The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-10
OVATION FOR CARRIE
,,ps. NATION GETS BIG RECEPTION
IN IOWA.
TRIUMPHAL JOURNEY.
crowds GREETED HER ALL ALONG
THE ROUTE.

.,,t bv 5000 People at Des mOfnes.
root. Half an Hour to Get Away
rrom the StatiOn-NEade Tour of
e.toons and Addressed 1900 PeO-
nIe at Y. NJ. c. 4. at Night-She Has
a Rod in Pickle for Carter Har-
rison of Chicago.
mes Moines, Iowa, Feb. 9.-Mrs. Nations
,opr through the western part of the state
4s,, took on a new feature, and was in
sense a triumphal journey for the lit
+o Kansas saloon smasher She made
dozen addresses from the platform of
Pool, Island passenger train in the towns
che passed through TO come to Des Moines
10 deliver a lecture.
In the afternoon she visited four sa-
looms. doing no damage, but drawing
s,cb a big crowd on the street that the
roIj,e were compelled to stop the crusade.
In +,e evening she addressed 1000 people
,n ,he Y. NJ c. A. auditorium.
The tourney from Council Bluffs to At
,sn-fc was made quietly, the hour being
too early for many people to see the cru
sader At Atlantic the first visitors
swarmed on the train. and as Mrs. Ma
ton saw them coming down the aisle she
cried out jubilantly
'Hello boys; glad to see you; shake
hands: God bless the boys and the young
men. I tell you I just love you ALL
Large crowds were at the station at
Dexter and Earlham, while De Soto and
Boonvile turned out respectfully well,
considering the size of the towns. Mrs.
Nation did not show any symptoms of
fatigue. but continued as effervescent and
jubiant as ever
At Valley Junction fully 200 laboring
men we're present, many of them rail-
road hands employed in the Rock Island
sbons. There Mrs Nation shook hands
with everybody within reach, especially
the small boys, and then singled out
red-nose, red-countenanced man as her
victim.
There's a man that needs a saloon
smasher all right. can tell him by his
looks. Come up here. my friend and
shake hands with Carrie Nation; don't
be afraid"
The crowd roared, but the man simply
reddened in the face and refused to bulge.
you are one of the smashed" cried
Mrs. Nation. Il guess I'll have to go out
there after you"
The crowd gave way, but MIS- Natloh
laughed and the man sulked.
we've got a couple of joints here in
town" cried another man.
Smash 'em, smash en- cried Mrs.
Nation.
Turning to those nearest to her, she
called:
Fill your pockets with rocks and smash
the hell joints Don't be afraid. God Will
take care of you.'
Then as the train started to pull out
on the last stage of its journey to Des
Moines. Mrs Nation called out as a bene-
diction:
IT'S just like this trip; we're only pass
ing through the world and making brief
stops, but see to it that we all meet again
in heaven"
At Des Moines there were fully 5000
people cheering and yelling at the depot
whe nthe train pulled in. AS Mrs. Ma
ton walked out of the car and got
glimpse of the vast throng, she broke
loose in childish glee saying:
Just look al it; just look at the dears;
may God bless every one.
After half an hours work on the part
Of the police a way was made through
the crowd for Mrs. Nation to reach a car
riage that had been provided Once in
side the carriage the clamor for a shake
OF her hand was TOO great, and the sa-
loon smasher stepped ont of the carriage
and chnging to the swinging door with
one hand frantical,y grasped the out
stretched hands and arms with the other
and wrung them sincerely, crying al the
while:
God bless you. Here's a saloon
smasher; God bless you"
After the reception, which lasted fully
liteen minutes, the crowd was forced
mack and the carriage moved up to the
only prominent hotel in the city, without
a bar Here Mrs. Nation received many
hundreds. shaking hands and giving all
her blessing.
By this time the enthusiasm had been
worked up to a high pitch and Mrs. Ma
tIoh was urged to make a tour of the sa
ICONS. This she agreed to do, and at $3.50
ocIock, accompanied by two city detec-
hves, detailed by the chief of police, call
ca upon four saloonkeepers in their places
OF business. She was followed by an
enormous crowd. When the barroom of
1he hlrkwood Hotel was reached the chief
OF police held a hasty consultation with
ms heutenants and concluded to stop the
'Itp OF inspection, which was accomplish
81 without objection on the part OF Mrs.
Nation.