The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-20

Anent this word of praise for Kansas
comes the unlimited notoriety that Mrs.
Nation has given the state. The saloon
smashing crusade has passed through
all the stages Of news by telegraph 1t
was at first the property of the daily
newspapers. Second editorials were
written about it. 1t was the point for
many an editorial paragraph. 1t did
service for the yellow journals. The
cartoonists took UP their turn at it.
Eeven some Of the saloons have adopted
the Carrie Nation" badge-a small beer
glass attached by ribbon to card board
Mrs. Nation is the most notorious WON
an now living and Kansas is her home,
wherefore Kansas must endure many
jibes All shades of opinion are enter
tanned about the matter. A southern
man sees mob violence" as an Offset
for such destinations against his sec
ton. Some take the matter very seri-
ously. while the most extract ridicule
from the whole affair, Us the act Of a
woman half crazy, while her remaining
faculties long for the consolation no.
toriety brings. The apparent meekness
Of the saloon men in Kansas comes in
for surprise by those not fully on to the
local situation. The real prohibitory law
enforcement in Kansas has been laid
bare to the world and all in all it is an
unfortunate matter for the state. One
may hear every day something about
another Kansas freak" Friends of
Kansas hope. and with reason. that this
crusade of violence, promoted and coun~
tgnanced by few, has seen its end.
The Inauguration and parade is now
thing Of memory. All that has been said
and written Of it would fill ponderous
memorial volumes. There was fine writ
ing and lots of it about the Inaugural
found that little fine, and conclude there
was much fine writing and anyone
could see from the increased size Of the
newspapers that there was lots of it.
Creelman, in the New York Journal,
presume. had many imitators who
thought the gorgeous display and great
military parade evidence Of the coming
Cor Gomez empire. The talk about the
eXtIavagant cost of the ceremonies
might lead the unsuspecting to think a
dip had been made into the United
tSates treasury TO foot the bills Save
for the cost Of the platform east of the
capitol building and the loss Of services
of the employees of the pension depart
ment the government incurred no ex-
pense. The inauguration Of the presi-
dent is Washington event and the cost
is borne by Washington city people.
1t is a serious question if it pays the
city to so to this great outlay and prep
aration which taxes time and money, all
OF which comes from private sources.
The stores sell goods, the newspapers
issue large editions with many advertis-
ments. The street cars reap a harvest:
the hotels and boarding houses make
hay whether the sun shines or not.
Does it pay WASHINGTON 10 make the
effort for the return2 I don't know and
douot il Washington does. However
these things have been happening for
about an hundred years and one NAV
confidently EXPECT they viii CONTINUES
However. those who sing 81 5o,f,,Il,-
about the great crowds in vvasbine-ro-,
TO attend inauef,rsfions ~ ls+s sl,,,,l7
bear in mind that the crowd in VS.
iugton. yast sixty wears apo I'M tl,i-ss