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of　twenty　years　of　constitutional　prohibition。　Topeka　has　far　better
paved　streets　and　more　of　them　than　most　other　cities　of　its　size　in　the
United　States；　its　sidewalks　are　all　brick；　and　this　without　a　dollar　coming
from　bleeding　the　saloon　in　the　shape　of　a　license！　Prosperity　without
the　saloon　is　seen　on　every　hand。　True；　some　people　stay　away　from
Kansas　because　of　its　stringent　liquor　laws。　That；　however；　largely
accounts　for　the　general　intelligence　here。　Let　them　stay　away。　The
West　is　all　right　educationally　and　morally。　Your　readers　may　not
know　it；　but　the　State　which　has　the　largest　per　cent　of　her　population
in　her　colleges　is　a　western　State。

The　influence　of　the　Nation　crusade　has　spread　all　over　our　State；
and　as　a　result　the　joints　have　been　suppressed　on　all　sides。　Our　legislature；
just　adjourned；　gave　us　the　most　drastic　legislation　against　the
liquor　business　in　her　history；　and　with　tremendous　majorities。　The
result　of　the　movement　started　by　this　brave　woman；　who　is　roundly
condemned　in　the　East；　is　best　summed　up　in　the　words　of　a　Kansas
wholesale　liquor　dealer；　who　said　recently；　〃A　few　weeks　ago　we　had　a
very　fine　trade　in　Kansas；　shipping　out　many　car…loads　of　liquor；　but
just　now　they　are　coming　back　as　fast　as　they　went　out。〃　Our　city；
Topeka；　has　had　considerable　notoriety　all　over　the　country　as　the　center
of　the　Nation　temperance　crusade；　and　because　of　the　presence　of　Mrs。
Nation。　However；　we　think　your　readers　will　quite　agree　with　us　when
we　say　their　eastern　cities　could　well　afford　such　notoriety　if　thereby
they　could　be　rid　of　their　debauching　and　terribly　corrupting　saloons。
Pastor；　Topeka；　Kansas。

　TRIBUTE　TO　MRS。　NATION。CORRESPONDENT　OF　THE　STATE　JOURNAL　GROWS

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　ELOQUENT　ABOUT　HER。


A　correspondent　of　the　State　Journal　who　is　evidently　an　admirer　of
Mrs。　Nation　has　written　the　following　tribute　the　famous　smasher　of
joints：

〃Carry　A。　Nation；　prophetess　of　God　and　prohibition；　came　suddenly
like　the　furious　driving　Jehu。　Her　cyclonic　joint　smashing　shook
the　rum　power　of　the　United　States　from　apex　to　foundation…stone。
The　great　American　god　Bacchus　turned　pale　on　his　throne。　Gambrinus
and　his　thirty　thousand　white…aproned　priests　of　debauchery　and　licentiousness
trembled　in　every　saloon　and　bagnio　throughout　the　union。
No　whirlwind；　tornado　or　simoon　of　the　desert　ever　startled　a　nation
as　her　volcanic　career。　From　ocean　to　ocean；　from　Canada　to　Texas。
she　faced　a　storm　of　relentless　criticism　and　bitter　sarcasm　from　political
curs；　clerical　hirelings　and　editorial　henchmen　of　the　murderous　liquor
traffic　such　as　no　mortal　ever　faced　before。　A　star　of　hope　to　the　one
hundred　thousand　despairing　drunkards；　already　in　the　death…grasp　of
this　licensed　Moloch　of　perdition；　volunteer　liberator　of　the　hundreds
of　thousands　of　hapless　slaves　of　this　greater　〃curse　of　curses〃　and
more　than　〃sum　of　all　villainies；〃　precursor　of　emancipation　of　the
millions　of　sad…faced　women　and　children　whose　lives　are　blasted　and
crushed　beneath　the　wheels　of　this　cruel　Car　of　juggernaut；　betrayed　by
false　friends；　imprisoned　by　the　courts；　and　manacled；　no　martyr　of　old
ever　ran　the　gauntlet　of　hotter　persecution；　yet　like　Banquo's　Ghost　and
the　Man　of　Galilee　she　will　not　down。　Denounce　her　as　you　may；　she
is　such　an　one　as　heroines　and　world…wide　characters　are　made　of。
Every　one　will　want　a　copy　of　her　〃Life；〃　forthcoming　publication。
The　boys　and　girls　will　find　the　Old　Kentucky　Home　plantation　scenes；
interesting　as　Uncle　Tom's　Cabin　and　well　worth　the　price　of　the　book。
The　pictures　and　portraits　of　the　noted　Smasher　of　joints　are　more　than
worth　the　nominal　sum。　To　every　citizen；　student　and　philanthropist
the　legal　citations　for　reference　are　worth　it。　No　temperance　person
or　prohibitionist　can　afford　to　be　without　a　copy。RAY　RAND。

WORDS　PROPHETIC。

The　liquor　traffic　will　never　see　another　hour　of　peace　in　this
country。　Mrs。　Carrie　Nation　has　sounded　the　alarm。　There's　a　growing
hatred　of　the　saloon。　The　speaker　has　sworn　hostility　to　an
institution　that　feeds　on　the　bodies　and　souls　of　men。　I　will　pay　my
taxes　like　an　honest　man　and　not　saddle　by　my　vote；　the　burden　on　the
tempted　and　weak；　who　will　pay　them　over　the　bar　and　throw　his　wife
and　children　on　the　charity　of　the　public。

What　shall　the　harvest　be？

As　a　people　for　years　we　pressed　to　our　hearts　the　evil　of　human
slavery。　It　was　profitable；　we　thought；　but　every　drop　of　blood　let　by
the　slaver's　lash；　God　made　us　pay　back　with　blood　of　our　own　upon　the
altar。　Many　fortunes　were　built　up　by　slave　labor；　but　how　many　of　them
were　left　after　the　war？　〃Whatsoever　a　nation　soweth　that　shall　it
also　reap。〃　What　shall　the　harvest　be　from　the　wild　sowing　of　the
legalized　saloon？　Our　own　country　is　a　partner　in　the　business　for　the
of　revenue。　I　pray　God　that　the　liquor　traffic　may　be　abolished　from
America；　without　bloodshed；　and　yet　who　dares　prophesy　that　it　shall
be　so。　Much　blood　has　been　let　in　these　long　years　by　drunken　husbands
and　fathers。　Many　fortunes　have　been　built　up　by　the　traffic。　What
shall　the　end　be？

Right　shall　prevail

　　　　　　　　　　〃For　right　is　right；　as　God　is　God；
　　　　　　　　　　And　right　the　day　will　win。
　　　　　　　　　　To　doubt　would　be　disloyalty；
　　　　　　　　　　To　falter　would　be　sin。〃


Listen　to　the　voice　of　the　20th　century　prophet　as　it　comes　ringing
down　the　grooves　of　change：　〃The　saloon　is　going！　Perhaps　not　by
your　political　party　or　mine；　your　church　or　mine；　but　God　reigns　and
his　people　will　awake。　And　as　it　lies　dying　at　last　amongst　its　bags　of
gold；　and　we　stand　over　it；　as　I　pray　we　may；　if　it　shall　look　up　into
our　faces　and　whisper：　〃Another　million　of　revenue　for　a　single　breath
of　life！〃　You　will　say；　as　I　will：　〃NO！　Down；　down　to　hell　and　say
I　sent　thee　thither。〃



CHAPTER　XIX。

DR。　MCFARLAND'S　PROTEST。KICKED　AND　KNOCKED　DOWN　BY　CHAPMAN　OF
BANGOR　HOUSE。MEDDLING　WITH　THE　DEVIL。TIMELY　WARNING　TO　OUR
BOYS　AND　GIRLS。BRUBAKER　OF　PEORIA。WITCHCRAFT。LAST　TIME　IN
JAIL。


The　determination　of　that　rum　anarchy　in　Topeka；　Kansas；　was　such
that　three　consecutive　times　I　was　put　in　jail　because　I　went　into　these　vile
dens。　Dr。　McFarland；　pastor　of　the　First　Methodist　Episcopal　church　of
Topeka；　came　down　at　my　last　trial　to　see　what　the　trouble　was。　The
police；　when　put　on　the　witness　stand；　swore　positive　falsehoods　and
Judge　Magaw；　the　republican　police　judge；　appointed　there　by　the　democratic
Mayor；　Parker；　that　these　two　might　unite　their　force　of　corruption；
knew　that　these　police　were　swearing　falsehoods　but　were　winking
at　the　crime。　I　saw　that　the　Doctor　was　getting　ready　to　offer　his
protest　when　the　time　came；　and　it　came　when　I　was　sentenced　to　jail　for
contempt　of　court；　because　I　insisted　on　asking　what　kind　of　business
these　dive…keepers　were　carrying　on；　which　the　judge　wanted　to　keep　out
of　the　witnesses　mouths。　Dr。　McFarland　arose　and　said：　〃I　suppose　you
want　to　fine　me　judge。　I　say　this　is　an　infernal　outrage；〃　repeating　it
the　second　time。　Judge　Magaw　said：　〃Yes　I　will　fine　you　twenty…five
dollars。〃　〃You　may　make　it　a　hundred。〃　〃Well；　I　will　make　it　a　hundred；〃
said　Judge　Magaw。　I　was　taken　to　jail。　Dr。　McFarland　was
not；　but　walked　out　and　said　it　was　worth　a　hundred　dollars　to　tell　them
what　he　thought　of　such　travesty　on　justice。　Dr。　McFarland　had　plenty
of　friends　who　offered　to　pay　the　amount　but　I　believe　he　paid　it　himself。
Then　he　began　some　investigation　of　the　corruption　at　the　police　station。
He　preached　a　sermon　telling　of　this。　It　was　published。　I　was　in　jail
next　door　to　the　room　in　which　the　mayor；　Parker；　and　the　police　gathered
to　discuss　a　suit　for　slander　against　Dr。　McFarland；　but　it　was　only
a　bluff。　Before　this　all　night　long　there　was　loud　talking　and　swearing
in　the　room　under　mine　as　if　around　a　card　table。　After　Dr。　McFarland's
sermon　I　heard　no　more　of　it。　There　were　several　of　these　poor　degraded
girls　in　jail。　I　knew　of　actions　and　words　that　were　not　decent　between
the　officers　and　these　girls。　This　exposure　of　Dr。　McFarland's　was　very
salutary。　Before　that；　officers　would　come　into　my　room　without　knocking
and　address　me　in　a　rough　manner。　After　this　they　knocked　at　the
door　and　were　respectful　and　even　kind。　The　Reverend　Doctor　did　a
great　work　by　that　sermon　which　was　to　the　point　and　effective。

I　went　to　Bangor；　Maine；　to　lecture　once。　Stopped　at　the　Bangor
House；　run　by　one　Chapman。　Roosevelt　had　stopped　there　just　two
weeks　before。　I　heard　this　hotel　had　one　of　those　traps；　called　〃dives。〃
When　I　went　into　the　dining…room　I　asked　a　young　lady　waiting　on　me；
if　she　could　get　me　a　bottle　of　beer？　She　said　they　kept　it　and　that　she
would　ask　the　head　waiter　to　get　it　for　me。　She　spoke　to　him。　He　left　the
dining…room　and　in　a　few　minutes　the　man　Chapman　came　out　of　the
winding　way　to　his　dive；　the　proprietor　rushed　up　to　me　in　a　drunken
rage。　He　threw　me　against　one　of　the　pillars；　then　literally　knocked　me
out　into　the　hall　in　the　presence　of　the　guests；　perhaps　a　hundred；　then
he　kept　knocking　me　down　every　time　I　rose　to　my　feet。　He　would　not
allow　me　to　get　my　things。　I　was　invited　to　go　home　with　a　prohi