Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-02-06

Ass the Governor turned In his
chair to make answer, every one list

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chair to make answer, every one list.
ened intently. Sss
., 4 don't think i hsveS hs
finally replied. Continuing, hs
managed to edge in a few words
more ssWhat can i do I s an
powerleas. The law does not allow
me to do what I desire. The Law
gives me no privileges. What cansl
do p"
alf necessary, call out the militia :
was Mrs. Nation's prompt reply. s
Then the crusader began a philip.
pio that caused Gov. Stanley't
anger to rise and the crowd grouped
about his desk looked oni wonder
"You can close, every joint ii
Kansas, If You will, Gov. Stanley
she said with force. s,You can do /,
if yon want to, but you won't. You
are a law breaker yourself il you
don't. You took your oath of Office
to keep the constitution. You re-
fuse my request. You are not only
a law-breaker but a perjnrer.n
AS Mrs. Nation proceeded, she
became more vehement and her voice
quivered. She rose from her chair
and looked full ia the face Of Gov
Stanley, and pointing her finger al
him called him s'law-breaker,n and
'perjurer," without the least show Of
fear. She repeated these words oi
accusation again and again. He
tried TO make reply, but she gave
him no chance.
Finally, his temper gone, Gov.
Stanley arose from his chair and
shouted back |:
"You cannot come here and talk
this way to me. You cannot talk to
me this way, I say. You are a
woman, but l won't stand it,"
81 am mother, I am grand
mother, and | represent the moth
ers of the State"
you don't. You don't represent
them," almost shouted the Governor.
The words few back and forth with
such fieroeness that it was impossi-
BILE to distinguish them. The room
was in an uproar. Then Mrs. Nation
talked more calmly, pleading with
the Governor to aid her.
"You come with me and help
smash Saloons" she urged, and then
she added:
eff you won't help us-if you
won't help me-I'll go around and
Ill smash, smash, smash, Governor,
The devil seems to have cinch on
the mon, but he has not a cinch on
the hatchets and rocks"
Finally, Gov. Stanley volunteered.
"Ypu get the prosecuting attorney
of the different counties to put the
joint keepers in Jail, and I'll use my
power as Governor to keep them in,
I'll see that they are not pardoned
out.''
This promise instantly transformed
Mrs. Nation. She fairly beamed
with JOY, and thanking the Cover
nor, started for the office of Attor-
ney General Goddard. The Attor.
ney General was engaged, but she
forced her way into his private office
and introduced her subject with
these words:
eve want you to close these
joints, these murder shops."
She demanded that he remove
those officials who neglected their
duty, in allowing the saloons to run,
and when he evaded her direct ques.
tion and referred her to the county
attorney, Mrs. Nation asked:
"Mr. Attorney General, you are
not lodging, are your Now don't
DODGE"
With a parting injunction to do
what he bad sworn to on taking HE
oath, Mrs. Nation, followed by an
army of people, with bodyguard Of
newspaper men, started for the
County Attorneys office.
"The Governor and Attorney
General are dodging," she said, ssbut
there's no lodging my hatchet."
She had lost her wrana and ba,