Evening star., 1902-08-05
MR. HENDERaDNTiLKS
Speaker of House Foresees
Republican Success.
NEVER MORE UNITED
-s
HAS MADE. CAREFUL REVIEW OF
THE SITUATION.
People of Whole Country Are Anxious
That Present Good Times
Shall Continue.
Special from a Staff CORRESPONDENT.

NEW YORK, August 5.-The only inter.
view which Gen. Henderson, Speaker of tn.
House of Representatives, has thus ia,
given in this campaign was accorded Th.
Evening Stars correspondent on the trair
at Philadelphia today. Gen. Henderson has
just come east from an extended trir
through the west, in which he has siver
close attention to the political situation. He
Is now on his way to Atlantic City with his
family to rest and prepare for the spell.
binding. in which he will take an active
and conspicuous part.
Gen. Henderson was at first as usual in
disposed to talk for publication. He talks
very seldom is well known, but when
The Evening Stars correspondent vividlv
and with feeling pictured to him the de-
plorable and desperate condition of the
corps or correspondents In Washington
fairly pining for copy $50 of them sit
ting IN their offices praying for some relief
from the tedium of a Washington midsum-
mer the old veterans eyes twinkled
The boys want copy, eh?" he asked
Guess 1t Is pretty duh down there. Well,
1t is going to be lively enough before the
campaign is over"
Gen. Henderson said he had made q very
careful review of the situation In the west
and had studied it attentiveIy, to try to
discern the drift of the sentiment among
the people.
The republicans were never more united
than now he said.
Republicans Are Confident.
The republicans believe they will win
ana some OF the democrats hope that their
own party will be defeated. - l believe the
people are thoroughly convinced of the Wis
dom of republican policies, and there is A
widespread feeling among all classes re-
gardless of political parties, that their well
1are depends upon keeping the republican
party in power.
MY own state, Iowa, is decidedly in fa-
Vor of the thoroughly tried and approved
policies of the republican party. 1t is a
strong protection state. 1t is equally de-
termined that anything that possibly can
be done to curtail the dangers that lie in
great combinations of capital must be Wig
orously and wisely treated by law.
The country believes that the Philippine
question is settled so far as the title and
our duty are concerned, and that l. onlv
remains for this country to carry out
firmly kindly and wisely the policies inau-
gurated by President Mckinley and Presi-
dent Roosevelt toward the Filipinos for
their own good
Country Favors Cuban Reciprocity.
The country is overwhelmingly for tho
policy advocated by the administration and
passed by the House of Representatives in
favor of reciprocity with Cuba. and will
not be willing to abandon that position until
1t Is consummated by legislative action or
treaty
On the subject of revision of the tariff
the repupllcan party is now, as In the past,
prepared to act whenever it can be done
wisely and without seriously disturbing
business A great free list has been Great
ed by the republican party when that duty
is made plain. =
Prosperity is stamped on the face of
every part of the country. From 1893 to
1896 1t was only question of bread how
TO avoid starvation. Now it is a question
of the equitable distribution of the products
OF labor and capital. Courage and hope
are everywhere. There was never a mo-
ment when the country had greater reason
TO approve of the republican party than it
has now, and l do not entertain a doubt
that in the coming elections the people will
voice their approval at the polls.
The republicans are united, earnest and
acting upon conviction. The democrats are
divided. Their giants of the past are bit
terly assalled by their more modern chiefs.
The latter are quarreling among them
selves, while the republicans are stand
ing shoulder to shoulder, conscientiously
asking what is right and determined to do
it,
Getting Down to Business.
There is at present notable collection of
republican political talent in New York,
and elaborate plans are under way for the
conduct of the campaign. Postmaster Gen
eral Payne, the politician of the Presidents s
cabinet; Speaker Henderson, Senator
Spooner, Chairman Babcock of the repub-
lican congressional committee, Secretary
Overstreet of that committee and Senator