The Washington times., 1911-04-11
MRS. N M'HENRY, FOE
OF EVIL, HERE WITH
EYE ON STATESMEN
Militant Kansas Suffragist
Comes to Watch
Congress.

Mrs. Myra McHenry, poet, preacher,
politician, prohibitionist and sufrragette,
is in Washington. What she is here for
doesn't matter just now, she said today.
She intimated she had come for several
things, but for the present would just
keep an eye on Congress. Things out
Ransas-way, where she lives, are slack
50 she had a chance to come on to
Washington
Persons who know her and her enmity
to Governor Stubbs of Kansas, and VINO
have heard her express her opinion OF
Kansas insurgents, are going to watch
with wonderment just which part OF
Congress will chiefly have her eye. But
Mrs McHenry, who has been called by
many, not including herself, lieutenant
of Carrie Nation. has not done anything
noticeable yet.
Few persons, in fact, know she is in
W4-hiagton. She has made her head
quarters at the office Of Senator Curtis,
who, she says, is in his heart decent,
honest, weIl-meaning man, and a whole
lot bigger than most of his conte>Npora-
ries who want his job are willing to ad-
NIT She took occasion there to name
Governor Stubbs as small timber.
Admires Carrie.
For Mrs. Nation-at the news of whose
illness she expressed deep regret-she
has admiration. They work along diff
ferent lines, she explained; Carrie Ma
tion goes after the effects Of the liquor
evil, she said; she herself goes after
the cause of the liquor evil.
Carrie Nation smashes Saloons" she
said, II smash political rings ami
gangs"
Mrs. McHenry decried the notion
of smashing anything here. She said
she had spent most of her time looking
down on the Democratic House from the
galleries. She used to be a Democrat
herself. She is a native of Kentucky,
and spent many years in Missouri, and
then in Kansas, but the Kentucky
Democracy was never quite rubbed OFF.
She is a prohibitionist now, though
Democrat or Republican she Is accord
ing to the way that party will serve
her purposes.
OF course, she is a suffragette. She
wants vote. and needs 1t, and thinks
every other woman ought to have one.
For Carrie Nations hatchet I sub
stttute my ax-publicity," she declared
But If we women had votes I'd not
have to use my ak SO much"
Arrested Thirty Times.
She said she saw no reason why She
should expect to be arrested in Wash
ington. Il have been arrested more
than thirty times" she said. in relating
her police record" And once they
put me in an insane asylum. But 1
escaped in mems clothes hired a lawyer,
and went back and got my freedom
through the courts"
Il hardly think I'll make any speeches
in Washington, Mrs. McHenry said. II
think I'll go over to Alexandria for a
couple of street speeches. They do more
good than sermons. In a church most
of the people think the same way. On
the street you can talk to all kinds-and
to the men who can't always be found
in church. On the street l can reach
them every time"
Mrs McfIenry hasn't written couplet
of rhymes since she reached Washing
ton-no inspiration yet, she admitted.
Something may happen, though, she
said hopefully. 81 had thought of
writing a Democratic requiem she
reminisced. But the Democrats are
real lively now. 1t was pleasure to
see the old fellows so bright and CHEEKY.
Champ Clark, you know. is from Mis-
souri,, where l used to live. He's
good churchman, and a good man, too"