Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-01-31
GOVERNOR COT Mad.
Mrs. Nations Tongue Was
Too Much For Him.
SALOON SMASHER AT KANSAS CAplTs Al
She Makes Life Miserable For Chic
Executive stanley. Attorney Gem
eral Goddard and sheriT
Cook All In One Day.

TOPEKA, Jan 2a.-Mrs. Carrie Ma
tion yesterday invaded the oG.se o.. c f
ernor William +. Stanley in his cham
bers in the capital building and for o
solid hour arraigned the chief executive
of the state for his failure to close the sa
looms of Kansas. Then in turn she visited
the Offices of Attorney General Goddard
County Attorney Nichols and Sheriff Por
ter s. Cook and demanded of each that
they close the saloons.
When Mrs. Nation entered Governor
Stanley's Office, she was followed by Il
crowd of newspaper reporters and others
By turns she administered to Governor
Stanley a tongue lashing for his failure
to uphold the laws against liquor selling
or begged him for aid to carry on hcI
crusade. She put her questions With
ferceness and answered them herself
without giving the governor time to utter
u complete sentence in his own defense
Mrs. Nation accused the governor OF
branding her as lawbreaker and de
manded to know if he had a better meth
cd than she Of ridding the state of sa
looms.
do you think my method is right?"
she asked.
mo, don't" replied the governor.
well, governor. have you Il better
one!''
AS the governor turned in his chair to
bnake answer every one listened intently.
"No, ! don't think have" he finally
replied. Continuing he managed to edge
in few words more what can do! /
am powerless The law does not allow
me to do what / desire. The law gives
me no privileges. What can doT'
If necessary call out the militia" was
Mrs. Nations prompt reply. Then the
crusader began philippe that caused
Governor Stanleys anger to rise, and the
crowd grouped about his desk to look on
In wonder.
"You can close every joint in Kansas
II you will, Governor Stanley" she said
with force. you can do it if you want
to, but you won't. You are IA lawbreakei
yourself if you do not. Yon took your
oath of office to keep the constitution.
Yen refuse my request. You are not only
iawbreakcr, but perjurvr
You come with me and help smash
Saloons" she urged And then she add
ed: IF you won't help us. if you won't
help me, I'll go around and I'll smash,
smash, smash The devil seems TO have
cinch on the men, but he hasn't cinch
on the hatchets and rocks"
Finally Governor Stanley volunteered:
You get the prosecuting attorneys ~
The different counties to put the Joint
keepers in Jail, and l will use my powc.
us governor to keep them in. | will see
that they are not pardoncd out"
This promise instantly transformed
Mrs. Nation. She fairly benmed with
joy and, thanking the governor, started
for the Office of Attorney General God
dard. The attorney general was en-
gagged, but she forced her way into his
private office and introduced herself with
these words:
I'VE want you to close these joints.
these murder shops" She demanded that
he remove those officials who neglected
their duty in allowing the saloons to
run, and when he evaded her direct ques-
tions and referred To the county attornc,
Mrs. Nation asked:
"Mr. Attorney General. you are ne.
dodging, are you? Now. don't dodge"
With a parting injunction to do what
he had sworn To do on taking his oatt
Mrs. Nation. with n bodyguard of news
paper men, followed 10y crowd of peo.
pie. started for the county attorneys or
flee.
1.-THE governor and attorney general
are dodgng,' she said. but there's n
dodging my hatchet." She had lost he
wraps and her veil during her raid OF
the statehouse, but she wasted no time
looking for them.
To County Attorney Nichols she re-
| pcated her demands and finally snid She
| wished to swear out n warrant for th
saloon keepers wife who had attacked
her Saturday night with broomstick
With few words of warning Mrs. Ma
ton and her train We're again on theii
way, this time headed for the office OF
Sheriff Cook.
The sheriff soon was in rage, and az
last. boiling over with anger under hci
scorchng attacks. he broke away ant
rushed toward newspaper man in tn,
crowd who had pointed at him, seized
the offenders collar and made n motion
Ia strike him. Others intertered, ana
Sheriff Cook returned 10 Mrs. Nations
side aud asked her to his private otlic,
TO continue the argument alone.
The chief of police was picked out TO-
the next onslaught. but his office wa,
found locked. aud Mrs Nation harangued
n crowd that had gathered in the stree
near the city hall.