Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-12

at 11:25 for the north She says that
had she known that she wosld have
several hours in the city she would
have made arrangements to speak in
some public place. She spent the
morning at the Harper house, writing
letters. and receiving a few who call
ed to see her.
Dressed in a quaint costume. includ-
ing peculiar black bonnet and long
black coat. she entered the hotel lob
by, and for some time those in the
hotel did not learn her identity. After
depressing some strong opinions about
Issome young men smoking in the lobby,
she went up to the parlors She de
posted her baggage in the middle of
EShe rotunda floor, and after she had
gone TO the upper floor. a card attach
ed to Il travelling bag was found TO re
veal her identity. 1t bore the inscrip-
ton. Defy the Devil and he will flee
Carrie 4. Nation" She attracted
considerable attention, and seemed to
be well pleased with this fact.
Talks to Reporter.
To an Argus representative she eX-
planned that she has now changed her
method of campaign against the sa-
| loon. and instead of smashing the sa-
! loon by physical violence, she is now
working to smash the saloon cause.
the republican party. and President
Roosevelt She is most bitter against
| The republican party. defining it in the
course of the conversation with the re-
porter. as "a tyrant." then as lamar
chistic." and again as "a covenant
with death, an agreement with hell.
and a refuge of lies, taking the last
| from Isaiah rs. 81 don't attack the
democratic party because it is not in
power. and the republicans are con-
trolling affairs, and are directly re-
spOnsible," she added The condition
of the saloons here is directly the re-
suit of the control of the republican
party" she declared.
Greetings to Mayors.
Told of the convention of Illinois
mayors here tomorrow, she said, How
should like to be here and butt into
that convention" As that was impos-
sible. she decided to send through the
newspaper a message to the mayors,
and it follows:
"To the Illinois Mayors: You are
the city fathers Would a father in
jure his son: would a father run bar
| and serve liquor to his own children;
would a father run a gambling house
and teach his son to gamble: would
! father make criminals of his own
| family? If this be consistent with the
duty of father. then you can consist
emily endorse the liquor traffic, which
fosters drunkenness, crime. and harlot
houses. A mayor who in any way will
endorse the licensed saloon is an en-
envy to the city.-Carrie A. Nation
Ratchet for Lunger.
Former Alderman Lunger's crusade
in Davenport was mentioned incident
ally and Immediately she became in
terested. 81 shall send him one of
the handsomest Ratchet souvenirs
have, and a message to fight the good
fight" she said, and Immediately she
prepared one of the Ratchet pins to be
delivered to the Davenport attorney.
The pins are in the shape of a Ratchet.
the blade being of pearl, set with a
rhine stone or an amethyst, while the
handle bears Mrs Nations name She
pinned one on each of the newspaper
representatives who called on her this
morning
Does Not Like Roosevelt.
In commenting on her paper, "The
Hatchet," she spoke of its open letters
to President Roosevelt, and enlarged
on her bitterness against him. She ex-
hibited a souvenir whiskey flask, bear
ing on one side a medallion photo
graph of the president. and on the 9th
ar the insignia of an eagle "Thaf Is