the use and need of the life of carrie a. nation-第32章

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replies　of　over　1；000　prison　governors　in　the　United　States　to　a　circular
letter　addressed　to　them；　and　a　summary　shows　that　the　general　average
of　909　replies　received　from　the　license　states；　gives　the　proportion　of
crime　due　to　drink　at　no　less　than　seventy…two　per　cent；　the　average
from　108　officials　in　Prohibition　states　giving　the　per　centage　at　thirty…
seven。　A　considerable　number　of　the　latter　were　〃boot…leggers〃　in　jail
for　selling　whiskey。　Out　of　the　1；017　jailers；　only　181　placed　their　estimate
below　twenty…five　per　cent；　and　fifty…five　of　these　were　from　empty
jails　in　prohibition　territory。　The　relation　of　drink　to　pauperism　is　much
the　same　as　that　of　drink　to　crime。　Of　73；045　paupers　in　all　the　alms…
houses　of　the　country；　37；254　are　there　through　drink。

According　to　official　statistics　as　gathered　by　Commissioner　Carroll
D。　Wright；　of　the　Bureau　of　Labor；　there　are　140　cities　in　the　country
having　a　population　of　30；000　and　upwards。

In　these　cities　there　were　in　1898；　294；820　people　arrested　for　drunkeness；
almost　ten　times　as　many　as　now　comprise　our　army　in　the　Philippines。

If　this　great　army　of　drunkards　were　marshalled　for　a　parade；　marching
twenty　abreast；　it　would　require　four　and　one…half　days；　marching
ten　hours　a　day；　for　them　to　pass　a　given　point。　And　these　295；000
drunks　do　not　include　the　arrests　for　〃disorderly　conduct；〃　〃assault〃　and
a　dozen　other　offences　which　grow　out　of　the　licensed　rum　business。　The
total　arrests　for　all　causes　in　these　cities　was　915；167。　Counting　the
moderate
estimate　of　three…fourths　of　these　as　being　the　victims　of　the　lawful　saloons；
it　would　require　more　than　a　week's　marching　twenty　abreast；
for　the　great　procession　to　stagger　past　a　reviewing　stand；　and　the　rum
product　of　only　140　cities　heard　from。

These　appalling　statistics　are　the　common　property　of　every　citizen；
and　any　political　party　pretending　to　financial　improvement　that　ignores
the　sixteen　hundred　million　dollars　worse　than　squandered　in　liquor　and
tobacco　annually　in　the　United　states；　is　untrue　to　itself　and　false　to　the
nation。　Gambrinus；　the　god　Bacchus；　the　Rum　Power；　this　Moloch　of
perdition；　must　be　destroyed。　Prohibition　is　the　only　remedy。　Kansas
is　to　be　the　battle　ground。　Her　constitutional　prohibitory　law　and　statutory
enactments　are　all　right；　properly　administered。　But　in　the　hands
of　a　republican　whiskey　〃machine〃　with　the　governor　belonging　to　the
Elks；　a　liquor　fraternity；　a　confessed　defaulter　as　state　treasurer；　a
United　states　senator　under　indictment　for　bribery；　officials　from　the
state　house　to　every　county　in　complicity　with　the　whiskey　rebels；　it
will　not　be　enforced。　The　liquor　men　and　joint　keepers　subscribe　large
sums　to　campaigns　with　the　tacit；　implied　or　open　understanding　of
immunity　from　prosecution　and　punishment　on　the　part　of　candidates
and　officials。　This　has　been　going　from　bad　to　worse　for　twenty　years。
Yet　the　law　is　so　plain　that　he　who　runs　may　read。　How　many　ever　saw
it　in　print。　The　revised　statutes　of　Kansas；　1901；　Article　14；　Section　2462；
reads：　〃It　shall　be　the　duty　of　all　sheriffs；　police　officers；　constables；
mayors；　marshals；　police　judges　and　police　officers　of　any　city　or　town；
having　notice　or　knowledge　of　any　violation　of　the　provisions　of　this
act　to　notify　the　county　attorney　of　the　fact　of　such　violation　and　to
furnish　him　names　of　witnesses　within　his　knowledge　by　which　such
violation　can　be　proven。　If　any　such　officer　shall　fail　to　comply　with　the
provisions　of　this　section；　he　shall；　upon　conviction；　be　fined　in　any　sum
not　less　than　100　or　more　than　500；　and　such　conviction　shall　be　a
forfeiture
of　the　office　held　by　such　person；　and　the　court　before　whom　such
conviction　is　had　shall；　in　addition　to　the　imposition　fine　aforesaid；　order
and　adjudge　the　forfeiture　of　his　said　office。　For　a　failure　or　neglect　of
official　duty　in　the　enforcement　of　this　act；　any　of　the　city　or　county
officers　herein　referred　to　may　be　removed　by　civil　action。〃

Also　Article　6；　Section　2212；　says：　〃Any　officer　of　the　state　or　of
any　county；　city；　district　or　township；　after　his　election　or　appointment；
and　either　before　or　after　he　shall　have　qualified　or　entered　upon　his
official　duties；　who　shall　accept　or　receive　any　money　or　the　loan　of
any　money；　or　any　real　or　personal　property；　or　any　pecuniary　or　other
personal　advantage；　present　or　prospective；　under　the　agreement　or
understanding　that　his　vote；　opinion；　judgment　or　action　shall　be　thereby
influenced；　or　as　a　reward　for　having　given　or　withheld　any　vote；　opinion
or　judgment　in　any　matter　before　him　in　his　official　capacity；　or　having
wrongfully　done　or　omitted　to　do　any　official　act；　shall　be　punished
by　a　fine　of　not　less　than　200　nor　more　than　1；000；　or　by　imprisonment
for　not　less　than　one　year　nor　more　than　seven　years　in　the　penitentiary
at　hard　labor；　or　both　such　fine　and　imprisonment　at　the　direction　of　the
court。〃

Enforce　the　statute　and　thousands　of　officials　in　Kansas　would　soon
be　behind　prison　bars。　When　the　officiary　administrative　of　any　government
become　corrupt；　it　is　on　the　highway　to　disruption　and　ruin。　Greece
and　Rome　are　notable　examples。　The　sworn　government　report　is
that　nearly　eighteen　gallons　of　liquor　to　every　man；　woman　and　child；　is
consumed　by　Uncle　Sam's　subjects　every　twelve　months。　This　republic
cannot　long　survive　half　sober　and　half　drunk。　The　immortal　Abraham
Lincoln　in　a　speech　at　Springfield；　Ill。；　Feb。　22nd；　1842　said：　〃Turn　now
to　the　temperance　revolution。　In　it　we　shall　find　a　stronger　bondage
broken；　a　viler　slavery　manumitted；　a　greater　tyrant　deposedin　it；　more
of　want　supplied；　more　disease　healed；　more　sorrow　assuaged。　By　it；　no
orphans　starving；　no　widows　weeping；　by　it；　none　wounded　in　feeling；
none　injured　in　interest。　And　what　a　noble　ally　this　to　the　cause　of　political
freedom！　With　such　an　aid；　its　march　cannot　fail　to　be　on　and　on；
until　every　son　of　earth　shall　drink　in　rich　fruition　the　sorrow…quenching
draughts　of　perfect　liberty！　And　when　the　victory　shall　be　complete
when　there　shall　be　neither　a　slave　nor　a　drunkard　on　the　earthhow
proud　the　title　of　that　LAND　which　may　truly　claim　to　be　the　birthplace　of
and　the　cradle　of　both　those　revolutions　that　shall　have　ended　in　that
victory！　How　nobly　distinguished　that　people　who　shall　have　planted
and　nurtured　to　maturity　both　the　political　and　moral　freedom　of　their
species！

William　Windom；　when　Secretary　of　the　U。　S。　Treasury　under　the
Arthur　administration；　said：　〃Considered　socially；　financially；　politically
or　morally；　the　licensed　liquor　traffic　is；　or　ought　to　be；　the　overshadowing
issue　in　American　politics；　and　the　destruction　of　this　iniquity
stands　first　on　the　calendar　of　the　world's　progress。〃

By　Bible　authority　and　by　the　common　law　of　our　land　I　have　proved
to　the　satisfaction　of　all　who　will　see　the　right；　that　I　am　a　loyal　American；
a　loving　Home　Defender；　doing　the　will　of　Him　whom　I　serve　and
whose　I　am。



CHAPTER　XI。

MY　TRIAL　FOR　DIVORCE。THE　LICENSED　RUM　TRAFFIC　THE　CAUSE　OF　SO　MANY
DIVORCES。DIFFERENT　TIMES　AND　PLACES　I　HAVE　BEEN　IN　JAIL。AT　THE
CAPITAL　OF　CALIFORNIA。WIDE　OPEN　TREASON。AT　THE　UNIVERSITY　OF
TEXAS。WOOLLEY　CLUB　AT　ANN　ARBOR；　MICHIGAN。CATHOLIC　PRIEST
AND　CIGARETTES。

Mr。　Nation　brought　suit　for　divorce　against　me　while　I　was　in　jail。
I　was　very　much　astonished　at　it；　for　I　never　thought　that　our　disagreement
would　result　in　his　desiring　a　divorce。　We　had　lived　together
twenty…four　years；　and　while　we　could　not　agree；　I　never　wanted　a
divorce。　His　petition　stated　the　reason　for　this　was　〃extreme　cruelty
and　desertion。〃　He　sued　for　all　the　property　and　wanted　the　court　to
have　me　pay　for　the　cost　of　the　trial。　I　shall　always　believe　he　was
induced　to　do　this　by　the　republicans；　thinking　to　hinder　my　work。

The　people　of　Medicine　Lodge　were　shocked　at　this；　for　they　knew
I　had　been　faithful　to　my　duties　as　a　wife；　up　to　the　time　I　went　to
Wichita；　and　when　I　went　to　Topeka　I　told　Mr。　Nation　if　he　would　stay
there　with　me；　I　would　pay　his　board　and　room　rent；　which　I　did。　He
came　to　Topeka　and　the　first　thing　that　he　took　offense　at　was　my