The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-01
SAYS IT'S BLUFF.
Judge McAuley of Kansas City
Makes Queer Statement.
Says He Fined Mrs. Nation $500
to Advertise Her.
VISITS KANSAS CITY.
Kansas Smasher Addresses a
Big Audience.
Wildly Enthusiastic Crowd
Nearly OverWhelms Her.
VISITS KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City, May 1--Despite the fact
that a $500 fine was hanging over her,
Mrs. Carrie Nation, Of Kansas, came to
town yesterday and addressed a great
mass meeting at the Union mission last
night. In her speech the snasher flung
defiance in the face of Police Judge Nc
Auley, and dared him to do his worst;
and her hearers cheered her wildly, said
"Amen!" tAmen!" and marveled much
at the splendid courage of the redoubt-
able woman from Kansas. 1t appears,
however, that Mrs. Nation did not ex-
hibit any courage at all in coming here
She did not brave a wild outburst Of
Judge McAuIey'S wrath and the fearful
rigors of the Kansas City work house.
For the judge, stung to the quick by
the rOastS she has given him since she
made her last visit here, gave the snap
away yesterday. He told reporter
| that at the time she was warned to
| leave the city and stay away she knew
the fine would never be enforced
against her.
These ministers are talking through
| their hats" said the judge. Mrs. Ma
/ ton and had an understanding that
the fine was to be imposed as an adver-
| t1sement for her We just put up a ut
/ tie job to get her further notoriety. The
| whole thing was bluff, except that the
/ fine was ordered"
Judge NcAuley's words were repeated
| to Mrs Nation just after she got
/ through speaking last night, and she
was asked to say whether he told the
/ truth. She hesitated for a moment, as
if nonplussed, and then replied. setting
| her square jaws sharply together:
4 don't want to say anything about
it,
well, but Judge MeAuley made these
| statements and you ought to deny
them if they are not true"
mo, 1 won't either say he tells the
| truth or that he doesn't"
She was asked about it again after
tr1,< I,n5 lea &t>r- +~r1- q
| street car.
Il will not say whether that's true or
not" she said Il really feel sorry for
Judge McAuley, because he has been
| roasted so hard by you people here in
/ Kansas City He's drinking man him
| self, but / don't believe he is such a
very bad man. I don't think he realized
what d terrible row he would stir up
! when he fined ne"
She could not be induced to make any
more positive statement than this,
/ though repeatedly asked to do So And
| thus it apepars that the famous martyr
/ dom of Carrie Nation, who was fined
heavily, and warned to shake the dust
| of Kansas City from her feet, and never
return, was, to use the classic language
| of the police judge, "all a hoax"
Nevertheless. hoax or no hoax, the
smasher had a great meeting at the
| Union mission last night, and a great
| time while she was here. The thou
sands of people who turned out to hear
| chances on being gobbled up by the
| police and hustled oq in the patrol
wagon to the work house, and they gave
| her such a reception as she had never
| received before.
She arrived in the city yesterday af-
! ternoon. Her meeting at the mission
was advertised to begin at s o'clock
| Long before that hour arrived the room
cry seat was filled, and more than
enough people to fill ali those unoccupied
were standing outside awaiting the
| coming of the smasher.s
Here she cOmeS,' somebody yelled.
and the cry was taken up by hundreds
inside and outside the building. Others
yelled "Hurrah for Mrs. Nationl' Hur-
rah for the smasherl'
The people continues to come after
Mrs Nations arrival Having taken
every chair in the room, and packed
! themselves into every available inch Of
! standing room, they crowded the street
outside. Hundreds ertainly-perhaps
thousands-Were turned away There
was a continual surge and flow to and
1 from the building throughout the time
of the meeting. It became suffocatinglN
| hot inside. All the windows were open
ed, but this hardly improved conditions
| because soon the windows were packed.
| Hardly a breath of air was waited in.
| Still the crowd remained immovable.
Mrs. Nation was prompt. She regards
/ promptneSs as one of the cardinal Vir-
1
apepar in court at Wichita. 1t was
few minutes before when she indicated
| to Rev. Mr.. Ferguson, superintendent of
/ the mission, that she was ready to be
| introduced. This formality having been
/ gone through, she arose, Bible in hand
4 and announced that she would read the
23d Psalm, which she did in very effec-
tive style. Then she asked the audience
to arise and sing the Doxology- And this
the audience did in similar fashion
Mrs. Nation then took up her own
well-worn copy of the Good Book, and
began to read.
Il have opened as usual where God
| has seen fl I shall,'' she said Il never
| know when I go to meeting what pass
age Of scripture I win read. I just ler
| God guide me in that"
Singularly enough, she opened to a
massage which to her followers. must
! the lions and ravenous beasts which lie
in wait along the pathway Of the right
| eous, but foreshadoWed their complete
destruction and the triumph of the good
Il want you to pray for my voice, .
she said, hoarsely, when she next raised
| her eyes from the book Il need God
in my voice tonight. It is my
| Him in vain to remove ft''-mean-
| ing, evidently the thorn and not the
voice. Il was never in such fine health.
| but I have been forbidden by God to
| sing
After reading further in her scripture
lesson she continued.
sssYou've got lions and ravenous beasts
in this town. There is nobody safe
nobody safe-wllile such highway ex-
lists as exists in your city. I get letters
! every day from people asking me for
| help Many of them cone from Kan