The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-30
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Carrie Nation, the Quasi Martyr and Heroine.
VI. IF. MURDOCH. Editor

Carrie Nation, the Quasi Martyr and Heroine.
Despots and demagogues all as also the meek ana
lowy alike Of thousand generations Of the past have been
on to the fact that the wiz majority is ever Omnipo-
tent whether of church mere community 50
thoroughly and 50 the world convinced Of that
fact that it finally formulated the conviction into the
axiom: -vox popuu vOx Del" Strange as 1t may SEEM
after the lapse Of these unnumbered and notwTh-
standing the lessons of experience which often in sew
erng necls left crowned heads baskets and dumped
ROYAL bodies on to the dungheap stu found peo-
pie who deny that Of the people is the voice Of
Cod" who hold Of the K K X or that Of
the W. G. T. U is the voice of omnpotence.
Mrs Carrie Nation, a heroine in her estimation,
the martyr in the admiration fanatics but s the silly
old woman as the world knows appeals Governor stan
ley with his militia to the people from themselves
ignoring the legal the constitutional the 50 evidently pap
able fact that the governor his militia that the state
and its officers are but instruments agencies Of the
majority that whenever any law which is not
capitalization majority sentiment the embodi-
rnent Of majority Will such law must fail of strict
sorcement Mrs Nation her W, c. T. U. and other
hackers win no doubt reply by asserting that the
prohibition amendment to the constitution was adopted by
"a majority Of the voters Of Kansas, But The
prohibition amendment to the constitution the state Of
kansas inspired by ST. John og-roed through leg
by threats promises Topeka and press
ure was finally part the fundamental law Of the
state through techncality by Republican supreme
court and as partisan measure The wanted
thousands having majority OF the voters of the state
and lacked thousands of having majority Of the
votes cast at that election The St John scheme was forced
upon majority by St Johns party coad1utOrs by his
trucuIent adherents Republican towards. Con
ceding however that least legally holds place in the
constitution and that it is backed by statutory enact
unens what avail brickbats and hatchets in
the hands feahrbrained old if the "vox popu
is wanting? Who the majority sentiment Of the
people Of Kansas today prohibition. regulation
by fines or licenses or if knowing who know that
neither wines whiskes be sold in any
ununity Of this state majority sentiment
against their sale except occasionally and the sly.
felony committed or some ordinance law violated?
Besides there are crimes and crimes and nusances and
nusance so designated and prohibited by laws many
which are in conscience Individual
Such designations legal prohibitions win only
served in perunctory manner There ordinance
this city instance enacted response supposed
majority sentiment openly violated defed
feel inclined to spit or blow their noses and he or she who
subjected penalty sense of personal
rage Nation stamp of people are wont
pare violation Of the prohibory with crime of
stealing with those felony arson in gen
which fanatcism, pure simple There are laws
general laws too pertaining the states to many
countries alike laws which the majority Of people would
rather they enforced than otherwise which in
being Violated followed by the prescribed punish
ents every thousand vioatons such as
Sunday laws for instance laws would be en-
did the individuals society the
community feel themselves aggrieved or injured.
Mrs Nation and her hatchet scheme win only go when
pronounced unmstalrable and active majority Of the
people resolve prohibition only pr4hbit in com
munities where the majority who Believe it pro
nounced majority, and active majority
Governor Stanley were he as rate-brained as the old
political reprobate having saddled some Of his fanat
Icsms the state his idiosyncracies upon the
Republican party party he first defeated and then
deserted did Governor saneys militia force number
ten thousand every member Carrie Nation armed
with gun hatchet he and they could no more en-
force the prohbitory communities where it is not
they could stop the vile tobacco habit or
indeensble although almost universal use Of coffee
and tea beverage proof Of Of which can be found
records of the governors predecessors who busted
their party themselves in efforts to demonstrate the
contrary.
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