The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-25
REPUBLICAN WOMEN.
A Second Branch Of the State Asso-
citation.
IT IS ORGANIZED AT PONTIAC.
The omcsrs and the Work Pianned-Ad-
dresses by Mrs. L. w. Chace. by the
state President and by MIR. James +.
MISUNDERSTANDING Will Follow.

Yesterday afternoon saw the organiza-
tion of the second local branch of the
Rhode Island Republican Women's Asso-
citation. The idea and the general plan
of calling upon Republican women to
lead their support and their influence in
the approaching campaign has gained
general and increasing favor, and when
Mrs. Thomas w. Chace, secretary Of the
Women's National Republican commit
tee. called to order the gathering in
Lyceum Hall, Pontiac, she had interested
faces before her. Mrs. Chace told her
auditors of the origin OF the work four
years ago. of the faith of the Republican
leaders In it; of the grand work of Mrs. j:
Ellen Foster; of the hope and the belief
that in every State OF the Union there
would ~spring up this summer organiza-
tions Of intelligent and loyal women,
whose devotion to Republican principles
and whose earnest conviction that the
best interests of the country required the
triumph of Republicanism in the national
election would prove a strong force TO cast
the influence of the home and the family
upon the right side.
Gov. Ladd and Gov. ELECT Brown sane
toned the movement. she said, and the
president of the State Association. The
State League of Republican Clu bs would
lend its assistance, for the work was In
direct response to call from Republican
men that Republican women help them.
Mrs. T.. p. Heaton of the NEWS was in
troduced as State president of the asso-
citation, and said that whatever differ
ences of opinion might prevail among
men and among women as TO the deslra-
bility of women's taking an active part
in politics there was hardly room for
question of the good that would come OF
q more general and more intelligent dis
cussion of public questions In the home
With the large foreign element that was
received into the country every year
splendid material, much of 1t, for the
making of good citizens, but the best as
we'll as the worst strange in the begin
ming and requiring to be digested and
assimilated before IL could be
called American-there was the
most pressing need of the utilization OF
all the country's elements OF strength, OF
the putting forth OF all It's inteiligence
and all its political integrity IL, under the
burden il was carrying, progress was to
be possible. Instead of increasing effort,
however, too many young men were com
ing up without any feeling OF response
bility in politics, without setting any
value on the franchise.
For laxness and indifference and sbirk.
ing of political duties the speaker held
women in no small part responsible.
Children, she thought, should -Aavs-feve
of country taught them at the fireside
from their earliest years. Patriotism
should be one of the first lessons they
should learn from their mothers. Young
men should grow up surrounded by a
home influence that should actively en-
courage attention to political duties.
The great questions of politics were as
vital to women as to men. The tariff di-
rectly affected the woman's pocket book;
it was essential that she should know
something about the system that made
possible the home comforts that sur
rounded her. 1t was woman's business
to know what American prosperity
meant, how it was maintained, upon
what point the parties were divided and
along which road lay welfare for the ma
tion, and in what other direction ruin.
1t was women's business TO be intelli-
gent students of current events and to
create Q social atmosphere that should
compel attention TO political duties and
refuse to tolerate shirking.
The Republican party was the party OF
progress, the party that believed In the
country's future; it was the party that
had q right to appeal to the family be-
cause 1t stood for the things that were
dear to American households.
received by women in free trade England
and Of the effect OF free trade, II intro
duced in this country, upon the great
army OF women wage earners.
James I. McCusker made pithy ad-
dress expressing his pleasure at seeing
the movement TO organize women under
way. The machine, he said, was constant
ly cried down and the practical politician,
but in the long run the common sense of
the community must teach it that moth
Ing worth doing could be accomplished in
any direction or for any object or by any
agencies without intelligent and persist
ent organization. The well directed efforts
of women could be of direct and practical
benefit. The number of young men who
neglected to register and the excuses they
gave for not qualifying to vote were as
founding. IL wives and sisters and sweet
hearts kept men up TO their political
duties Republican victories would be won
moro easily.
Republican campaigns were campaigns
of education; if the housewives had been
better posted the Congressional elections
OF 1890 would have gone differently In
Ohio In Mckinleys district the Demo
cratic managers sent out peddlers of
hooks and eyes who went from door to
door offering the goods a, big prices, the
sudden rise being attributed TO the Nc
Kinley bill. Fish were cried by fishermen
at top figures and many women who
didn't know mckinley had nothing to do
with isn, were deceived. III women had
better known the tariff theory and prac-
tice the party would have been spared
that Waterloo. The more closely it's prin-
ciples were stadied the more victories Re
publicanism won; therefore he hoped to
see Republican wives and mothers nterest
themselves and bring out grand vote
next November.
BY a unanimous vote it was resolved
that Pontiac branch OF the Rhode Isl
aud Republican Women's Association
should be organized and Mrs X. NJ Pol
lard was chosen president Mrs. Her
bert Boss was elected secretary-treasurer
and Mrs. Charles Meader, assistant sec
retary. Mrs ID. T.. Hammond, Mrs.
John Pollard and Mrs Charles Meader
were appointed committee TO obtain
names Of members.
Among those present were Mrs. A. Il.
Shields, Mrs. Ann Harrison, Mrs. X. NJ.
Pollard, Mrs. John Pollard, Mrs. Charles
Meader. Mrs. Herbert Boss, Mrs. 3D. f..
Hammond, Mr.. John Pollard and Mr..
James r. McCusker.
The meeting adjourned to reassemble
more informally for coffee and cake at
the hospitable home Of Mrs. Hammond.
A prosperous career for the Pontiac
branch is predicted.
MRS. BOLLEs IN BOSTON.