Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-02
HIGH JINKS IN KANSAS.
How Mrs. Carrie Nation Would Enforce Prohi-

Mrs. Carrie Nation invaded the Of
flee of Governor VIM. E. Stanley, IN the
Capitol building at Topeka, Kansas
last Monday, and for solid hour ar
raigned the chief executive Of the state
for his failure to close the saloons or
Kansas. Then in turn she visited the
offices Of Attorney General Goddard,
County Attorney Nichols and Sheriff
Porter and demanded Of each that they
close the saloons. A crowd followed
her. Mrs. Nation accused Governor
Stanley Of branding her as alaw-break-
er and demanded to know If he had a
better method than she of ridding the
state of saloons.
mo don't think have" he finally
replied. But what can I do? I am
powerless. The law does not allow me
to do what I desire. The law gives me
no privileges"
IF necessary, call out the militia"
was Mrs. Nations prompt reply.
Then the crusader delivered philip
pic that caused Governor Stanley's an
ger to rise. "You can close every joint
in Kansas if you will, Governor STAN
ley" she said, with force, but you
won't. You are q law-breaker and a
perjurer." She became more vehement
and her voice quivered. She repeated
these words of accusation again and
again. the words of invective pouring
from her with a rush that would not
be stemmed.
Finally the governor shouted back:
you cannot come here and talk this
way to me. You cannot talk to me this
way, 1 say. You are a woman, but 1
won't stand it. You will have to leave
if you cannot
II am a mother, I am grandmother
and I represent the mothers of the
state"
The room was in an uproar. Then
Mrs. Nation talked more calmly, plead
ing with the governor to aid her.
You come with me and help smash
saloons" she urged. And then she
added: IF you won't help us-if you
won't help NELL go around and I'll
smash, smash, smash, governor. The
devil seems to have cinch on the men;
but he has no cinch on the hatchets
and rocks"
Finally Governor Stanley volunteer
ed: You get the prosecuting attorneys
of the different counties to put the
joint keepers in Jail and I will use my
power to keep them in. I will see that
they are not pardoned OUT
Mrs. Nation fairly beamed with joy,
thanking the governor, and then forced
her way into Attorney General Cod
dard's private office. I'VE want you to
close these joints, these murder shops"
she said. She demanded that he re-
move those officials who neglected their
duty in allowing the saloons to run,
and when he evaded her direct ques-
tions and referred her to the county at
torneys, Mrs. Nation accused him OF
lodging. "The governor and attorney
general are dodging," she said, on leav-
ing; "but there's no doging my hatch
et."
She had lost her wraps and her veil
during her raid on the state house. To
County Attorney Nichols she repeated
her demands and finally said she wish
ed to swear out a warrant for the sa-
keepers wife who had attacked
her on Saturday night with a broom
stick. Then Mrs. Nation and her train
headed for the office Of Sheriff P. s.
Cook.
The sheriff soon was in a rage, under
her scorching attack, and rushing to-
ward a newspaper man in the crowd
who had pointed at him, seized the Of
tenders collar and made motion to
strike him. Others interferred. The
chief of police happened to be absent
from his office and Mrs. Nation har-
angued a crowd in the street.