The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-08
POpulists Say Republicans Are
Afraid of Stock Yards Law.
Would Repeal It at Next Leg
isIature.
CASE STILL PENDING.
Now Before Supreme Court For
Reargument.
Cattlemen No Nearer Relief
Than Before.

If the Republican politicians have
their way about it, the Populist law re-
ducing the fees and charges at the Kan
sas City stock yards viii be repealed by
the next legislature, provided that body
Is controlled by that party
This is the plan which the Popuhst
state COMMITTEES claims to have I'M
earthed, and this committees represen-
tatives in the campaign will make the
most Of it during the remainder of the
campaign
There has been lot of buncombe
connected with this law since 1t was
enacted 1t is charged that one of the
representatives of the state stipulated
state had in the case, but the case went
to the United States supreme court and
was argued almost a year ago.
Now the supreme court wants rear
not to have had a thorough understand
ing of the case; so the lawyers have
been asked to come back and tell their
stories over again to the court.
The Populist theory that the courts
are in collision with capital has gained
some volume in this instance. The
Populist orators Will claim that the
supreme court does not want the
stock yards revenues reduced because it
is the policy of the government to keep
going all the big enterprises possible,
because the Republican party, which is
now in power, obtains the sinews OF war
The Populists claim to represent the
laboring masses of the United States,
50 this war against capital and the
courts is Waged INCREASINGLY.
The men who have for years shipped
cattle to the Kansas City markets have
complained against the injustice of the
feed and yardage charges maintained
by the company From the rules OF the
company there is no escape, but the man
who has cattle in the yards can not OBJ
tain feed from any other source, so he
is compelled to pay the stock yards
price or permit his cattle to become
gaunt and suffer as a consequence a
loss in weight.
To remedy this condition some of the
Populist members of the legislature who
shipped cattle and knew the price of
pared a bill and cut the Kansas City
yard prices in two. The bill was passed
and became law
The Republicans attempted to regu-
late the stock yards several times. but
the regulators from the stock yards
seemed to get in their work first True,
some of the special committeeman who
went to Kansas City to see about the
able to come back to the legislature, but
they didn't need to.
So the Populists regulated the charges
which had been complained of for so
many years, and now the Populists are
planning to make a campaign of sup
port for the measure, while authentic
Information at POpulist headquarters is
to the effect that the Republicans will
repeal the law.
The Interpretation of the delay caused
by a reargument is by the Populists
charged to the influence of corporations
with the supreme court
1t is pointed out that the demand for
a reargument postpones the considera-
ton of the case to November, prob
ably later, and that when the case is
again submitted it will be at least two
or perhaps three or four months before
a decision will be rendered.
If these conditions prevail and the
election goes in favor of the Republi-
cans, that party will have had ample
time to repeal the law and replace it
with one more to their liking. Most
anything would suit that party. the
Populists claim, because they do not
like to face the Populist claim of credit
for the enactment Of the stock yards
law.