The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-07
j. ELLEN FOSTER.
Interview With President of
WOman'S Rep. Assn.
She is for Allison and Expects te
See Him Nominated.

Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, President OF the
women's Republican Association of tho
United States, is spending.a few days with
her friend, Mrs. General Chace, at East
Greenwich.
Mrs. Foster has been speaking in Bos-
ton as the guest of the Chickatnubut
Club. She was given reception by tie
Republican members OF the Massachusetts
House of Representatives and speaks WAL
enthusiasm OF the growing interest OF
women in party politics. She said:
The doctrine of protection to Ameri-
can industries, maintained by the Repub-
lican party, which had been verified for
years by splendid prosperity, which made
us the envy OF all nations and the hope
of all peoples, has been doubly emphn-
sized in the general business depression
which has followed Democratic assaults
upon protection. under the ambiguous
shibboleth of "tariff REFORM Women
who know little OF economic theories
know very well the difference between
factories running and factories shut
down, between full pay Cay envelopes
and empty pocketbooks; other women
only indirectly dependent upon these IN
dustries know the ease of '''good times"
and the inconvenience of "bad times;
still other women of assured income,
who give time aid money to the poor.
know that there never were SO many calls
to help self-respecting and formerly-un-
der Republican administration -eelf-sup-
porting people, as there are now. For these
reasons the women OF the East and the
Middle States desire return to. Protec-
tion. Women in the agricultural States
also realize the sympathetic relation OF
the different parts of the country, that
we are one people, industrially as well as
politically, that the prosperity of one seq
tion helps all sections, and they are in
teliigent Repu blicans as never before.
When asked concerning presidential
candidates Mrs. Foster said: i don't
wonder that New England supports tho
claims of speaker Reed. He is splendid
type of Americanism- The Woman's He>
publican Association bas no candidate.
Being an Iowa woman, / need not
apologize for giving my personal support
to Senator Allison OF Iowa. But II he
were not from my State 1 should still be-
lieve him to be the most availabls man
: for the presidency.
lie is from the Middle West. He Is In
touch with its progressive spirit. and at
the same time is trusted in the business
centers OF the East. He has been so long
in the public service that he knows the
needs and the limitations of the legisa-
tive and the executive departments of the
Government. He is a Western Repblican
but he Is also conservative kepub blican.
He makes haste slowly and his measures
nOlu IaSt.
| believe his outlook for the nomination
Is good, that their is none better, and thar
after the convention has tried to crown
other heroes and favorite sons, il will
turn with practical unanimity and great
satisfaction to Allison. There Is, how
ever, continued Mrs. Foster, great
strength in the fact that whoever is nom
mated will be elected i'm Novemb Der. The
cloud viii the silver lining will yet break
with besSing-not oursing and division.
! know the people OF the Silver States:
they do look at national question
through their own local interests, as in
deed most people and most sections ot
the country do, but under their present
"phrenzy"--iI 1t bo phrerzy-7they rrc
Republicans We shah see them nearly
all in line in November.
VIII you attend the st. Louis CONVEX
tion?
Yes, expect to be at st. Loeis.
said Mrs. Foster. There will be wos3tn
delegates from three states. Wyom.nr.
Colorado and Utah, aod visitors trcm
many others. Women viii &c g.ert
factor in the coming campaign.