The Green Forest tribune., 1909-04-30
CARRY NATION HERE
Noted Joint Srnasher Makes
 Two Speeches for Us


 during the past week. On Fri day evening she spoke to an over- crowded house at the Methodist church and at 2:30 Saturday afternoon she address ed an immense throng of people, speaking from the band stan in the park.
 Mrs. Nation represents the ex- treme of the "dry" side of the temperance question. In her as- sertions she makes each and every voter in the United States, who does not vote the straight Prohibition ticket, either ignor- antly or wilfully in collision with the manufacture and the seller of intoxicating drink. There is no middle ground. The voter either says by his every ballot he favors the licensing of sa- looms, or he says he opposes it. If he votes the Republican ticket he favors it; if he votes the De- mocratic ticket, he favors it; il he votes the Populist ticket or any other ticket save the Prohibition ticket, he favors it. In assuming the responsibility of voting any other than the Prohibition tick ct, the blood of the millions who fall victims of strong drink and all the misery produced by the liquor traffic rests directly upon the heads of such sover- eigns.
 In lining up for the great judgment day she describes only him who has stood right" upon this question as being able to hear the words "Well done, thou good and faithful servant.''
 Mrs. Nation is q very forceful speaker and does not fail to im- press her auditors with earnest ness, yet there are comparative ly few people here who are in full sympathy with her position. Even though she is at heart a believer in the doctrine she lays down, it seems that she could accomplish more for the cause did she assume a more conser- vative position and lead her hearers into the merits, using argument instead of laying down emphatic conclusions.
 However, we have no inclina- tion to take issue with Mrs. Ma tion or criticise her manner. Those who differ from her wholly or in part must concede to her the right to her opinion and the privilege of free speech. To- these and her hatchet is due the reputation she has attained. Had she treated this question as others have she would probably not be known outside the limits of the political township in which she resides.
 The speaker declared that she has been a victim of most mis- erable misrepresentation and maltreatment. She says she has been incarcerated in jail thirty seven times for joint-sm ashing, when she had been guilty of vio- lating no law. Joints are run in violation of law and are classed nuisances, hence are not entitled to the protection of the law. She said she did what officers of the law swore they would do and they then refused to do it. She says the campaign she has pros- ecuted for the past dozen years has produced wonderful awakening among the people and sighted the great growth of Legislation upon this line. The sole purpose of her life is to SOW seeds that will Carry A. Nation for Prohibition.
 Discussing her private life Mrs. Nation declared that she is giving all she earns above a liv- ing to the cause of temperance and the education of orphans. She said she had recently bs. come a resident of North Arkan- sas in contemplation of spending her last days here on account of the healthful climate and the en- vironments relative to the free- 1oyo fpop, tho oortor ;v n @:o,, oe