Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-02-13

started in Topeka less than ten days
ago by Mrs. Carrie Nation. The meet
ing yesterday was q remarkable one
in every respect 1t was called by a
committee of the Law Enforcement
League, and was attended by nearly
all the prominent business men of the
city. There was feeling of intense
earnestness pervading the meeting.
Conservative men. who have hitherto
advocated moderation in the dealings
with the lawless element, Insisted in
unmfstakable terms that the time had
come when patience had ceased to be
virtue, and that the people of To-
peka should take the law in their own
hands.
Worked Up High Enthusiasn.
Rev. f. w. Emerson, pastor Of the
First Christian church of Topeka, who
aided Mrs. Nation in her saloon-smash-
ing here last week, opened the meet
Ing with prayer. After u few short,
snappy addresses. which worked up
the audience to high degree of en-
thusiasm, an ultimatum was proposed
and passed amid the loudest cheering.
Z The ultimatum commanded the otfi-
! GERS of the city and county to perform
their duty regarding the closing of the
joints. The officers We're warned t. at
they had waited long enough. The
property owners in whose premises the
"toints" are kept were also warned in
unmistakable terms that they had bet
ter abate the nuisance at once, or the
/ people of Topeka would not be re-
| spOnsible for the damage that might
ensue to the buildings.
Il Scene of the Widest Excitement.
When the reader of the ultimatum
reached the part pertaining to the
"jointists," there was hush of eX-
+, pectatiOn, as there had for several days
been rumors that some important dec
larations We're to be made. The wol DIS
4 of condemnation and warning brought
forth murmurs of approval that gained
strength with each minute, finally
sweeping over the entire audience and
eliminating in the widest enthusism.
AS the reader finished and submitted
the ultimatum to the approval of the
audience old men and conservative
ministers of the gospel leaped to their
seats in their enthusiasm and waved
handkerchiefs, gesticulated and
cheered to the echo. The cheering
lasted for several minutes. There seems
to be no question that the next few
Ways III 40pGAd WI SSO lulClCSlluS uS.
yelopments, possibly bloodshed.
Creator Does Things Unlawfully.
During the speaking DR.. j. 7. Mac
Farland said that Providence had a
faculty Of doing things in an uncon-
stitutional way. Some of His great
est surprises came at times when they
were least looked for. Chief of Pc
lice Stahl made an address. He said
the law could be enforced if the entire
police machinery Of the city would
work in unison with him. The audi
ence, amid many cheers, adopted n
resolution demanding that the city
council at its next meeting confirm the
denomination of Stahl FOR chief of po-
lice.
Her Progress Attended by Regular PoIiti-
cal spell-Blnder scenes.
Des Moines. La, Feb. 11.-AIrs. Ma
tlon's tour through the western part
of the state Saturday forenoon took
OH new feature and was in sense
Il triumphal one to the Kansas saloon
smasher. She made q dozen addresses
from the platform of Rock Isluid
passenger train to as many crowds in
the towns She passed through TO come
to Des Moines TO deliver lecture. In
the afternoon She visited four saloons
doing no damage. hut drawing such q
big crowd on the street That the police
were compelled to stop the crusade. III
the evening she addressed 1000 people
in the Y. Nj. G. A. auditorium.
Atlantic was the first town where
people swarmed to the train, and as
Mrs. Nation saw them coming down the
aisle she cried out, jubilantly: Hello
boys; glad to see you; shake hands
God bless the boys and the young men
| tell You l just love you all" The
first large crowd of the day was en-
countered at Anita, where Mrs. Nation
was roused,' Il window opened, ant
hands clutched through the aperture
AT Acton the same sort of scenes
We're enacted. and at the latter plac,
there being IL number of children SHE
advised them to fill their pockets will
rocks" and smash saloons.
AT Valley Junction fully 200 laborlne
men We're present, many of them rail
road hands employed in the Rock Isl
and shops. There Mrs. Nation shool
hands with everybody within reach
especially the small boys, and theI
singled out n red-nosed countenancet
man as her victim. There's a mar
that needs saloon-smasher, all right
| can tell him by his looks Come w
here, my friend. and shake hands witt
Carrie Nation; don't be afraid
The crowd roared, but the man sim
ply Redeemed in the face and refused
to bulge. "Youareone of the smashed
cried Mrs. Nation. II guess I'll have
to 90 out there after YOU" But she
did not.
We've got couple of joints here in
town. cried another man. Smash
EN-, smash EN-" cried Mrs. Nation.
Turning to those nearest her she called.
Pill your pockets with rocks and
smash the hell-ioints. Don't be afraid;
God will take care of you"
AT Des Moincs there were fully g..
Y 900 neople cheerlng and yelling at the