The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-30
The Walls
Mrs. Nation Says Topeka Joint
lists Can't Keep Her Out.
viii Remain Until Last One is
Destroyed.

Mrs. Carrie Nation attended the meet
ing Of the State Temperance union at
the Auditorium last night, and at the
announcement that $117 had been raised
to buy gold medal for her. she arose
and said:
Friends. I appreciate that badge just
as much as though had it on, and was
wearing it now. But 1 don't want you
to give it to me- The money can be
used to better advantage I have the
sympathy that would go with the badge
and 1 would rather the money would be
put to some good use rather than have
it in a medal that would have to keep
wrapped up in a napkin would rather
see it used to pay the attorneys tees
where was in jail at Enterprise
At this point it was suggested that
she be given something that would cost
only a few dollars
..Give her a little Ratchet" some one
well. if you must give me some
thing" Mrs. Nation said, give me some
little memeDto that will cost a dollar
or a dollar and half
Just before the close of the meeting a
cali was made for Mrs. Nation to
speak She responded:
MY dear friends" she said, Il am
very anxious to say something. TINS
evening. I was anxious to speak this
afternoon.
Friends I have been to hell and
heard all the arguments OF the deVil
about the LIQUOR traffic, and when hear
man repeating them / know where
they come from.
"a man said to me the other day.
why don't you use moral suaSlong
Why. 4 answered, the devil has a. corner
on moral suasiOn He has monopoly
on it, The only thing he has not got
corner on is hatchets and stones
1.-THE devil will not let the officers I'M
dertaIxe a practical administration, but
he will say to them, Don't do anything
that will be to the harm of the party;
that viii bring the party into disgrace
II want the truth brought out. / am
a woman and because of that fact am
going to take some privileges. am
a woman that has been trampled on ana
think I deserve the right
when I see a man or a set of men
lodging facts. speak out for when
they do dodge the fact there is some
thing wrong in Denmark. You may
think this is the madness of a crazy
woman" and here Mrs. Nation proved
her knowledge of Shakespeare by quot
ing from Macbeth, If this be madness,
then there is method in it.
She received a telegram from a paper
in Indiana announcing the burning of a
saloon and asking her to express her
opinion to the extent of 100 words by
wire. At reading the telegram her next
words were, Praise God"
She said she would stay in Topeka
till the joints were entirely cleaned out.
That if walls ten feet high were built
around them she would scale the walls
and with her little hatchet create havoc.
Why" she said, I'VE ought to have
started out twenty-five years ago with
our hatchets and rocks. don't know
/ how many lives / am responsible for
because I did not.
You may talk about the legalized sa-
LOOM" this with an air Ct contempt.
You may as well have legalized mad
! dogs. would much rather have a thou
sand mad dogs bite my child than to
have him murdered in a legalized sa-
NV friends she said, delay at this
stage Of the game is dangerous. Delay
means death.
It am going to exhause every resource
have to close the joints in Kansas /
win exhaust the legislature, the COVER
nor, the attorney general, the police and
/ all the officers before I stop"
Mrs. Nation received a document yes
terday of which she is very proud. As
she unfolded it before the audience her
tain her joy and appreciation OF the pa
! per she was about to read. 1t was from
/ the 1athonian society of the college Of
/ E,Inporia and was as follows:
The Mathonian society of the college
of Emporia. having followed with great
! interest your crusade against the joints
/ Of Kansas, and believing that at a tine
such as this you need the support and
encouragement OF all who are interest
ed in your work, we as a society do CON-
mend the way in which you have
/ brought the matter before the Kansas
people And further we offer you oCr
moral support and if need be physical
support also. May your work be a blow
temperance people of the state"
The paper is signed by the members
OF the faculty of the college and the
members Of the society.
All, the physical support, said Mrs.
Nation upon the conclusion or the read