The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-30
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Mrs. Nation Organizing For the Cru
SADIE in Topeka

Presbyterian church. corner Of Topeka
and Eighth avenues. which was adj
dressed by Mrs Carrie Nation and Mrs.
c. B. Hoffman of Enterprise.
Mrs. Hoffman spoke first. She briefly
went over the history of the saloon
smashing in Enterprise. and dTelt at
length upon the fact that the women
should be urged to do earnest work IN
this cause. and without delay, f-the men
could not be persuaded to do their DUTY.
She said that the women OF Topeka
should GO down town and investigate
for themselves the sad state of affairs
which their husbands are keeping from
their ears. She said that it would be a
great shock, but they should bear 1t,
and rally TO overcome the evil.
She referred to the editorial in the
morning paper calling her an anarchist,
and said that it was a shame that the
papers were SO ruled that they would
not speak out against those who We're
real anarchists, the saloOnkeepers. VINO
have an utter disregard for law Men,
she said, seem to be afraid to DO any
thing for fear the jointists will use Their
guns and knives on them. And con-
tinuing she said. ct is time for the
women to go into the caucuses and nelp
to nominate the officers; to secure men
who viii stand up for right and Jus-s19
Mrs. Nation next took the PLATFORM
She turned to the 114th Psalm, and read
the first verse, which is: Blessed be
the Lord my strength: who teacheth my
Mrs Nation explained that she found
that Psalm during the time she was IN
jail and that when it was discovered
She got up from her knees and repeated
it over and over, and clapped ner hanoS
and shouted for joy
Mrs Nation described her first raid
She said: I took my husbands cane
and wrapped a piece OF strip iron around
the end so that 1 could weld II WIZ
more effect / drove from my home TO
KiOwa where had before warned tt'@
jointistS to deSist. got there IN tile
evening, just as the lights were being
lit. I secured four bottles of malt to see
if the joint keepers were really selling
intoxicating liquors. The next morning
I took these bottles because could nan
die them well and they were strong ana
wrapped them up in bundles with brlcle-
bats and other missiles and carried them
in my arms SO as to not attract much
attention and visited one of the joints
And upon entering told the 5ointist
that as he had not taken heed of the
warning I had given him earlier that
was going TO wreak my vengeance on the
place, whereupon / broke the place up
with my missiles then left there and
went to another place 50 that I could
get my work done before the news had
time to spread. The next place was al
ready closed up and then went to the
finest saloon in the town. A young boy
stood behind the bar and I called for
him to come from behind the bar; that
his mother had not raised him to be 4
barkeeper. had only one brickbat a al
I threw it into the plateglaSS mirror ami
it fell to the shelf breaking a stack C
glasses, etc. I saw a ivory ball laying
on the billiard table beside me and
picked it up and threw it with all my
might against the mirror and it smash
ed another large glass
Il tell you ladies' you don't know how
much joy you will have until you begin
to smash, smash, smash It is wonder
full"
The preliminary steps were taken to
organize a band Of women to make 4
thorough and united effort to rid To-
peka of the joints this morning. The OF
gan1zat1on will be completed at a reg1-
lar mass meeting which will be address,
ed by Mrs. Nation at the Auditorium
next Saturday night The temporary
president is Mrs J. NJ. Dumeni1 and the
secretary Mrs. William Usher.
In closing the meeting this morning
Mrs. Nation called for a little financial
help to pay the lawyers fees incurred in
the cases at Wichita and Enterprise
Her husband was asked to explain the
legal points and he gave a brief review
of the cases and mentioned that it
would require about $500 to fight the
cases.
MRS. NATIONS LETTERS
Mrs. Nation daily receives a large
bundle of letters of all kinds; some in
sympathy, some in opposition and still
others from curious people who just
write because they have nothing else
them for the reason that she has not
the time
She read one letter this morning from
a man in Pittsburg, Pa, which she de-
clared was of the devil. He says: "The
writer has read of some of your doings
in Kansas towns IN smashing liquor
saloons. But why do you not use a.
little common sense % Here Mrs. Ma
ton interposed that she had something
better, rocks. You will never be liable
to teach temperance to the world in this
manner. Here she stopped to explain
that the time for trying to teach them
tinued: You had better stay at home
with your family If you have any to
look after the cooking and preparation
of the food on which they are expected
to subSist and if that is done Alright you
will have no trouble with your sons and
husbands being led astray with alco-
holic drinks
MRS. NATION SHOUTS AWARNING.
Last night as Mrs. Nation was return
ing from the mass meeting at the Audi
forum she stood a few minutes waiting
FOR the car at the transfer station. The
thought occurred to her that she would
warn the joint which is conducted at
8O3 Kansas avenue to look out for the
joint Smashers and accordingly went to
the head Of the stairs and called out her
They began running about and giving
orders that 4 not be let in Sometime
we viii go back there and smash them
in"
CHIEF STAHL'S LETTER
Chief Stahl is receiving many anony-
nous letters concerning Mrs. Carrie
Nations exploits. One letter from Mil
waukee advised the chief to send Mrs.
so many brands of beer and the writer
assured the chief that the liquor eIe-
ment there would see that Mrs. Nation
was properly received