination for congress
which was 80 generously rendered me, and
| have decided accordingly I can not
/ part from people that I have loved ana
that have honored me, without leaving an
expression Of my earnest and sincere Views
on this and other vital public questions.
"D. b. Henderson"