The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-09-30
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D. B. Henderson Refuses His Party's
Nomination for Congress.
Gives His Views on Tariff n eform and
Kindred Questions and Declares
Himself in Harmony with
His Party.

TENDER 16, Speaker d. B. Henderson
issued letters to Chairman D. c. Glass
er and other members of the congress
sional committee, and Chairman AL
brook, of the nominating convention,
and an address to the voters of the
Third district, announcing his declina-
ton of the republican party's nomina-
ton for congress.
Following is the letter addressed to
C. A. Albrook. chairman of the Motif
cation committee, Eldora, Ia, by Mr..
Henderson, announcing his determina-
ton:
"My Dear Sir: have never answered the
kind notice communicated by you and your
associates advising me of my nomination
for the eleventh time by reclamation as
the republican candidate for congress for
the third congressional district of Iowa.
Reportedi conditions in the public mind IN
my district upon public policies induced me
to make this delay. Since my return to the
district I hare made careful study as to
the sentiment In the district and state, and
I believe there is no little sentiment, and
growing sentiment, among republicans,
that do not truly represent their views on
the tariff aueston. Believing this condi-
ton to exist and knowing that / do not
agree witt, 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, ! must decline to
accept TIE nomination so generously and
Enthusiastically made. l have devoted 20
of the best years of my life to the
service Of my people and my coun-
try, ara I have fought for what
believes, to be best for the farmer, the
labore.. and the business interests of this
Gtstrcs 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 devo-
ton. l 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 its
policies should continue in the confidence
of the voters of the United States, and why
the doctrines of the democracy should find
no lodg.ment in the faith and teachings
of the republican party. Veryitruly yours,
I'D. b. HENDERSON,
d. C. Chaser. chairman of the central
committee, made the following state
ment:
Speaker Henderson Believes that the
application of free trade to any American
tarir to curb or control trusts dangerous
to American business and labor, and that
the only effect will be to stop American
mills and throw American labor out of EN-
pioyment. He finds SO many of his'peop1e
believing in the free trade cure that he feels
1t to be his duty to decline nomination for
congress-"
Explains Reasons for fiction.
When asked for further explana-
ton of tE.a reasons for his withdrawal
Mr.. Henderson said:
MY letter to Chairman AlbrouR is the
whole thing in nutshell. You cannot kill
the trusts by applying free trade without
killing our own industries. The foreign
trusts are fighting the American trusts,
controlling American trusts, we Should
make a market for foreign trusts, thereby
crushing out the industries of this country.
"After my conference last Saturday at
Waterloo, hearing the views of the CHAIR
men of my district, 1 concluded that my
Views on the tariff question were at
variance with those of many of my party,
and did not desire to appear in false po-
sition.
For three years have advocated giving
control of trusts to congress. In my judg-
ment, proper supervision can never be had
until congress has power to treat With
them.
Agrees with the President.
81 arm glad TO see from speeches made by
our fearless and upright chief executive
that he is Advocating federal control over
these corporations, and while in some quar-
tiers they may steer at 1t l have not seen
any proposition set, except this, thatseemsf
at all likely to bring relief. No proposition
has ever been made by the democracy ex8
eeptfng to put everything on the free list
and to give the country free trade In
other words, theA propose to kill the child
in order to cure It,
''They propose 20 Slaughter every inter
est in the United STATES. whether capital or
labor in a wild end blind effort to provide
a remedy for trusts. In my opinion, if
combinations could he regulated and con-
tro11ed we would have little demand for
changes in the tariff laws To show how
strongly the republican party feels upon
this subject, in its state platform this year
1t declares in favor of any modification of
the tariff that nifty be req ljredi to prevent
affordfng shelter 20 monopoly.
No Move Toward Free Trade.
'Our democratic friends treat this as
moving into free trade grour.:. 1t is moth
ing of the sort. 1t is bolo declaration
that IL notifications of the twSlfr are re-
qufred to prevent monopoly from sAeIrerirg
itself under the wings Of protection, then
the tariff shall be modified to prevent that
condition. For my part. If any erw,t i'm
terest in this country is prospecting hr.ugh
protective policies or any other legislation
and is using its advantages. growth, ard
prosperity to plult1er the American PEOPLE
!, for one, am ready to strike 1t by sxhat-
ever legal means we may be able To ADOPT
provided that in 10 doing we DO not hurt
innocent interests.
Il am not PREPARED to say I would be
willing to strike clown and destroy Amer.-
can combinations and let foreign combina-
lions come in and do the work, but l would
like to control our own corporations so thai
there could be fa!t play among the Ameri
can people.
Never Opposed to ChnnEes
II have been more amused than hurt a
the suggestions that have been ngains
any changes in the tariff. While / hav,
been against general revision, recogniz
| ing the wisdom OF President Roosevelt ii
| his first message to congress, in which h
! advised against IL. / have never been op
| posed to making eedsd chances and I =