The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-06

ington City.
rs it your intention to appeal to Presi-
dent Roosevelt in behalf Of your hus-
band?" she was asked.
1t is not l am going TO Washing
ton on special missionary work with Jen-
ME Smith" she said. I rather regret
that I have to go at this time while Il
transition in my husbands fortunes is
going on, but my mission is urgent I
viii be gone two weeks at least and shall
visit Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Stanton
and my old home at Dublin, Indiana"
Your visit home would be more agree
able had you gone there while the wife
of the Governor Of Oklahoma"
Not a bit more. / am known IN my
old home and my old friends will be a.
glad to meet me as il 1 were a governors
wife I am not any less happy in being
Mrs. William Jenkins than being Mrs.
Daughter before I was governors wife
and I am prouder of that title. ] care
not for the glamor of the present life, I
am living for the future life.
My husband was the victim of a con-
spiracy; it became active with the assas-
sinatiOn of the late president. My hus
band fell because Mr.. Mckinley fell. Both
fell innocent. With posterity the con-
fdence of the martyred Mckinley VIII
outweigh the rebuke of the Rough Rider
Roosevelt"
who were the conspirators. Mrs. Jen-
kins?'
THAT is another story; the people of
oklahoma well know who they are. I
do not feel at liberty to talk on this sub
ject now
You of course are confident Of your
husband innocence"
Absolutely. He told me so and do
not doubt it. a man who has lived with
a wife for twenty-three years and never
told her a lie is entitled 10 that wifes con-
fdence William Jenkins is human and
has made errors, but there never has been
a time in our married life that he has not
freely confessed his mistake TO me. Our
four boys, who are in heaven knows he
is honest, Mr.. Mckinley. who is in heav-
en-, knows he is innocent and the great
heart of the people of Oklahoma feels
that he is both innocent and honest
Don't you think Mr.. Roosevelt intend
ed his punishment 10 be exemplary
1T is exemplary TO punish the man who
proiited not by the sanitarium transac-
ton and not punish men who did. Talk
not Of exemplary punishment to me; it is
absurd. Had my husband been a liar,
brawler. a drunkard. a swearer and 4
thief. neither OF which he is, he could not
have Jared any worse at the hands Of the
president"
I
an in Washington it viii be in accord /
ance with Providential suggestion. for
1 now have no such idea"
What are your husbands intentions
for the future?r
II do not know. We will set along all 1
right. Change of fortune cannot hurt /
us. He and 7 have lived in a dug-cut on 1
q claim in Kay county and we were happy 4
there We could do So again if neces-
sary. The happiest and most self satisfied .
period of my life was on that claim II
went over 10 Newkirk. bought ont a dance /
hall and had il converted into q church .
on one corner Of our claim. II is stu
called the Jenkins chapel. I felt thea
that I was doing good and was happy I /
preached twenty-five funeral sermons
while in that community and I feel that /
1 comforted some distressed hearts. our (
greatest happiness comes from working
for God and our greatest comforts is in .
Gods word When my husband tele-
graphed me from Washington that there
was no hope I sent him message in re-
turn quoting a passage in scripture TIE
has since told me that 81 comf0rted him"
Are You a Christian Scientist
Nc not no; / do rot believe in that .
doctrine. I am believer in PRAYER Tor
things that are rational J believe thar
God through PRAYER. viii help me out OF
'tiiiiction and cure sickness but I do not /
tlii-lA lit-l trf'4 VIII 90 tfle irrational
prayed once that my sick child might De
spared 20 me ana 7 am satisfied that shs
WIS saved 60 me because Of my prPyer.
AIRS. Jenkins Is an ordained preacher If
the Quaker church but neither believes i1 f
wearing the habit or speaking the ahsoIetc
language Of her sect She IS opposed %
IT. She believes in speaking as others do
instead NJ using thee and '.thou Be
fore I discarded the habit ard language
o. the Quaker she said. II consulted
-ny mother about The matter and she an
proved of my purpose consider il
more effective IN speak the common lang
uaEe Ell the people. Z am with
Mrs Jenkins does not relish having
been aSsoci sted with Carrie Nation Ir an
article a. She Eaeie recentis. II am sure
Col NuriociS doesn't know me. she
SAID. cor h. wcultn have done g. aU
opposed 90 Mrs Nation methods because
Z o. not consider tllem ir harmony Vith
the teachings ~ tfe priree ~ peace Tine
= aaAers 1o nor believe ia physical forces
Tres - not even believe e going On isw.
And YET YOU are married to d LAWYER
sug9eetea the reporter
Lh1f IS trff.-' she Seii 'fTe loved RE
sincerely and z ruaEriei him because he
lid ] smoke o. him 2hort It and - prpr--
sft ~ - an honest lawyer III hiss often
TOLD ulr tnst e IS L.thcllr - DE- ono. fst
d DIS. lately know tflt - IS unc 2lF h.4s-
aand Is an honest mar and because he
IS honest So has suffered Had BE- been
ess hoffst 70 would now.he governor Il
1klahoula- During the BOOM 30 heca-,e
7'''ivs-a n 6shf ard hs raid every cent