The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-17
HENDERSON QUITS
SPEAKER OF HOUSE WILL NOT RUN
FOR CONGRESS.
DECLINES A DENOMINATION.
IOWA REPUBLICANS WANT TRUST
TARIFF REDUCED.

IDENTIFY Fearing Defeat, Declines to
Make the Race-TO Apply Free
Trade to Trusts Would XIII Our
own Industries for Benefit of For
eiGn Competitors, He Says-IIis De-
cIination Likely to Throw "A Chilli
Into tIe Republican Camp.
Dubuque, Iowa, Sept. 16-Speaker
Henderson, finding that his views in OPP
position to the treatment of trusts by
reducing the tariff in whole or in part,
are not in accord with the views of
many of his party in Iowa, to-day de-
clined to accept the nomination for
Congress and withdrew from the race.
The following letter was addressed to
C. E. Albrook, chairman of the notifica-
ton committee, Eldorado, Iowa, by Mr..
Henderson:
"My Dear Sir--I have never answer
ed the kind notice communicated by
you and your associates, advising me
of my nomination for the eleventh
time, by reclamation, as the Repubh-
can candidate for Congress for the
Third congressional district of Iowa.
Reported conditions in the public mind
in my district upon public policies, in
duced me to make this delay. Since
my return to the district / have made
careful study as to the sem
timent in the district and state,
and [ believe there is no little senti-
ment, and growing sentiment, among
Republicans that 1 do not truly repre-
sent their views on the tariff question.
Believing this condition to exist, and
knowing that I do not agree with many
of my people that trusts, to which
am and have been opposed, can be
cured, or the people benefited by free
trade, in whole or in part, 1 must de-
cline to accept the nomination so gen.
erously and enthusiastically made.
have devoted twenty of the best years
of my life to the service of my people
and my country, and I have fought for
what believed to be best for the far
mer the laborer and the business in
terests of this district and state. l
am grateful for the devotion that has
ever been accorded me, and to the hour
of my death / will hold in a grateful
heart the memory of that devotion. [
will give, later on, in some detail, my
views and convictions on our conditions
and on public questions and will state
my reasons why the Republican party
and it's policies should continue in the
confidence of the voters of the United
States, and why the doctrines of the
CHI IrJo
the faith and teachings of the Republi-
can party. Very truly yours,
I'D. B. Henderson"
Henderson Gives His Reasons.
Speaker Henderson announced his
withdrawal after conference of sew
eral hours duration with Chairman
CHASER of the Congressional Commit
tie, and friends, this afternoon. Speak
er Henderson has been contemplating
this action for two Weeks, but had init
mated nothing of it to friends until
yesterday. At to-day's conference his
friends implored him not to take the
action, but to no avail. He said he had
made up his mind and no argument
coud cause him to change his decision.
When asked for his reasons for his
withdrawal, Speaker Henderson said:
the whole think in a nutshell. You
cannot kill the trusts by applying free
trade without killing our own indus
tfles. The foreign trusts are fighting
me American trusts, and / do not be-
heVe that for the purpose of controlling
American trusts we should make a
market for foreign trusts, thereby
crushing out the Industries of this
country After my conference last
Of Uo4 a-tr hn
views of the chairman of my district,
concluded that my views on the tariff
question were at variance with those
OF many of my party, and | Gld not
Geslre to appear in a false position"
speaker Henderson gave out an ad-
Dress this evening which states his
views on the tariff and trust questions,
and because these views, in his opinion,
are not in accord with the state plat
form and with the opinions of pron1i-
nent members of his party, he declined
TO accept the nomination.
Give Control to Congress.
In his statement, Speaker Henderson
says:
For three years I have advocated
giving control of trusts to Congress In
my Judgment, proper supervision can
never be had until Congress has pow
CT TO treat them. / am glad to see
from speeches made by our fearless
ana upright chief executive, that he is
advocating federal control over these
corporations and while in some quar-
tefs they may sneer at it, have not
seen any proposition yet, except this,
Sudt seems at all likely to bring relief.
NO proposition has ever been made by
the democracy excepting to put ev-
eLythlng on the free list and to give
me country free trade. In other words,
lhey proposed to kill the child dead in
oIuef to secure it. In my opinion, If
ooilplnations could be regulated
anu controlled, we would have
.eIy little ground for changes
~ lhe tariff laws. For my part, if any
5lett interest in this country is pros
Prlhg through protective policies or
Fly other legislation and is using its
",,nNantages, growth and prosperity to
Muhacr the American people, l, for one,
"n, ready to strike II by whatever le-
kai means we may be able to adopt,
h,oFided that In so doing, we do not
HuH innocent interests. ! have been
.Y'e amused than hurt al the sugges-
ls mat / have been against any
tl"hset m The tariff. ! have never
III opposed 10 making needed
Ukes, and ! am rot / must say
tt n enphailcally. that I do not believe
49, single schedule Of the Dlngley
'H lew can be 10 amended az 10 re-
49,, me people from the oppression 81
sI's Or combinations ~ capital, hose
named, and that such action
Involve the retardipF of our eEr
'''Hs commerce. and getting ana