The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-19
speaker henderson wIthdraw..

Speaker Henderson WIthdraws.
Months ago when the sugar trust was
lined up against the American farmer
/ in an attempt to crush out the beet sugar
industry Speaker Henderson, of the
House of Representatives, tried to bluff
Congressman Fordney of this district,
| if well authenticated rumor from
Washington at the time was true. The
big speaker did not like the way in
which Mr.. Fordney stood out for the in
terests of the sugar beet farmers and the
beet sugar manufacturers of his dis
trict as their interests appeared at that
time and finally suggested to him in
very pointed style that if he opposed the
plan of giving reciprocity to Cuba in
sugar as well as along other lines the
voters in his district would resent it.
No one knew better than Mr.. Fordnev
how much the farmers of his own dis
trict-and probably that of Speaker
Henderson's as well-were already de-
pending on their sugar beet crop in every
section where there was factory, and
the yelled threat of the speaker that he
would be likely to fail of denomination
if he stood out for the interests of the
farmer of his district, nettled him,
Finally he could contain himself no
longer and in burst of impotence more
forceful than polite OF parliamentary.
he advised the big man whom more than
one CONGRESSMAN approached with fear
and trembling, to seek another climate.
and especially, to look after his own dis
trict. You attend to your own dis
trict, Mr.. Henderson" he said to the
speaker, "You are the one who has need
of looking out at home on account of
the record which you are making. You
just attend to your district. I'll attend
to mine.
Tuesday Speaker Henderson, who had
in the meantime secured a unanimous
at the hands of the re-
publicans of his district, Withdrew from
the contest. The reason given by him
for the act is that he does not agree with
the policy which he says is advocated
by some of the republicans in his dis
trict, of fighting to control the trusts by
lowering or removing the tariff from
the articles manufactured by them.
The reason given is certainly strange
one. Congressman who have served
their districts for twenty years accept
ably are not in the habit of withdraw
ing from campaign after securing
on account of any ordinary
difference of opinion with some of their
own party, and in the present instance
the newspapers have been industriously
seeking for another motive. The most
popular one seems to be the fear that he
would be defeated. for the speakership
On account OF the opposition which his
course has stirred up in the house.
among the younger mem
Ders. incidentally however he has not
found just the pleasant time he an
,icipated in explaining to the farmers
If Iowa who want to raise sugar beets
Just why he adopted the course he
favoring the sugar trust at
heir expense Wherever the sugar
1eet is grown the name of Congressman
Fordney of Michigan becomes signal
or an ovation whenever pronounced,
while some of the gentlemen who took
he opposite side of the case are to say
he very least far from being enthusiasts
ically received among the farmers. 1t
S just barely possible that this fact
COUPLED with the fact that the demo
rats of his district have nominated no
ess a candidate than Ex-Governor Boies,
nay have had more to do with the with
travail of Congressman Henderson than
lie cares to admit at this time At all |
vents if the Washington rumor was
orrect it was the speaker and not Con
FRESHMAN Fordney who needed to look |
0 his district to see whether or not his |
curse was being approved.