Show IN ANOTER FIELD PEOPLE in this part of the country are somewhat familiar with the name of rate kate field A certain limited few in this locality professed a good deal of admiration for her that was simply because she traveled about with a monster of her own creation evolved from a diseased and probably highly stimulated imagination the drawing of the long bow on the mormon question did not pan out enough of the wherewith and kate has forsaken the rostrum and is now practicing at the bar let it not be supposed that she has developed into a full fledged attorney a disciple of blackstone the tender kate has evolved from a distributor tri butor of heavy anti mormon fabrications into a dealer in light california wines she has opened an office and agency for the traffic in new york and leading newspapers have of late stated broadly that she does more than merely look upon the liquid when it is red in other words that she is in the habit of into a state of exhilaration hil A short time since an article appeared in the new york in relation to rate kate being the agent of a pacific coast wine brud to tills this she made a somewhat incoherent reply the nature of which almost indicated that she had been dipping her pen into her own wares we give it herewith whether it is ever wise to correct misrepresentation in the press is an open question As a rule I 1 remain silent believing the truth is mighty and will ultimately prevail it seems to me however inasmuch as I 1 am not a traveling agent for a california wine trust I 1 and inasmuch as the tribune has devoted a clever editorial to A modern hebel hebe on account of this supposed agenes agency that I 1 am justified in denying denbin this Is 1 impeachment M peach ment it to is one thing to believe that the road to temperance in this country lies in the substitution of light pure native wines at meals for the perpendicular drinking of ardent spirits between meals and to prepare a lecture on temperance versus prohibition it is quite another thing to be a drummer for a california wine trust of which I 1 never heard and the existence of which I 1 doubt I 1 have lived too much in europe not to know that the soberest nations are those that drink wine I 1 have traveled too much in prohibition states not to know that human numan nature cannot be legislated into total abstinence my experience in iowa two years ofin ago 0 led me to the study of brinki drinking in all ages later experience MT in california all has shown me how temperance reform can be gradually faduah brought about in this cound country if ft it be ignoble to accept from the state treasury of california the wherewithal to compensate me for delivering five ve lectures w which are as like likely to beg be given ven in private as in pub public c then it is equally ignoble for miss willard to receive compensation for her labors in behalf of the W C T U and for mrs livermore to be paid for prohibition addresses it may be that mrs foster settled her own bills when assisting the republican party in the late campaign it may be that james or blaine was also allowed to put his hands in his open pocket but I 1 dont believe it I 1 doubt not the earnest nid motives tives of these representative americans because they are not supernaturally philanthropic and do not devote themselves to their cause without regard to purse or scrip nor do I 1 think my past record should warrant the statement however complimentary to my capacity that I 1 I 1 can make the worse appear the better reason my conscience has never been for sale and never will be with all due deference to the tribune I 1 never yet tried to convert others to what was not my own faith I 1 should be a lamentable failure if I 1 made the attempt As to criticism of california wine I 1 leave that subject to the honorable men of that state whoa who appointed by the governor represent the commission Commiss fon yours truly ap the only indication there is in the foregoing of the now faded brilliancy of the writer is the drift in the direction of the main chance which is kates ru ruling aing passion she has managed adroitly to get the tribune to insert a telling advertisement of her california light wines the road to temperance being according to her theory the substitution of those beverages for tb the e lightning striking striding liquids swallowed by the average american she also says my experience in towa two years ago led me to the study of drinking in all ages this is ia susceptible of a double construction con s t ru c it was intended to mean in all 0 ages of the world but the public journals intimate that her practical opportunities for pursuing that tabt department part ment of knowledge at a somewhat advanced age of life have not be been small kate is by no means an infant |