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to　Mrs。　Dye　Ellis；　but　Mr。　Roosevelt　dare　not　deny　it。　The　minister　for
Mr。　McKinley　denied　he　rented　his　property　for　saloon　purposes；　but
the　Chicago　New　Voice　proved　he　did。　I　am　so　true　a　Daughter　of　the
Revolution　that　such　a　president　as　Theodore　Roosevelt　is　an　insult　to
my　sires。　And　last　March　when　he　came　to　Topeka；　Kansas；　he　outraged
every　loyal　citizen　of　the　state　by　bringing　into　it　a　dive　and　all
who　wished　an　intoxicating　drink　could　get　it　by　tipping　the　waiter。　Let
his　ministers　deny　this　for　him　also。　He　ought　to　have　been　arrested
as　any　other　dive…keeper。

This　President　who　enjoys　the　sport　of　killing　innocent　animals；
this　man　who　costs　the　people　more　than　any　other　president；　who　has
so　little　regard　for　the　people's　treasury　that　he　spent　a　quarter　of　a
million
to　look　at　the　American　fleet　and　took　the　treasured　relics　of　the　people
and　sold　them　to　a　junk　shop；　vandalism！


MY　VISIT　TO　YALE　UNIVERSITY。

I　have　been　to　all　the　principal　universities　of　the　United　States。
At　Cambridge；　where　Harvard　is　situated；　there　are　no　saloons　allowed；
but　in　Ann　Arbor　the　places　are　thick　where　manhood　is　drugged　and
destroyed。　Also　Yale；　the　latter　being　the　worst　I　have　ever　seen。　I　will
insert　two　letters　which　I　got　on　March　1st；　1904；　and　have　received　several
more　of　the　kind　from　the　students：

〃Dear　Mrs。　Nation：As　an　ardent　prohibitionist　and　an　enemy　of
the　liquor　traffic；　I　feel　obliged　to　bring　to　your　notice　some　of　the　things
that　are　served　to　the　young　men　at　Yale　Dining　Hall　by　the　college
authorities。〃　（In　this　letter　were　several　bills　of　fare。）　〃You　will　see
how　many　of　the　dishes　are　served　with　intoxicating　liquors　as　sauces。
Yale　is　supposed　to　be　a　christian　college；　but　to　give　boys　these　poisons
by　consent　of　the　college　authorities　is　nothing　more　or　less　than　starting
them　on　the　road　to　hell！　Please　give　this　matter　your　earnest　attention
and　see　if　you　can　not　stamp　this　serpent　out。〃

〃Dear　Mrs。　Nation：Although　it　pains　me　deeply；　I　feel　it　my　duty
to　inform　you　that　even　after　your　soul…stirring　address　of　warning　and
reproof；　the　Devil　still　grins　at　Yale　Dining　Hall。　The　enclosed　menus
tells　the　story。　The　hateful　practice　of　serving　intoxicating　liquors　has
not　ceased。　Capt。　Smoke　holds　open　wide　the　gates　of　hell。　Oh；　this
is　terrible！　Satan　loves　to　shoot　at　brightest　marks。

〃Here　are　eight　hundred　shining　young　souls；　the　cream　of　the
nation's　manhood；　on　the　broad　road　which　leadeth　to　destruction。　God
help　us。　Assist　us；　Mrs。　Nation；　aid　us；　pray　for　us。　Let　the　world
know　of　this　awful　condition　and　rouse　the　public　indignation　until　it
has　ceased。　Publicity　will　do　it。　Let　the　world　know　that　Yale　is　being
made　a　training　school　for　Drunkards；　and　Capt。　Smoke　will　never　dare
to　serve　liquors　again。　A　LONE　BUT　TRUE　FRIEND　OF　THE　TEMPERANCE
CAUSE。〃

I　spoke　to　the　students　at　the　entrance　of　their　dining　hall。　They
spoke　up　and　told　me　that　〃Champagne〃　was　served　on　their　ham　three
times　a　week。　They　gave　me　the　menus；　and　on　them　were：　〃Claret
Wine　Punch〃；　〃Cherry　Wine　Sauce〃；　〃Apple　Dumpling　and　Brandy
Sauce；〃　〃Roast　Ham　and　Champagne　Sauce；〃　and　〃Wine　jelly〃。　While
I　was　talking　to　the　young　men；　many　were　smoking　cigarettes　in　the
entrance　of　the　dining　hall；　which　was　contrary　to　rules；　but　Capt。　Smoke
only　laughed　at　this　practice　of　vice。　There　should　be　an　investigation
and　that　quick。　Students　are　crying　for　it。　Faculties　should　demand
of　students　a　high　standard。　At　Yale　the　students　are　pleading　for　a
moral　faculty。

I　then　went　to　the　Y。　M。　C。　A。；　and　found　on　the　first　floor；　billiard
tables；　cigars　and　cigarettes；　they　also　have　a　〃smoking　room。〃　A　poor
mother　wrote　to　a　friend　of　mine　in　New　Heaven　to　please　use　her
influence　to　save　the　boys。　That　her　boy　wrote　her　that　the　brandy　was
so　strong　on　the　food　that　it　made　his　head　dizzy。　One　poor　boy　said
that　he　did　not　wish　such　food　but　that　he　had　no　other　to　eat。　Students
are　crying　out　against　this　outrage。　While　I　was　there　a　〃Smoker〃　was
advertised　to　be　held　by　the　law　students。　A　student　told　me　that　a
beer　wagon　was　engaged　by　the　Seniors　of　Sheffield　School　of　Yale　for
their　wrestling　match　procession。　These　Seniors　upon　application　can
get　a　tin　cup　and　help　themselves　to　this　rotten　slop　that　will　destroy
their　willpower　and　make　them　slaves　of　the　drink　habit。　What　can　be
expected　of　Freshmen　if　Seniors　set　such　an　example？　This　will　show
what　it　leads　to：

The　demoralization　of　the　students　is　talked　of　universally。　They　have
what　is　called　Freshman　〃Games〃；　which　are　as　follows：　Upon　appointed
evenings　they　will　meet　at　a　select　hotel　（saloon）。　They　take　their
places　at　the　table；　then；　each　one　at　the　table；　〃sets　them　up〃　to　all　the
rest。　If　there　are　twelve　at　the　table　each　one　gets　twelve　drinks。　You
can　imagine　the　〃games〃　after　such　a　debauch。　I　saw　some　young　men
there　from　Kansas　and　I　asked　them：　〃Why　do　you　come　to　Yale？〃　I
would　never　send　a　boy　of　mine　to　Yale。　If　I　had　a　hundred　I　would
send　them　to　a　state；　that　made　such　things　a　crime。　Here　is　a　college
that　has　received　donations　of　millions　lately；　that　young　men　may　be
prepared　and　fitted　for　stations　of　moral；　mental　and　physical　eminence
and　it　is　a　school　of　vice　to　a　great　extent。　The　distillers　and　brewers
dominate　the　republican　party　and　they　are　the　controlling　party　at
Yale　and　will　desolate　and　enslave　our　darling　boys。　I　went　to　see　the
president　of　Yale；　Professor　Hadley；　and　I　asked　him　about　these　things。
He　said　he　thought　the　intoxicants　were　〃fruit　juices〃。　I　spoke　of　the
smoking。　He　said　he　used　to　think　it　was　wrong　but　when　he　went　to
Germany　he　saw　they　smoked　there。　He　was　taught　it　was　wrong　in
America　but　when　he　saw　it　in　Germany　he　thought　better　of　the　vice
and　is　now　teaching　it　to　our　boys。　People　ought　to　demand　another
faculty　or　refuse　to　patronize　such　a　school。

While　I　was　at　Harvard　I　saw　Professors　smoking　cigarettes。　Parents
should　demand　that　the　teachers　in　these　colleges　and　schools　should
be　free　from　the　practice　of　the　vices　of　drinking　intoxicating　liquors
and　the　use　of　tobacco。　I　hope　we　will　have　some　generous　hearted　man
who　will　donate　to　build　a　college　in　Kansas　with　the　capacity　of　Yale。
What　a　shame　to　have　professors　in　our　schools　aping　the　vices　of
foreigners。

These　same　professors　are　the　followers　of　Huxley　and　Herbert
Spencer；　who　did　far　more　to　make　the　world　ignorant　than　wise。　Huxley
saw　in　man　only　the　elements　of　a　weed。　Herbert　Spencer　would
have　destroyed　all　family　life。　Such　men　as　these　degrade　thought　and
see　only　the　animal。　〃For　after　that　in　the　wisdom　of　man；　the　world
by　wisdom　knew　not。　Yet　it　pleased　God　by　the　foolishness　of　preaching
to　confound　the　wise〃　（as　a　fool　would　determine　wisdom）。

The　great　controversy　between　Yale　and　Harvard　now；　is；　which　shall
excel　in　brute　force；　and　foot…ball　seems　to　be　the　test。　Colleges　were
founded　for　the　purpose　of　educating　the　young；　on　moral；　intellectual；
and　spiritual　lines。　The　test　of　these　is　oratory；　debate；　intellectual
contests。　It　used　to　be　conceded；　that　the　mind　made　the　man；　now　the
forces　of　the　mule　and　ox　are　preferred。

Taft；　of　the　noted　'Taft'　Cigar　has　position　of　lecturer；　and　the
inference　is；　there　will　be　more　vile　cigars　smoked　than　ever；　under　such
patronage。

Oh；　mothers　and　fathers！　Rise　in　protest　against　these　outrages；
slaughter；　bloody　anarchy；　and　treason。



CHAPTER　XVIII。

PROHIBITION　OR　ABOLITION。WHAT　IT　MEANS。THE　FREE　METHODISTS　AND
OTHER　MINISTERS　ENDORSE　THE　WORK。A　CATHOLIC　PRIEST'S　ENDORSEMENT。
MODERN　DEBORAH。JOHN　P。　ST。　JOHN。


God　is　a　politician；　so　is　the　devil。　God's　politics　are　to　protect　and
defend　mankind；　bringing　to　them　the　highest　good　and　finally　heaven。
The　devil's　politics　are　to　deceive；　degrade　and　to　make　miserable；　finally
ending　in　hell。　The　Bible　fully　explains　this。　The　two　kinds　of　seed
started　out　from　Abel　and　Cain；　then　Ishmael　and　Isaac；　Esau　and　Jacob。
There　are　but　these　two　kinds　of　people。　God's　crowd　and　the　Devil's
crowd。　The　first　law　given　and　broken　in　Eden　was　a　prohibition　law。
God　said：　〃Thou　shalt　not。〃　The　devil　tempted　and　persuaded　the　first
pair　to　disobey。　He　did　it　by　deceiving　the　woman。　The　fact　of　redemption
now　is　to　bring　them　back　to　the　law　of　God。　What　is　law？　God
says　that　sin　is　a　transgression　of　law。　Blackstone　says：　〃Law　commands
that　which　is　right　and　prohibits　that　which　is　wrong。〃　Law　is
one；　as　truth　is　one。　It　is　not　possible　to　make　a　bad　law。　If　it　is　bad；　it
is
not　a　law。　We　have　bad　statutes。　Law　is　always　right。　Nothing　is　wrong
that　is　legal；　and　wrong　may　be　licensed；　but　never　legalized。　I　find　lawyers
who　do　not　understand　this。　I　often　hear　the　term　〃legalized　saloon〃。
When　I　was　passing　the　building　of　the　supreme　court　in　New　York　City；
on　Madison　Avenue；　I　read　an　inscription　on　one　of　the　marble　statues
representing　a　judge　with　a　book　on　either　side　of　the　door：　〃Every　law
not　based　on　wisdom　is　a　menace　to　the　state。〃　This　is　a　false；　misleading
sentence　for　all　law　is　wisdom。　It　might　have　read：　〃All　statutes　not　based
on　wisdom；　are　a　menace　to　the　state。〃　Then　at　the　base　of　the　statue
of　a　soldier；　on　the　other　side　of　the　entrance；　was　this　statement：　〃We
do　not　use　force　until　good　laws　are　defied。〃　Which　ought　to　read：　〃We
do　not　use　force　until　laws　are　defied。〃　Such　ideas　as　these　are　corrupting
courts；　and　biasing　the　public　mind；　and　the　injury　is　more　than　apparent
to　the　observer。　If　law　is　not　a　standard；　what　standard　can　we
have？　We　must　have　one。　We　repeat　again：　〃Law　commands　that
which　is　right　and　prohibits　that　which　is　wrong。〃　Any　statute　that　does
this　is　lawful。　Any　that　does　not；　is　anarchy。

God　is　truly　the　author　of　law。　The　theocratic　form　of　government
was　perfect　and　the　only　perfect　government　that　ever　existed；　we　need
no　other　statutes　than　those　that　God　gave。　He　said：　〃We　must　not
kill　a　bird　sitting　on　her　young；　must　not　see　our　enemy's　beast　fall　under
his　burden　and　not　help　him　rise。〃　And　the　refinement　of　mercy　was
taught　in　the　statute　that　said：　〃You　must　not　kill　the　mother　a