The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-31
MRS. NATIONS SIDE.
She Writes of Her ImprisOn-
ment and Its Causes.
In Jan. Topeka. May q. 1902.

H.
Before leaving this cell wish TO
state the conditions that placed me here
from my own standpoint When
smashed UP the Senate dive in Topeka
jointists became alarmed and stored
their drinks and fixtures in different
places around the city. This livery
stable was one. Now, these fixtures
have no more right Of protection than
burglars tools or the assassin's knife
and are just as dangerous. / think
more so. The statute declared they are
to be publicly destroyed. This is what
I did with them. There is now stored
under the court house these fixtures that
are preserved contrary to law. Who is
fulfilling the Iaw2 The ones that pro-
tect them or the one that destroys
them? The fixtures OF joints are NOT
property in Kansas. Then I destroyed
none. Does the existence of these things
promote any good? No. VIII the de-
struction of them be an advantage?
Yes. Then it was a righteous act, and
all righteous people viii say that if any
person or persons would destroy every
joint fixture in Topeka that good would
come Of it. claim and always have
that / am a typical laW-abiding citizen
of Kansas. Would there were a thou
! sand to go with me through this state
destroying the works of the devil a
them that do well. The law says, Thou
snail not kill Yet Jaei, the wife of
Heber, killed Saserah by driving a nail
through his head and God said, Blessed
shall Jael, the wife of Heber, be- blessed
shall she be above women in the tent
The grove and image of BaaI were con
sldered sacred, but God told Gideon TO
cut down the grove and break up the
breaker?
This act of mine in DESTROYING de-
! structicn win be commended in years to
come as being right in the sight of men,
and I know I shall hear well done
for this at that day.
know l have many warm friends in
/ Kansas 81 nd 7
viii never have 1ess). I am censured
Tor leaving the state. So was Jesus
when ne went to Capernaum. He
preached one sermon in Nazareth and
| they tried to throw him over the brow
/ OF the hill never read of his being
there again. I have given my life to
4 this cause With the means I shall
! gather I will build a home for drunk
ards wives in Kansas City Kansas
This Is a class for which nothing has
/ been done, especially.
There are thousands Of women who
are dying Of breaking hearts from see
ing the one thing they love best of all
being murdered day by day, and no
redress Many of these have means to
/ get them the necessaries of life for
| themselves and children There are
/ others who have not daily bread no
| clothes for themselves or little ones. The
| first class may not help; the latter L
| may, and shall try.
have secured a lot and although
shall not be able to raise the sufficient
means 1 have faith that God will raise
up some help.
I learned when 7 was only q what it
was to be a drunEaI<3s wife and the
/ bitter anguish of my life then has never
left my memory. Then no one had a
word of help for a poor defenceless girl
and had to live and see the homes of
my life put IN a coffin.
All, from what agonies OF heart and
What Civilizations trampling on despair.
vi nat tenderness, what tears, what hate
What passionate cutlery Of a soul in
pain
When thou hast loved one living man,
Ihen maYest thou look upon the dead
shall leave. Kansas for the summer 7
know this IS the battle-ground. but with her
state will ride the pillows Of anarchy and
land safely IN the port Prohibition.
Before closing I wish to express my
thanks to friends who voluntarily inter-
cedeo Tor my release, among whom fore
most was DR. Edison of Topeka and I told
/ got out and met her Husband / w " mid
feel like doing what the father did when
he met the prodigal- I will be glad to get
out but have not spent one unhappy
hour. The Lord knew needed rest and
this seclusion and quiet has been a bene-
time spent in this little iron coop THE
heart is a free and fetterless thing" ]
have not had to inhale the vile cigar and
cigarette smoke, having a cell remote from
| all the others I have learned in whatso-
ever state I am in. Herewith to be con-
tent. want to endure hardship like 4
good soldier There are young lives in
this prison that are hopeless with grief, all
from the associations of this liquor curse
Of Topeka. Give me jail sentence to last
all my life rather than the sentence of the
perJured OFFICER of Kansas, which will be
I Depart from me We workers of iniquity
there shall be weeping. and wailing and
crashing of teeth. It is a great .consola-
from some mothers darling that I did
smashed more NV wish the good 51S friend friend
who went on the two thousand dollar bond
with my brother that Hazen put me under
/ to keep from breaking the peace. would
call at my cell window. I do not know
who he is. but I wish to see him on bust
ness. One shall chase thousand and two
shall put ten thousand to flight I wish
/ there were a few in Topeka.
CARRIE A. NATION,
Home Defender.