The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-22
Every republican voter is helping the

Every republican voter is helping the
devil.
Iowa had prohibition until it was
tricked, and it was tricked by repub-
lican politicians. The same thing hap
pened in Vermont and in South Da-
kota. There is nothing vile, low or
develish that this republican party has
not done and is not doing. 1t used
to be all right, but it is back slider.
| am here to make prohibition votes
think that | have suffered enough
| have been in jail thirty-four times,
and have been kicked, cufred and
cursed, and am carrying broken bone
i'm my mind. You wouldn't do this for
your principles. | had to do your
dirty work for you, your dangerous
work.
+ 81 don't think that God will ever
recognize preacher who votes for a
license ticket. l never did hear a
republican preacher whom ! thonghu
had any Holy Ghost about him.
Turning Backs on God.
"You are turning your back on God.
/ AS | came today, | noticed great
! fields of food for man and cattle, and
/ l thought how nngrateful people are.
! There was time when | did not APP
| preciate these things. This was be.
fore / had manifestation that uod
velous what God did for me. l became
as bold as lion, when before that
| could hardly raise my voice in church.
The knowledge of religion gave me
confidence"
Mrs. Nation described her CONVEX
sion ten years ago, and how she had
heard the words in her heart, $50 to
Kiowa," and a sound of something
falling. '',rhen this smashing business
was born" she declared. 81 understood
the meaning of it was that | was to
90 and smash saloons. God did not
say to me to take rocks or hatchets,
but when | drove to Kiowa ] wrap
ped up half dozen rocks i'm paper
and put them under the seat
She Saw Devils.
son the way, | saw devils. They
were Christian Scientists, Unitarians
and other intidels, so | knew they were
devils. They will know it themselves
when the devil sweeps them all into
was rooted in his faith
God drove the devils out of Kiewa.
He said that he would stand by me
but how little | understood it then. |
was in Jail many times subsequently,
but nothing aroused the people like
persecution. ! got TO Kiowa about
$3.50 p. M, and the next morning
got into the first dive, which was kept
by a brother of the sheriff In any
town put your finger on the mayor
police judge and police and you will
find that they are worse than any
dive. They stand by the saloons.
81 took my rocks and threw as hard
and as fast as could. and a wonderful
thing happened for woman. l hit
everything that | threw at. You are
laughing and rejoicing here because
did what you are glad | did. | de-
stroyed what the republicans put in.
Even some of you republican voters
are glad. You miserable clouts, why
don't you do a little smashing with
your ballots?
Used Rocks TO Destroy Saloons.
81 destroyed five saloons with rocks
before / took to hatchets. The smash
ing is to wake up your hearts and
cOnsciences the same as a man who
cries fire. who does it to wake up
the people so that they can put the
fire out The deed was one of heart
and conscience.
/ Mrs. Nation showed her book and
urged the people present to buy it.
She said that she wrote much of it
! in iails. Il never saw anyone who
had read my book" she said, "who was
not made voting prohibitionist.
use the last dime that / can get my
hands on for you. | have never been
out of debt for years. Friends have
come to the rescue, and | am now
establishing a college to educate teach
ers to instruct the people on sectual
impnrity and against secret societies
and tomacco and liquor. The last two
devils are Siamese twins, for they 60
tOgether-they are unChristian, and
unmanly. Why, a dog would be a
dirty dog if he used tobacco. 1t makes
a man mean and selfish to use tobacco
A man has no more right to poison
the air that | breathe than | have
to poison the water that you drink
He'll is an awfully smoky place, but
it seems as though some men were
trying to get there before they die
They start fire in their bodies and
smoke. Some kind friends ought to
turn on the hose and put them out.
Has Been Jailed.
81 have been put in Jail for what
they said was the malicious destruction
of property, when it really was fol
the destruction of malicious property
and they put maniac next to my
cell, and quarantined the Jail fol
twenty one days, and did other un
heard of things to torture me-"
The last train for Mankato left al
this point, and the Mankato people
were obliged to leave, among whom
was The Free Press reporter. A,
they left, Mrs. Nation was urgins
people to buy her book, and also hel