The Topeka state journal., 1901-03-07

zing as it were, in his very ear. so near
and yet 50 far
FROM MRS DUGGAN
II have known Mr. Warner intimate
" for the past eleven years and there
is nothing that can be said against him
as an honorable, upright man. He has
been successful IN business, and it is
1air to presume that he would make a
successful mayor. 1t is a shame that
he is being rnisrepresented as he IS He
told me faithfully yesterday that he has
never had anything to do with any beer
parties, as has been reported. that he is
not a liquor man, and never has been.
The report that his eleOtiOu IS being af5-
and says that whenever approached lsy
liquor men he sends them away. telling
them he wants nothing to do with
them
Mr. Warner promises. If elected. 70
crush out every saloon and joint in To-
peka, so far as is in his power. He has
not made any buster about what he IN
tends to do, because he believes in do
ing rather than talking 1t seems to be
in this way that the ladies have been
misled, because other men have made
high-sounding promises Of what they
would do if elected.
7 have. nothing to say against anyone;
but do know that Mr. Warner IS being
basely misrepresented Nv husband has
known him for eighteen years. and his life
has been of the highest type morally. He
should receive the support of ali for the
FROM MRS. NATION.
Tona,,a xan County za1l z JAIL
The Lord woke me up early this first
morning in Topeka jail and said: Write
to my people. the colored people of To-
pelza.' and he told me what to say
may not say all, but win try to- I have
Just read as opened to the 18th and 50th
Psalms. Thank God that although I aTu
in jail, the word Of the Lord IS not bound.
God that am, and good viii come of it,
The devil in his extremity is overreaching
colored friends. you know that your real
friends are few and although they ffatter
in their hearts, especially at this time.
They have made an easy prey OF YOU but
you-they love Just such 7vorl1-because
they are devils, and that is his work. and
to do it. But look up your redemption
draweth nigh. because Carrie Nation, the
she is here for your good and He viii see
II This riotOus. r1m-soaked, ruinous Re
selves on you and they have picked the
bones well, but thus far and no farther
1ne -e orphan Wnom they starye and freeze.
The howl Of the woman has ever ascend
LhS raven cry. you 90 not know me-
but God has sent me to you Ask of what
people of Brazorfa and Fort Send coun-
ties. Texas. Let one speak if I have Of
Tended him. I was often asked. why
IS It that you can keep help in cotton
picking time when no one else camp The
COtOTeQ woman VINO was my COOK Tor nine
years was on her deathbed when 7 went
to visit my daughter in Richmond. AS
soon as heard it / went to see her. With
her last expiring breath she said: II
prayed for this. God sent you to me" and
| said: ''All go home l will stay with
Fannie tonight" and I lay by her side,
close to her. dying pillow and held that
dear, sweet hand in mine and we spoke
OF the blessed, happy time when We would
be together where there was no death
Look up my record wherever have
lived, and see if many, many times I have
not been almost ostracized because they
said believed IN negro equality-just be-
cause i was friend to the black people,
who have been the best friends ever had.
I know you as a race. / know that the
wicked devices of your natures are en-
gelic beside those of the vicious white
people They put you UP to most ef your
LneanneSs and leave you to hold the bag
Now what / want you to do is to open
your eyes and know your friends Your
greatest enemy Is this Law Enforcement
league, this devil in light whose nature is
devH and whose livery Is heaven. Did
they make your yoke easy or your bur-
den Hght2 Now the Home Defenders are
going to put q clean man in for mayor,
and to a man and woman you stand solid
for him He will be minister for good to
you, not raging Hon.. and God defend
fSigned) CARRIE NATION.