The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-07-26
BREWER TALKS.
The Supreme Court Justice Gives His Opinion on Passing Events.
THE CAUSE OF THE PANIC OF 1893.
The strike at Chicago May Make Labor Organizations Stronger-The Power of the Federal Court-Eighth
 Circuit Judge.

TOPEKA, Kan, July 23-Mr Justice Brewer, of the United States supreme court, who is visiting his daughter in Topeka. stated in an interview last night that in his opinion the present tariff bill would not pass The failure to pass the bill, Justice Brewer thought, would mean that nothing would be done with the tariff during the present administration.
 Speaking of the causes which led up to the panic of 1898, Justice Brewer said:
 Business had been done on speculative oasis for some time and I think that in the at Jendant liquidation there would have been financial trouble anyhow. However, the tarif question and the silver agitation had their eff fleets upon the country and intensified the sit uation. With due respect to Mir Cleveland, believe he should have called special ses- sion of Congress in March immedi- aTely after his inauguration. His promises of tarif reform and everyone was ex- pectant of changes. Those who had any idea of investing money in new business enter priSeS abandoned the thought until the ques- tion of protection should be settled in some way. They cannot be blamed for that If had had any idle money at that time I do not believe I would have invested it, either. The Ameican people adjust themselves easily to legislative changes, and had the call been made then for a special session in all probability the democrats would have been able to pass a tarif bill. They would have felt their party pledges more keenly than they do at present.
 Referring to the strike, Justice Brew CT said:
 It will be a long time before the country re- covers from the shock oi the strike The in- cendiarism and footing in Chicago I regard as the work of the thieves and thugs who mako Chicago, in some respects, the worst city iR this country They are always ready to take advantage of such an opportunity as a great strike, and, in my opinion, are responsible for the greater part of the damage wrought in that city. I do not think the railroad men had a hand in 1t to any great extent Some people think that the strike will nnnihilate the organizations, but believe it will in the end make them stronger. They will see the necessity of placing at their head strong, cool and clear-headed men, like Arthur, of the locomotive engineers, and of discarding enthusiasts of the Debs order. With such men at the head they will be much more powerful and great trouble will be avoided.
 Asked in regard to the truthfulness of the stories about the ''usurpation" of power by the federal courts, Judge Brewer said:
 The courts have no more power than they had under the first years of the constitution in most respects. The acts of 1867 and 1875 enabled a man to sue his creditor wherever found and made some changes, but in general the powers have not been enlarged The change is in the great increase in the volume of business and subsequent enlargement of the corporations handling the same. Formerly we never had such great transportation companies as the Santa Fe system, with its 9,OOO miles of railway tracks. Receiver ships were just the same, but the amount of property handled was much less. The courts do not find the receiyerShips of railroads very pleasant task. Why, when the Santa Fe cOm- pany was placed in the hands of receivers, wrote to Judge Caldwell and congratulated him upon having the work in his charge, at the same time assuring him that did not intend to come out and handle it in any way. There is simply an increased amount Of work and much vexation to q judge in taking care of property placed in the hands of the courts in this manner, and they are not anxious to as- Sume the burden.
 Asked if Senator John Martin stood any show for the appointment of judge of the Eight circuit of the federal court, in case congress created that addition to the tribunal, Justice Brewer said:
 Judge Thayer Of St. Louis, has been per- forming most of the work that would be handled by the new circuit, and would judge that the appointment would lay between him and Judge Woolworth, of Omaha. I do not think Senator Martin will get it. This is only Gn opinion, however