The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-07-27
JUSTICE BREWERS VIEW.
His Ideas on the Tariff Bill. the Financial
Panic. the Late Strike and the Powers OF
EadaraI Courfs.

His Ideas on the Tarin Bill. the Financial
Panic, the Late Strike and the Powers OF
Federal Courts.
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
basis for some time and think that in the at
tendant liquidation there would have been
financial trouble anyhow. However. the tariff
question and the silver agitation had their ef-
fects upon the country and intensified the sat
uation With due respect to Mr.. Cleveland.
believe he should have called a special ses-
sion of Congress in March immedi-
ateIy after his Inauguration His
party had come into power upon
promises of tariff reform and everyone was ex-
pectant of changes. Those who had any idea
OF investing money in new business enter
ticn of protection should be settled in some
way. They cannot be blamed for that. II
had had any idle money at that time l do not
believe would have invested it. either. The
American people adjust themselves easily to
legislative changes, and had the call been made
then for special session in all probability the
democrats would have been able to pass a
tariff bill. They would have felt their party
pledges more keenly than they do at present.
90 hnS tril 70 Inns "
er said:
II will be long time before the country re-
covers from the shock of the strike. The in
cendiarism and looting in Chicago L regard as
the work Of the thieves and thugs who make
Chicago. in some respects, the worst city In
this country. They are always ready TO
take advantage OF such an opportunity as
great strike, and, in my opinion, are
responsible for the greater part OF the
damage wrought in that city 1 do not
think the railroad men had hand in 1t to any
great extent. Some people think that the
strike will annihilate 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
/ owerful 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 Ia
/ most respects. The acts of 1857 and 49,
/ enabled a man to sue his creditor wherever
/ found and made some changes. but in genera
/ the powers have not been enlarged. The
! change is in the great increase in the volume
l 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 1900 miles of railway tracks Receiver
ships were Just the same, but the amount
| OF property handled was much less. The court:
10 not find the receiverships of railroads verl
/ pleasant task. Why. when the Santa Fe com
pany was placed in the hands OF receivers
/ wrote to Judge Caldwell and congratulated hin
upon having the work in his charge. at tbs
same time assuring him that did not INTEND
/ to come out and handle it in anv way. There
/ is simply an increased amount OF work anC
much vexation to Judge in taking care o
property placed in the hands of the courts il
this manner and they are not anxious TO as
sumo the burden.