The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-16
MISREPRESENTED.
Mrs. Nation Says Her State
ments Have Been Distorted.
Does Not Believe Bars Should
BE Left in Topeka.

Mrs. Nation came to the State Jour-
nal office this morning, apparently
much aggrieved over an article which
appeared in the morning paper
She had left an article with q re-
porter condemning the action of the
committee of /, 600 in delaying the move
ment against the joints, and calling
upon the Home Defenders to meet this
Eva Harding. She said her copy had
been SO badly '.scraped'' that she
scarcely recognized the statements as
Regarding it she made the following
statement.
After reading the article went to
the office to get this copy. No one knew
anything about 1t or the reporter who
got il. L exhausted every resource to
bring about an explanation, but I must
confess that matters grew more mystic
rious the longer / investigated. One
said the reporter was in bed in an I'M
known portion of the city; another said
he was a stranger, and hadn't been here
long: another said he was out at work
No one knew where his room was or
when he would be in, and intinated that
gathering copy was uncertain. 7
thought they had no right to destroy
copy which they had not printed, as it
was only a few hours old, and they
had no time even to empty the waste
baskets.
IS oh wad some power the giftie gle US
Tt wad frae many a blunder free us
And foolish notion"
IT told the Capital that wanted the
meeting called at 2 O'Clock. They put it
at $3.50, which would make it practically
too late to accomplish my purpose.
was astonished in reading the article to
find that the very points that desired
to make emphatic and bring before the
public were left out, for reasons best
known to themselves. but unnaistakabie
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had no intention of placing me before
the public as desire to be placed. Else
why would they change the purport of
my article? have been told upon sew
eral occasions that the Capital was no
friend of the Home Defenders. I have
reserved my decision until read the
article in this mornings Capital. which
was the straw that broke the camel's
back. I shall refuse no communication
to the Capital reporters, who have
treated me very nicely. except with this
understanding that no article or sen
tence that shall ever give them shall
ever appear in their columns except as
I give it to them, as far as give it TO
them; no more nor less.
when the reporter called at my
house after I had gone to bed gladly
arose and dressed myself and freely and
cordially told him what I desired him
to say In that article spoke OF how
mortified / was to see that these !, 600
men had compromised allowing these
hitting that they had a. right; also al
lowing them time and opportunity to
facilitate the protection of this murder
Gus hell BROTH which can only be pre-
served for a helIfah purpose and to man
ufacture devils. I cannot understand
why Gods people should acknowledge
that the devil IS entitled to respect
There is not in Holy Writ one instance
where Gods people ever compromised
and gained a victory. I know that in
the rank and file of that 1000 men there
are men that think exactly as do. and
were opposed to any delay, knowing
that it tended to defeat and would
strengthen the enemy. For instance,
look at the action of Moses at the court
Of Pharaoh, that absolute monarch, and
behold the conduct Of that servant of
God, who would not yield to any COM
promise, saying There shall not q hoof
be left behind.
why are these goods allowed to leave
Topeka or be secreted in out-of-the-
way places where we women have no
means Of finding them7 Why is the
burglar allowed his keys and the as
sassin his dirlz2 OF course that he may
steal and murder. My people are de-
stroyed for lack Of Knowledge; and
what win We do in the end therefor
Nehemiah said In building the ruined
walls OF Jerusalem.
I'VE are doing a great work and can't
come down. Truly the kingdom of
heaven Suffereth violence and the vile
take it by force But If any man draw
back my soul taketh no pleasure in
him CARRIE NATION"