Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-10-07
ROSES AND POLITICS.
A PEEP INTO THE WoMEN,S REPUB-
LIcAN HEADQUARTERS.

The Work Being Done-Good Speakers,
Good Literature and Good sentime ents
for the Masses-woman I'm Politics
Seems n Success Already.
A sunny room with big bay window
hom which one looks out over towers
and spires; the pink roses on the walls
half hidden by gracefully draped flags
and silken banners displaying the faces
OF the Republican candidates for presi-
dent and vice president; palms and vio-
lets before cabinet photographs of Dud-
ley and Allison; crucifx- twined with
the stars and stripes; worn Bible and
tin plate card receiver ON the desk
Uttered with pamphlets, letters and
newspaper clippings. Such is the ex-
traordinary tumble of religious and p6-
Gtical features at the headquarters of
the Woman's Republican Association of
the United States.
Ribbons and Roses in Politics.
, Ribbons and roses in politics at lastl
Here we have them. Ribbons tied in
the dainty rattan chairs and fiuttering
in roseate knots ON the soft, white gown
Of Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, president of the
association. Roses on the walls, on the
tables and manfel and on the breast of
this gentle woman, whose face glows
with the zeal Of the Puritan and from
whose honest gray eyes looks the spirit
of Bunker Hill.
For Mrs. Foster is both zealot and q
fighter. She is of the stuff of which
martyrs are made, combined with a
goodly proportion of the old Adam.
"CoIlege Boys and Women"
| 1t pleases the Democratic newspapers
these days to refer cmtemptuously to
the re-enforcements of "co1lege boys and
women" which Republicans are well
coming to their ranks. Well, college
boys have votes, and women can make
ballots IL they can't WELD them.
What is the Woman's Republican as
sociation doing?
| Talking, writing, agitating and pub
fishing pamphlets containing good, sound
Republican doctrines; trying to unite the
social and educational influence of Re-
publican women and to enlghten "the
shopping women on the Mckinley bill, !"
for the latter have been repeatedly in
formed by the Democratic press that
Mr.. Mckinley is not only responsible
for the awful devastation of pearl but
tons and tin plates, but for the riot,
strikes, bloodshed, the battle, murder
and sudden death in this country, as
well as the price of butter.
Mrs. Fosters Literary Bureau.
Mrs. Foster, who is an eloquent and
convincing speaker, will stump New
York for Harrison and Reid. At the
present moment she is attending to the
publication and dissemination of q series
Of political pamphlets. The first has
already been issued, and is called "Ob-
jects and Methods" The next will be
1.-THE American Renaissance" Then
will follow "The immigration Ques-
tion;" Republican Contentious and Su-
preme Court Decisions" written by Mrs.
Foster, whose legal training eminently
Ats her to establish the fact that every
essential principle contended for by the
Republican party has been finally sus-
tanned by the supreme judiciary.
A Woman ON FINANCE"
Another interesting pamphlet, "Our
Finances" is written by woman-Mrs.
Margaret 8. Burke, Of Washington, a
specialist In politics and finance. This
lady is more intimately acquainted with
financial questions, and especially the
practical side Of the tariff question, than
any other woman In the country. She Is
as familiar with the vaults Of the treas
ury department as an employee. Her
paper will be q complete refutation OF
the fallacies Of the Peoples party theo-
ries. Mrs. Burke is the author Of book
now being published in chapters in the
Chicago Inter Ocean entitled "The Story
Of Hercules" being a history Of the
financial policy of the Republican party.
Scenes at women's Republican Head
quarters.
Il Whereas at the national Republican
headquarters there is much confusion
and masculine hubbub, at the women's
headquarters business is conducted with
gentle deliberation and mild feminine
futter. Mrs. Fosters aids are pretty
refined, educated women. No one seems
4 unsexed; no one has as yet acquired the
brazen exterior popularity supposed tc
/ accompany an interest in politics. Dur
ing the three hours spent at headquar
ters did not see one woman who by the
mildest stretch of imagination would
answer the description of a feminine
, "wire puller" or ward heeler" or Shrek
ing sister even.
There was q graceful, yellow haired
: girl in a biscuit colored tailor frock
Miss Romeyn Shaw, of Binghamton
Q who will travel with Mrs. Foster; there
, was Mrs. Flora Ovington, Of Iowa, will
wonderful soft little white curls framing
face of great spirituality and sweet
ness, and there was Mrs. E. e. Howard
Of Boston, handsome woman will
snowy hair and sad, serious, dark eyes
who wears the silver cross upon tn
|. bosom Of her stern black gown.
The rooms are constantly filed witt
d IN ever changing crowd Of interested
= women seeking information and tracts.
8 or course Mrs. Foster is the mos
prominent figure. She Is fascinating
conversational and speaks with en-
(, thusiasm Of the coming campaign.
EDITH SESSIONS TUPPER.
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