The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-17
HISS OUT KANSAS! !"
Slave Holder, Anti suffragist,
RumseIler and Wall Street
HATE KANSAS, SAYS JUSTICE BREWER

rectIon Against Knjustice-JustIce
Brewer Talks BrOadmindedIy of the
POpuIIst Uprising
An audience of fully eight hundred
people representing many of the bright
est legal minds in Kansas, greeted JUS
tice David ]. Brewer of the United States
supreme court, in Representative hail
last evening. Justice Brewer addressed
the State Bar association on the subject
of "Some Thoughts About Kansas" ana
the address was dignifed and scholarly
effort as becomes one of so high posi-
ton. He discussed grave public ques-
tions most ably, and expressed some
views on political and social matters that
showed deep insight and careful study OF
the DEVELOPMENTS of our modern CIVIL
cation.
On the rostrum with Justice Brewer
were Chief Justice a. II. Horton, OF the
Kansas supreme court, and Presldent y.
D. Milliken, of Mcpherson, the president
of the state bar association. The latter
introduced Justice Brewer briefly, men
tiouing the fact thtt he came to Kansas
when he was twenty-five years OF age,
which was in 1860. Justice Brewer was
attired in regulation full-dress, in an
ticipation of the reception which fol-
lowed at the Topeka club. He has
changed somewhat in appearance from
the Judge" Brewer, the legal fraternity
knew as chief justice and federal judge.
His face is now clean shaver, and his
white hair reaches over his coat collar.
He is a most distinguished looking man.
AS speaker Justice Brewer is DELHI
crate and confines himself closely to his
manuscript His manner is impressive
and effective Notwithstanding no effort is
made at eIocution. The address which
lasted less than one hour was pronounced
by many the ablest ever delivered in
Representative hall
Justice Brewer after dwelling on the
history of Kansas intellectual and moral
growth said:
1.-THE next matter which l shall notice
is disclosed by the curious political reso-
lutiOns of the last three or four years l
am not here to discuss politics, but sig
nificant fact is that state which in 1888
out of total of $4,000 votes cast lac, 900
more Republican than Populist votes, in
1892 elected the latter's ticket
at must not be assumed that this
sprang simply from restlessness and de-
sire for change. The Populist party was
not a mere cave of Adullam into which
every one that was in debt, and every one
that was discontinued, gathered them
selves
Il heard a thoughtful gentleman say
that in all social disturbances heretofore
the farmers have been the conservative
body, unaffected by passing whims and
follies, while the significant, and to him
the most dangerous feature Of the Pop
uIist movement in Kansas, lay in the fact
that its strength was with the farmers in
the country and not with the rabble in
the city.
"The meaning of this movement is not
difficult to see. There was deep and
earnest conviction that money was be-
coming an unholy master in social and
political life, and that the golden calf
was the growing object of the nations
worship Its central thought was eman-
cipation from the domination of money,
the elimination from society of classes
based upon wealth. Various were the
concrete forms in which this thought
was expressed. Free coinage of silver,
more currency, reduction of railroad
rates, stay laws, and other like PROPOSE
tons which have taken hold upon Kan
sas as upon other states, all root them
selves into the idea that somehow or
other money is becoming a master and
man a slave; that the creditor has con-
trolled the legislation of the land and
made it operate in his behalf; and that
the full freedom of the individ-
udl Gan OulE 10 6cCuE60 by uQ-
doing all that legislation. 1t is
man rather than money, Individual
instead of property-which must be pro-
tected. Love thy neighbor as myself
meant the man rather than his posses
sions.
Il have only outlined these move
ments. l have time for nothing more
and l have outlined them merely as sal
lent features in the history of Kansas
They constitute epochs in state life.
do not stop to commend or condemn all
that has been doing along these different
lines. Doubtless there have been many
wrongs, but that does not Justify with
holding praise for the noble spirit which
sought in and through them a better day
for man. Whatever may have been the
blunders committed in Kansas in these
various movements, OF in all her life. she
is entitled to the utmost praise for tina
enthusiasm for a larger, more perfec
and universal liberty which has prompt
sd her efforts"
Justice Brewer walked loud applause
by the following: "kansas' position a.
a leader is evinced by her enemies. G,
where you will throuQ bout this land
whenever you find one mourning owe
the loss of his slaves, he will be cursins
Kansas If you find one signing for thu
times when woman lived only to atom,
for the supposed larceny of rib, yol
will hear him hiss out, 'Kansasr the rum
seller violates the third commandment
and fills out the sentence with 'Kansasr
and Wall street, whenever it fears tina
the grasp Of its 5000 ducats on the Hf,
of the nation is lessening, groans on
simply 'KansasF"
Justice Brewers main theme wa
reached when he discussed the SOCIALISM,
trend of thought of the present day. H
said
at is said the government does som
things well, why not add to its functions
Its management of the postoffice depart
ment is admirable, why should it no
also take hold Of the telegraph and rail
roads and all the other instrumentaIitie
of transportation and manage them
There is profit to the individual in tn