Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-02-01
MRS. NATIONS CRUSADE.
fhe Celebrated Temperance Advocate
Invadcs the Offices Of tte Govcr.
nor, acknowledgements County At.
torney and sheriff aud Eculnnds
that They Close the Saloons.

Topeka. Kas., January 2G-Mrs. Car
rie Nation to-day invaded the Office OF
Governor William T.. Stanley i'm the
capitol building and for solid hour
arraigned the chief executive OF the
State for his failure TO close the saloons
Of Kansas. Then in turn she visited the
offices Of Attorney General Goddard.
County Attorney Nichols and Sheriff
Cook and. demanded OF each that they
close the saloons. Mrs. Nation accused
Governor Stanley Of branding her as a
law breaker and demanded TO know IL
he had a better nethod than she of rid
ding the State of saloons.
No, don't think 1 have" he finally
replied.
But what can do? am powerless.
The law does not allow me TO do what
/ desire. The law gives me no privi-
leges"
IF necessary call out the militia"
was Mrs. Nations prompt reply
Then the crusader delivered a philip
pic that caused Cover nor Stanley's an
ger TO rise. You can close every joint
in Kansas If you will, Governor STAN
ley" she said with force, but you
won't. You are law-breaker and a
periurer."
She became more vehement and her
voice quivered. She repeated these
words OF accusation again and again,
the words OF invect.ve pouring from her
with rush that would not be stemmed
Finally the Governor shouted back:
You cannot come here and talk this
way to mo. YOU cannot talk TO me this
way I soy. y Gu are a woman, but
went stand T. You will have to leave
II you canHS -"
81 9 - -.tthc-. am a grandmother
ard 7 -. essrt the mothers of the
So 20"
TIC r~Nra US in an uproar. Then
Yrs. 10 !. 81 q more calmly. plead
rs ~, C rrcr to aid her. You
ccr,e VIII IT. ~ Seip smash saloons ="
she u~-cd. = ,iccn she added:
III you s. nc help us-if you won't
seq sc III so around and I'll smash,
smash, Governor. The devil seems to
have a cil,ch On .'-e men, but he has
ret cinch on the is sehe.s and rocks. %
Finally Governor Stanley volunteer
cd: You set the prosecuting attorneys
Of the different counties 10 put the joint
keepers in Jail and j viii use my power
as Governor to keep them in. / will sec
that they are not hardened out"
Mrs. Nation fairly beamed with JOY,
thanking the Governor, forced her way
into Atto-ney-General Goddard's pri-
vate Office.
1--WE want yen to close the joints,
these murder Shops" she said.
She demanded that he remove those
officials who neglected their duty in
allowing the saloons to run, and when
he evaded her direct cgestions and -e-
ferred her to the county attorney Mrs
Nation accused him of lodging.
''The Governor and Attorney General
are lodging" she said on leaving. s'But
there's no lodging my hatchet"
She had lost her wraps and her veil
during her raid on the state house.
TO County Attorney Nichols she re
peated her demands, and finally said
she wished to swear out a warrant for
the saloon keepers wife who had at
| tackled her on Saturday night with a
1 broomsticl1. Then Mrs. Nation and her
f, train headed for the Office Of Sheriff
| Cook.
The sheriff soon was in n rage. under
her scorching attack, and rushing to-
ward a newspaper man in the crowd,
| who had pointed at him, seized the
! offenders collar and made a motion to
strike him. Others interfered. The CHIEF
of police happened to be absent from
his office and Mrs Nation harangued d
crowd in the street,