The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-11
MAXIMUM FREIGHT CASE.
Governor Leady of Kansas Deuonnces
Justice Harlan.
SAYS THE DECISION IS INFAMOUS.
Legislature TO He Convened In Extra
sersiou for the Purpose of Pass
ing a Maximum Rate Biii.

Topeka, Kan. March lo.--The populist
administration OF the State OF Kansas gave
| out public 1dufess today bristling Win
severe criticism oil the recent decision OK
| tho United States supreme court in the
| iNepraska maximum freight rate case. The
| aadress is pil1eipally significant Ia tNat
| Governor Eeedy mas aireaay taken steps
| preliminary TO the calling OF the State leg
islnture in session tor the purpose Of cas-
acting a maximum freight rate law. VII lie
the address is given out over the signature
OF the governor, 1t has besn approved BY
Chief Justice Ioster OF the State sup enc
| court and other prominent popaiists.
The governor begins his address With the
statement that for a year the press d q
patches have said that the opinion in the
Nebraska case would be adverse to the
state and he insinuates that these iore-
casts We're put out in advance by peisoas
connected with The court In order TO feel
the public pulse. Then he says:
.'1he opinion has been handed down ana
the dispatches say thar IL Is clean victory
In every aspect OF the case, sho wing that
10 matter how carefully the ROBES OF JUS
;ice are folded about the personnel CT the
United States supreme court, tn Sc ROBES
can no longer conceal the ciovon hoof OF
malfeasance and usurpation"
The governor declares that the constitu-
tios of Nebraska gives the legislature
tower to establish maximum charges for
transportation and the supreme contt has
tried to abb ogatc 1t. He challenges Justice
Haran's declaration that corporation il
person under the fourteenth amendment
To the Federal constitution, which n
quotes. adding:
How can this apply 10 corporations?
Corporations are not born--thcy are
created--made by law. They can not b.
naturalzed, they can take no cath OF nj
legiance: only human beings born else
where can do that
who are the persons who shall not ac
cording to the fourteenth amendment, be
deprived OF life. liberty or property, no.
be under legal protection? Everybody out
side the asylum and OFF the Federal Judicial
bench knows them TO he natural parsons.
They are those who besides the capacity
to hold property and enjoy property. also
have life and can enjoy liberty and that
means human beings.
Nobody but slave or a knave will yield
to the hideous distortion Of meaning which
Justice Harlan gives to the word person
as used In the fourteenth amendment and
ufon which he bottoms bis infamous de-
cision and which shows to what depth of
iniquity the supreme court of the unitcd
States has descended"
In conclusion Governor Leedy states that
his maximum rate bill will be presented TO
the Kansas legislature in such shape that
to decide against il The court must reverse
its decision OF the Nebraska case and he
states that IL the court still pursuei tho
corrupt and rotten practice that IL has
heretofore, by changing its decisions TO
silt different Interests OF the Iailioad cor
rorations, the remedy will be with the
people in their dealings with thu courts
OF in building railroads II they can.