Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-29
MRS. NATIONS NEW TACTICS
APPEALS To STATE OFFICIALS TO
sCLOsE SALOONS.
Visits Governor Stanley at His Office
in Topeka and Pleads
Her Case.

A dispatch from Topeka, Kan. last night
saws: Mrs Carrie Nation today invaded the
Office Of Governor William e. Stanley. in
his chambers in the capitol building. ana
for a solid hour arragned the chief execu-
tive of the state for his failure to close the
saloons of Kansas. Then in turn she visit
ed the offices of Attorney General Goddard,
County Attorney Nichols and Sheriff Cook
and demanded Of each that they close the
saloons.
When Mrs. Nation entered Governor Stan
ley's office she was followed by a crowd OF
newspaper reporters and Others BY turns
she administered to Governor Stanley
tongue-lashing for his failure to uphold the
laws against liquor selling Or begged him
for aid to carry on her crusade. She put
her questions with ferceness and answered
them herself without giving the governor
time to utter q complete sentence IN his
own defense.
Mrs. Nation accused Governor Stanley OF
branding her as law-breaker. and de-
manded to know II he had better method
than she Of Kidding the state Of saloons.
do you think my method Is risntF' she
asked.
mo, DON'T" replied the governor.
"Well, governor, have you a better one?'
AS the governor turned IN his chair to
make answer every one listened intently.
"No. don't think I have" he finally
replied
words more: What can DOT am power
less. The law does not allow me to do what
/ desire. The law gives me no privileges.
What can dor
Mrs Nations prompt reply.
Then the crusader began a philippe that
caused Governor Stanley's anger to rise.
and the crowd grouped about his desk to
look on In wonder. You can close every
Joint in Kansas If you will, Governor stan.
lev" she said with force. You can do It
IF YOU want to. but you won't. You are a
iaw-breaker yourself II you don't. You took
vonr oath of office to keep the constitution.
You refuse my request; You are not ohis
law-breaker, but per1urer.
As Mrs. Nation proceeded she became
more vehement and her voice Quivered she
rose from her chair and looked full IN the
face of h
"neriurer'' without the least show OF rear.
she repeated these words OF accusatloli
s1ain and again. He tried to make reply,
Du. sne sI nourinE forth from her with
rnsh that would mot be stemmed.
EinsIiv. his temper gone. Gov. Stanley
arose from his seat and shouted back:
lyon cannot come here and talk this
nov to me You cannot talk to me this
,,sy say. Yousare / woman, but / won
stand it. You win have to leave II you
cannot ..,h.-
"I am a mOtner. A. aHn 4fdAoaAAo.nS.
and 7 represent tho mothers of the state"
syon don't. You don't represent them,
.,nost shouted the governor.
The words flew7b back and forth with such
aerceness that it. was impossible to distin-
euish them. The room was In an uproar.
Then Mrs Nation talked more calmly,
nleadinr with the governor to aid her.
"Yon come with me and help smash sa-
looms" she urged
And then she added: III you won't help
ns-if YOU won't help me-rn go around
and Ri smash, smash, smash. governor
The devil seems to have cinch on the
men. but he hasn't a cinch on the hatchets
and rocks"
get the prosecuting attorneys of the diff
ferent counties to put the joint-keepers In
iail and 1 will use my power AZ governor
to keep them in. will see that they are
not pardoned out.
This promise instantly transformed Mrs
Nation. She fairly beamed with joy, and
thanking the governor. started for the Of
flee Of Attorney General Goddard. The
attorney general was engaged. but she
forced her way into his private office and
introduced her subject with these words:
1--WE want you to close these joints. these
murder shops"
She demanded that he remove those Of.
! ficials who neglected their duty In allow.