The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-02-03
President Wilson'S Appointment
OF Brandeis a Surprise.
Senator Mcmillan Tells Farm
ers' Union OF Conditions.
CHEAPER MONEY FOR RURALIST
Get Funds on Long Time and
at Cheaper Rates.
Meeting for Cooperative Deal
ers at Commercial Club.

Glowing endorsement of President
Wilson's appointment of Louis d.
Brandeis to a position on the supreme
bench brought 1900 farmers to their
feet cheering last evening when Sena-
tor Harry Mcmillan delivered an ad-
dress before the Farmers union at the
Auditorium. The subject OF Senator
McMilIan's address was. Rural Credit
in Relation to the Home
To indicate the wisdom and freedom
from entangling aHgnments with the
wealthy class in the presidents selec-
ton of Brandeis, Senator Mcmillan
read a New York market report pub
lished the day after the appointment
The report indicated a weakening of
stocks and bonds and stated it was
the result of President Wilson's APP
pointment-
should Congratulate Him.
1T has been an open secret in past
history that these men had always
taken hand in such appointments.
declared Senator Mcmillan, and
want to say right here that he should
be congratulated for slipping one over
on them"
Continuing. Senator Mcmillan read
statistics showing that the farmers OF
America owe six billion dollars and
are paying from a to y per cent on
their loans He declared that it took
Q
each year to pay interest
need Cheaper Money.
I'VE must have cheaper money for
the farmers" vehemently declared
/ Sena tor Mcmillan. ARRANGEMENTS
must be made so they can get money
on long time and at a cheaper rate.
Such interest as Is demanded of them
now is greater than any business can
stand and prosper.
Farmers are being Disseminated
was not until the national reserve law
was passed that farmers could get
any sort of a decent loan from ma
I tionaI banks.
/ Then the senator pointed to the ex-
/ cellent system of rural credits existing
/ in France and Germany where, he
said, farmers can obtain 20 to - year
/ loans for and : per cent and per
cent of this amount - for amortlza
| ton.
Loan to Farmers
The government now accepts the
| farmers money in its savings banks
and loans it to other banks for u
per cent. Why shouldn't the govern
ment loan this money to the farmers
/ at similar rate.
/ Senator Mcmillan read figures show
ing there had been 10000 evictions in
New York in the last month because
/ Iaboring men had been una bic to pay
rent and interest. 1t is hard, he de-
( clared, to appeal to patriotism unless
a better opportunity is given for the
tenant farmer and city man to obtain
a home.
Right for Home. Too.
The president stated today said
/ Senator Mcmillan. that every man
has a right to vote and carry a gun.
! Every industrious. sober working man
/ has a right to be able to own
! home
co,-arDo- CaDrer IN A., address
! urged a cooperative packing house
suggested by a speaker at the annual
meeting of the state board of asri-
culture. A number of problems fac
ing the state administration were de
scribed by the governor.
Prof. .. NJ. Bowen of the manual
training school at Pittsburg delivered
an address on Rural Education
Need Better Schools.
Farmers he said. have been ac-
cused Of being penurious. but if the
rural education system were as eff
cient and taught farmers boys and
girls as well as city schools do the
city boys and girls. then perhaps there
would be room for the accusation.
A resolution endorsing the action of
the national union against too much
preparedness meaning too large a
standing army and compulsory mill
tary training, viii be dispatched to
Managers of the Farmers Union CO.
operative elevators met at the CONNER
cial club this morning and discussed
the feasibility OF forming a Farmers
Union Cooperative Grain Dealers
| association. similar to many other as
/ sociations over the state. It is be
| lieveG that better railroad facilities
can be obtained by uniting in this
manner. Business meetings, includ-
! ing routine work, took up all of the
1 morning and afternoon
III H. J. Waters. president of the Agri-
| cultural college at Manhatt and
W A. Lewis of the Hays Normal
| school. will be the principal speakers
| at an open session in the auditorium
this evening.
May End Tomorrow.
| 1t is believed that all business will
| be concluded by tomorrow evening.
| Talks with members OF the union to-
| day indicated that the present Off
| GERS will be reelected. They are: NJ.
| McAuliffe. Salina- president; H d.
| Collins, Erie, vice president; E. b.
| ROadhouse, Osborne, secretary; Willis
| d. Boilers. Russell, treasurer. Three
| new members must be selected for the
| executive committee y. A Monroe OF
| Americas, and o. NJ. Lippert of Rush
| county, probably viii succeed them
| selves J. c Mckee. of Columbus.
| has moved from Columbus to Wichita
| which is out of his district and Harry
/ Meath, of Parsons, is looked upon as
| mis- successor.