The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-28
aopARp a PAcIFIER.
Tells Mrs. Nation He Expects County
Attorney to Do His Duty.

After Mrs Nation and her husband had
finished their mission in the governors OF
nee they were escorted to the office Of
Attorney General GOdard- Before ,tney
were delivered to Mrs. Nation which her
husband opened and read TO mrs. Natlon;
ana world asking for a story of 400 words
expected to wreck saloons in New York
never said that I vas going to New YORK
to wreck the saloons there, but / guess
they need someone there to show them
how to do it. 1t takes a Kansas woman
to show the eastern people how things
you told me last night thai. you ex--
pected to go to New York" said one Of
Eyes. [ said 1 would go to New York
after my mission here was compieted,
until all the saloons are closed in Kan
sas." The turning to her husband she
s'Ssive those kilograms to the reporters
and let them answer the questions They
know how to do that kind of work They
menf in the hands of God to help along
this great work. Sometimes they get
Heve they intend to. It is the newspa-
pers that we must depend upon to nave
this movement advertised. and they are
doing their part nobly-
When Mrs. Nation entered Attorney
FsuEene Ware were talking confidentially
coat and Mr. GODDARD straightened up in
his chair and looked startled. Mrs. Ma
ton at once opened her subject.
F 20 o Tonr sns guty n Tegard to
closing the joints, the murder dens- /
have just been talking. to the governor,
and I like him much better than I did
when first saw him. I ask you to do all
in your power to close the joints. because
it is the women who have to Suffer for
their work. and ask you as woman
who has suffered
Mr.. GODDARD assured her that he would
do his duty as he saw it.
LAS you see it?'' questioned Mrs Ma
ton. ..Do you see it as the law tells you
Mrs. Nation said Mr. GODDARD in his
even tones, have. you called upon the
ssNo. but I am going there at once, and
If he does not perform his duty want
you to jerk him out of office and jerk
him hard If he does not know where
the joints are will show him.. or I viii
and I viii not leave this city until every
one is shut up The governor seems in
clined to do his duty and I hope you will
do yours You will put this county attor-
ney out if he won't close these places,
She got a little excited ard told 1Tr.
GODDARD that she had said some very u11-
kind things about him, but she said that
she hoped her words would not be quoted
by the newspapers Y ou know / an
from Texas and, was raised among the
negroes and use expressions that are not
II want straight message from you
to the county attorney said Mrs. Nation.
as she prepared to leave You must tell
@ a nk hi pepfor peas ehn hi ntes st s' 'nat
s.TelI him that I expect him to perform
his duties, said Mr.. GODDARD.
1T is a shame that the officers of this
state will drive the women TO do this kind
of work. but unless you do your duty the
women will get out and do theirs, were
the last words she said as she went from
the office.
During the conversation in the attorney
generals office the subject of the closing
of the Joints in Barber county come up
and Mr.. Nation, her husband. got in a
few words. He told how he had closed
the joints in that county himself over the
protest of the county attorney Sam Grif-
'sYes. and you stood by Sam inter-
rupted Mrs. Nation. turning to Mr.. Cod
ard You did not make him do his duty.
He told US that he had letters from YOU
saying that he was doing as he should
do Ny husband, who is an attorney. got
after the cases himself and had to go to
the. country before Justice of the neace
to bring the cases."
Mr. GODDARD denied being a party to the
affair and said that he had instructed the
county attorney to do his duty in the
matter Of prosecuting the violators of the
liquor law
fsWell. Sam lied to US and to other Deo~
pie about it, Wered Mrs. Nation.
After leaving the attorney generals Of
fee she started to hunt UP the county at
torney with her message from the at
forr1eU general