The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-29
RAIDS STATE HOUSE
MRS. NATION GIVES GOV. STANLEY
AN UNHAPPY HOUR.
CALLED HIM A PERJURER.
HER TONGUE LAsHING MADE HIM
DESPERATE.

No Governor Ever Had Such a Caller
teries on the Attorney General
and Then Paid Her Attentions to
the SheriG-The Latter Became So
Mad That He Tried 10 whip
Newspaper Man-Mrs. Nation Says
She VIII "Smash, smash, smash"
Topeka, Kan. JAN 2S-Mrs. Carrie Ma
tion to-day invaded the office of CIV.
William E. Stanley In the Capitol build
ing and for a sold hour arraigned the
chief executive of the state for his fall
ure to close the saloons Of Kansas Then
in turn she visited the offices of Alto ney
General Goddard, County Attorney
Nichols and Sheriff Porter and demanded
of each that they close the saloons.
A crowd followed her. Mrs. Ma
tion accused Gov. Stanley of brand
ing her as a lawbreaker and de-
manded to know If he had better me hod
than she of Kidding the state of saloons.
mo, 1 don't think | have" he finally
replied. but what can do? l am pow
erless. The law does not allow me 40 do
what desire. The law gives me no priv
ileges."
IF necessary call out the militia" was
Mrs. Nations prompt reply.
Then the crusader delivered a philippe
that caused Gov. Stanley's anger to rise
you can close every joint in Kansas,
Gov. Stanley" she said with force. but
you won't You are lawbreaker and a
perjurer."
voice qulvered. 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. l say. You are a woman, but
won't stand it. You will have to leave
IL you cannot"
Il am a mother. l am a grandmother
and represent the mothers of the state"
The rom was in an uproar. Then Mrs.
! Nation talked more calmly, pleading with
the Governor to aid her.
You come with me and help smash sa-
looms" she urged And then she added:
1T you won't help us-if you wont help
| me, II go around and I'll smash and
smash, smash, Governor. The devil seems
! TO have a cinch on the men, but he has
not a cinch on the hatchets and rocks. .
Finally, Gov. Stanley volunteered:
you get the prosecuting attorneys cf
the different counties to put the joins
keepers in Jail and l will use my power
as Governor to keep them in. l will see
that they are not pardoned out"
Mrs. Nalion fairly beamed with JOY,
thanking the Governor. forced her way
into Attorney General Goddard's private
Office
1--WE want you to close these joints,
these murder shops" she said.
She demanded that he remove those off,
cials who neglected their duty in allowing
the saloons to run, and when he evaded
her direct questions and referred her to
him of lodging.
THE Governor and Attorney General
are dodging," she said on leaving. But
there's no lodging my hatchet."
She had lost her wraps and her veil
during her raid on the statehouse.
To County Attorney Nichols she repeat
ed her demands, and finally said she
wished to swear out a warrant for the
saloonkeeper's wife who had attacked her
on saturday uSnl, Win DroomStlck
Then Mrs. Nation and her train headed
for the office of Sheriff Porter s. Cook.
The sheriff soon was In a rage, under
her scorching attack, and rushing toward
newspa per man in the crowd, who had
pointed al him, seized the offenders col
lar and made a motion to strike him.
Others interfered. The chief of police
happened to be absent from his Office and
Mrs. Nation harangued a crowd in the
street