The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-03
COURT RULES u. S.
Fred s. Warren Says Supreme
Tribunal Is the Power.
As Absolute as That of Any
European Monarch.
He ARRAIGNS PARTIES
Asserts That They Have Failed
to Curb Trusts.
Would COnfiscate 'sThe Great
HE ARRAIGNS PARTIES
Would Confiscate 'sThe Great
Energies of Country

'T believe in conf1scating the great
energies of the country declared
Fred S. Warren, Socialist and editor of
the Appeal to Reason, of Girard,
Kan, in the course of an address full
of 1scathing criticisms against public
officials and political parties to large
audience at the Auditorium last night.
Whatever the majority decides to do
will be right, as the majority has al
ways ruled in the past
'fIt is my opinion, however; that the
Socialists will never have the power
to either purchase or buy. The people
in Washington will go to the capitalists
and say, Look here, the Socialists are
getting to be a menace, and the CAPT
talists will be turning their property
over to the government before it is
confscated.
SOCIALISM is the big vital problem
that looms up on the horizon of po-
litical affairs, if we are to believe Mr..
Taft. But Taft's problem is differ
ent problem than yours, Mr. Working
man. Mr. Taft is concerned with what
the Socialist party is going to do with
the Republican party. And well may
he be concerned, for want to serve
notice on Mr.. Taft and his party that
what the Socialist party will do to his
party will be a plenty.
I'VE are going to give them the
same kind of a dose that the Republi-
1860, and if plutocracy refuses to abide
by the decision of the nation at the
ballot box as the slavocracy did in
1851, bless my soul, Wen call the ma
ton to arms and give them just what
the Republican party gave the rebel
lious slave masters, who were OPP
posed to the confscation Of their
property in slaves.
"But don't get alarmed. There will
be no bloodshed. Who will fight for
the perpetuation of plutocracy-of
this system of robbery, graft, misery
and wretchedness? VIII Aston? Not
on your sweet life. He's in England
a royal snob drawing g. princely salary
from the sweat and toll of more than
100000 American slaves. Will Nor
gan? He's too old and toe fat. VIII
the Vanderbilts. or the Goulds or the
Depews ?-not one of 'em. They did
not fight in 1850 and they won't fight
in 1913. They will take to the woods
If they can't persuade you that 1t is
your patriotic duty to fight their bat
'Your father fought the battles of
the kings and queens Of the past, but
they were ignorant and uneducated
and the dupes of cunning and design
ing men. And so, you see. it's a pretty
big problem that Mr. Taft's party
faces.
1.-THE supreme court rules this coun- |
try with a power more absolute than
that of any European monarch.
Amy attempt made by the nation, |
the state, or the municipality to pro- |
tect the citizens from oVercharge by |
corporations is instantly countered by |
the federal Judiciary on the ground |
that the rights of property, guaranteed |
under the 14th amendment of the
constitution of the United states, nave |
been invaded.
ut seems never to have occurred to |
the judges that this same constitu- |
tionaI amendment extends to the
rights of the people. But then, the
people are hopelessly divided and do |
not know what they want. On the
other hand, the corporations are per |
fectly organized and know exactly |
what they want and how to get 1t. 1t
would be interesting to have some
learned judge define definitely the line
that separates corporation interests
from public welfare.
Were going to take men out of
the shops and put them on the law
yers' bench. They won't know much |
about what is termed law, but they |
will know workingmen's justice.
Says Old Parties Have Failed.
HAS the Republican party done
anything to control the trusts? Isn't it
fact that the corporations are
stronger than at any time in the his |
tory of the country? In the last eight
years more money has been accumu-
lated by the trusts than in all the pre- |
ceding years. During the administra-
ton of the big stick the power of the
corporations was increased tremen- |
dously.
1.-The only principle the Democratic
party ever stood for was the private
ownership of mems bodies. In 1868
and 1853 and 1854 this party died. So
since that time the Democratic party
has stood for nothing-no principle. |
You will find just this one word in the
Democratic party-foffice.'
RonIlhlica0 marty SnTaQQ into
existence when the Democratic party
died. We must give the Republican
party credit for the advancement
made in this country since the party
was established, but the end of the
rope has been reached.
An Imaginary Case.
In the course of his address Mr..
Warren was carried away on the wings
of Imagination. Friends, [ wish !
something would happen so that every
John D. in her palatial mansion on
Fifth avenue presses a button for the
maid to bring her false teeth or her
rats, but gets no response. The butter
is rung up with the same result Then
John D. comes in and they have con-
sultation.
John D. glances out of the window
and sees Ponty Morgan, who hasn't
brains enough to get his own break
fast at his window opposite What do |
you suppose these fine friends of ours
will do next2
"They go out on the avenue, and
find no street cars or cabs, and for the
first time in their lives have to walk. |
They go out in the open country for |
they have sense enough to know that |
they would have to go to the earth for
food.
80 they scratch and root, and per-
haps use crooked sticks. not knowing |
of anything else. After awhile our
friend Morgan gets tired of working, |
and looks over and sees little scrawny
John D. He goes over and says, Now |
you produce more than you use. and I
want half of it.
I'll, ~