The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-09-25
WAS IT THE TARIFF ALONE?
How Washington Looks Upon
the Withdrawal of
Henderson.
He Vas Running Against i Strong
Democrat aHa Felt Resrntftit at
He Vas Running Against i StrOug
RReHttefat aa44 Felt RResrtttf,ttt
His Parly-..he Saw, Too, Il
Speakership Fight ahead.

patches from nn,uque, Ia, reached
here last night saving David h. Hen
drrson, speaker Of the house OF req
reSentatives, had withdrawn from
the race for congress in the third
Iowa district because he lid not be-
lieve, a. many did in his district,
that n reduction in tariffs would be-
cure for trusts. the politicians who
were in the city were amazed. Now
other reasons which were thought OF
at once are put forward strongly.
The Iowa Platforms position IA.
voring n reduction intariit schedule
where it will hurt the trusts is not
the only reason, these Washington
politicians who arenmiliarw with con
ditious in Mr. lIendcrSou's district
and in Iowa, say
First is the fact that Mr.. Hender-
sons opponent is eN Governor llor-
ace Boies, IA democrat who has had
"A chance Of election from the first
Second, is the iact that there is Ger
tain tn he n contest over the speak.
ership Of the next house, even ii Mr..
Henderson were To hr IT, elected.
Third is the fact that the tariff re-
visionists, under the lead Of Gover,
nor Cummins, have captured the
state; that Henderson finds himself
with II decided minority and takes
this way To show his RESENTMENT,
THE IOWA PLATFORM.
General Henderson already had en-
tered into tl~ coming campaign, and
IT r. SrUrpt ttT7TT vtTJTr fOvTTHUT tUTT-
minis and senator nplliver, both of
whom are said to be in favor Of tar
iii revision, were To have Stumped
the district for him. The Iowa re-
publican state conventions, held in
the latter part of July, took strong
grounds on the question uf the r"duc-
tiOn of the tdrifi OngoOds whose pre- =
duction in this country is controlled
10y trusts. making the following dee.
laratiou on that subject:
"We favor . any modification
of the tariff schedules that may be
required to prevent their affording
shelter to MONOPOLY
Mr.. HenderSouannounced his with
drawal in Dubuque yesterday after,
noon after Il conference of several
hours with chairman Chaser OF the
congressional committee. Speaker
Henderson has been contemplating
action for two weeks, nut hHi
intimated nothing Of it TO his friends
until Yesterday
Speaker Hrnderson's decliuation
of the nomination for congress is re-
garded here as triumph for the
machine headed by Governor Cum
Minis who has made the fight for tar
iff revision against the protest OF
such old line protectiouists as the
speaker. The Iowa republicans have
apparently been captured horse,
foot and dragons. by the Cummins
revisionists. Secretary Shaw :
sighting references, i'll his Vermont
speech, to the tariff plank OF the Iowa
platform, have placed hlm in the
ranks of what, it is now becoming
clearly evident, is the minority.
Mr. Henderson apparently has
found his position intolrrable now
that he is our oftouch with his part
in the state, Just as his predecessor
Mr.. Reed. found it when he was out
of touch with his party in the natlor
and he has taken action similar tC
Mr.. Reed.
Whether devotion on principl
to protection or he feeling of resent
ment AZ finding himself TURNED
down" 10y his party is the control!
Ing motive for Mr.. Henderson : nc
ton is II subject of debate, but it II
pointed out that Mr. Henderson
devotion To principle did not pre-
vent him from shifting ground OIL
the question OF Cuban reciprocit.
when requested to do SO by the pres
ident, after he had emphaticully de
ciared himself al opponent to tina
policy
THE DEMOCRATS ARE HAPPY.
The democrats urc iubilant, an'
point to Mr.. Henderson's declinatlo
as "A clear indication Of what the.
have all along maintained, that IL
republican party is hopelessly spill
on the tariff question. A report iron
Naur Nnrt .aNs that Spuatur HaUu