The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1885-02-26

mucn Hafnleu."
Would time q space permit, i
would be glad 20 comply with your
request; but il would take good
sized volume to give the details OF a
trlai IN court that lasted thirteen
weeks. one Of ths longest that has
ever occurred IN American jurispru-
dsnce. / shall soon have this in
book form IS there were questions In
volved IN this suit ofgreater impor-
lance than any personal consideration
on my part, and then settlement
should be made q matter Of history.
I can 8 you the outlines, however,
and those Of you who have lived
through the Satanic Prosecutions Of
the whisky elements IN Kansas. can
easily Imagine much Of the daily pro-
ceedlngs OF that famous trial.
During the winter OF 1879, be-
came deeply Interested ia the agita-
tion Of The temperance question that
was occupying much public attention
an our STATE, Although had never
suffered from any immediate frisnds
who used intoxicants. I saw what the
cause was doing for oihers NOS 80 IA
vorably situated as myself, and be-
came one Of the most active AdvO-
oates Of prohibition aud woman suf-
frsge Ia the state. edited the lead.
ing Woman suGrsge and prohibition
puIsF b. the state lthe organ Of the
" {. 4. u siiu WHEN Il was neees-
sary, used Uf niy own private Rleaus
10 ''scuTe a point" for our work. /
entered cur legislature Of 80 and Il
was largely through my aggressive
methods aud personal lubors that the
Woman Suffrage amendment" was
By vote of "a 10 = Ia the House and
81 10 is 30 the senate Submitted 20
the yoIsE OF the male people.
Through the instTumentality Of
olhtrs the ''pruhlbltory amendmentp
was alec submitted. This State re.
quirss that two successive legislatures
nlust vote 10 submit amendments be-
fore the people can ratify. BY this
nFst vote the ught Was on In Indiana.
Tire Liquor ltsgue, which is the sec
Ond largest Of suy State Ga the Union,
aud The Democratic party combined
forces and resolved 70 elect q non
submiszionn Legislature. The Re
publiCan parry declared IN favor Of
"tubmissiunh aud the campaign Of
is2 was carried on these issues. The
Woman SufIragists and W. G. T. u.
united 20 help elect q Republican
Legislature, eur women being pow
eF ga political Campsign where the
niaiaTities are So small a. tn''pivotaln
Indiana. Right TOyslly did our
women work 10 city. town, hamlet
and school house. As the contest
was waEed. the whiskgltes found
they could not cuutrol the election Of
the House, the Republicans aud the
women would rule that branch OF the
LsEi-laiunp. They then beut their
energies upon the election OF the
eight new turInbers OF the Senate,
my own, IlpFecauUe county, being
tb0 district over which the bilteref
ught was was-d. Our cgunty J. Re
publican ~ len tEe Temperance ques-
ton Do Eot up, iut when IL Is, a
Brewer association turns fully
so votes over o. the Democracy,
which siauas openly aud shnmefully
NAEMsNAA 81 AAAa AaaHhM " e nhNE o.
licensed deus in LaFay cite. a place OF
200 Inhabitants.
ID btoame thc work OF the ". c.
L. O., Of tIiG city 90 Oltett this city
vote b. . county temperance vote,
DuE thr-e candidates. being men Of the
highest integrity. The Democratic
party Dominated drunken German
Tor Senator, and the Republicans
b
"A leadlnE politician and hOuored
ciusen, q devoted christian mau,
flcs " -. Wallace FOR Senator.
For the latter, % CoUrse, the women
worked. From u9 home every after
noon a carriage went Into the country
prsriuCIz gai &, iHg Nary l.. Haggart,
~ India 1pulis, and myseif as speak
crs, uc-ali panied tv Uulcer5 and
meml,rs Of The ". Z. T. q and IA
bSnd wagon ul!td With gospel singers
Hna a sjiIus uAHd. THE politicians
carried uu their WORK separate from
ouTs. We were received with great
est enthusiasm By the people IN the
country, the school houses and
churcae- being always too small 20
hUid tLc people who came frsm FAR
and near. Ini. state OF affairs aiarui-
ed Toe WHISKY iiss-bOth Republican
aud DeMUcratIc-fof the election OF
tbe Wuuun's candidate meant the
submission Euu ITubable adoption Of
bath prohibition aud woman suffrage
/ wac Waited hy knsvts aud mural
EDWARDS VINO tried Co persuade me 10
Cease tne uleeIiugu; bribes we're Of
ieftd mcs iLItais o. ttA cntt niN
hust.Euu'r oU-iutss were made, ANA
every rchrme was Resulted o. 10 take
me uut ui iiie campaign. / hot OuiA
Epoke, but j scattered literature az 1
vent, uuu "a SNORT / went im 10 Wan.
For q wuulzui D. thus dare was uu.
heard OL i was then met With
Anonymous letters Threatening my
life, my character, tie, II I did not
Stop uiy caIupaiguing. But had no
noliou % stopping. ] went on 10 the
eBd. Never us there been 50 bitter
3 political contest o. this One Wagsd
Ia iuuiana.
Eiection day yame. When the
votes were counted out both Repub.
lican mcmbers % the House were
elected by a majority Of about 100.
Our senator was defeated BY bot ss
vUies. dcnsy hEd been used against
him without stint; and nearly the
MA+l4 @Ha-ttl AlANA Wa laAel Oh
Ter ais defeat. il 90 turned out that
the single senatorial vote from Tippe-
canoe changed the tie Tor Submission
OF nUn-su5uisei0n F; thus cur amend
ments We're defeated! Behold on
what = SLENDER thread hangs eternal |
things % 10 make long Story short.
q conspiracy was entered into TO con-
nsct TIE name az Mr Wallace end 1
myself. - a campaign BE. tue chief OF 1
puiicv q ugr Clty, q drunken Bava- /
riAn, sud tool 81 lhc whiskYites, TO /
make tho charge that had been /
seen E0ilr % the iaw olIice OF the /
Wouid-be SClat5r CEE Sabbath even /
Jag a 5 a,clolS and remain iiil aner /
miduighL ihe muu inside the /
charge. ] brought hiu into court 20 /
pruVe it. We employed five 'ni- /
lnrnurs. one ut whicn was john X I