Hutchinson gazette., 1901-02-28
MRS. NATIONS CRUSADE.

Mrs. Carrie Nation, as her name
would indicate, has succeeded In maxi
ing herself more than state affair,
Her attempt to cure lawlessness by
lawlessness has aroused discussion Gv-
erywhere. She has already reached q
degree Of emlnence which has eX'
cited the attention Of cartoonists, and
hatchet brigades are being organized
IN various cities in her honor, Kan
sas has a constitutional amend
ment as well as statute pro-
hibiting the sale Of liquor, but as Is
well known, prohibition is not On
forced in communities where the local
sentiment is against 1t, Mrs, Nation
acts upon the theory that the saloon Is
an outlaw in Kansas and that saloon
keepers cannot invoke the protection
of the law when they themselves dis
regard It. While no defense can be
made of lawless methods in enforcing
law, those who condemn Mrs. Nation
must, in order to be consistent, also
condemn the violation OF the liquor
laws. The Kansas crusade has alrehdy
served useful purpose in that 1t has
brought out the fact that prohibition
Is a dead letter In that state, and now
that public attention has been directed
toward the subject, 1t is probable that
the law will either be enforced or the
question resubmitted. A law that Is
not enforced breeds contempt for law.
II seems that after all Mr.. Roberts,
director Of the mint, is not infallible
when 1t comes to figures relating to tho
gold supply. Mr., Maurice H. Muhlo'
man. who is himself something Of an
authority on figures, has discovered
serious error in the government figures
relating to the supply OF gold, MIR.
Muhleman claims that there has been
duplication in the foreign gold, coin
imported being registered on arrival
mt the custom house and then re-reS-
istered when mlnted into United States
coin. Mr.. Muhleman has traced these
errors up to year 1895 and he estimates
that the gold stock has in this manner
eben exaggerated to the extent OF
$125, 10000.
When General Macarthur reported
that "the expectations Of the admin
istration have not been realizGd" he
did not mean 1t, What he meant was
that while the expectations of the ad-
mlnistratlon have been realized the
claims of the administration have not
been. But Macarthur Is not the only
official in the Philippines-or In Wash
ington, either-who realizes with JOY
that language can be used to conceal
thoughts.
A test has at last been discovered for
determining when a paper Is under
corporate influence. II the editor be-
comes violently agitated when any ref
eronce Is made to the common people
the chances are sixteen to one that his
paper is n defender of every scheme
whereby the organized few seek to OBJ
tain an advantage over the masses of
the people.
American politicians, who profess to
believe that we can whip the FilipinoS
into friendly relations with us, have
forgotten what Chatham said Of bay
onets as agencies of reconciliation:
How can America trust YOU" said
Chatham with the bayonet at her
breast? How can she suppose that
you mean less than bondage or death?"
Some predict that Texas will rival
Pennsylvania as a producer Of oil; 1t
is to be hoped, however, that she will
not rival Pennsylvania in her political
methods. We can use more oil, but We
do not need any more Pennsylvania
politics.