The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-07-07

A &
MRS. j. B. FORAKER.
the ideal woman for public life All of
these Mrs. Foraker happily possesses,
and in addition she brings to her posi-
ton as the wife of one of the foremost
senators an experience already wide in
public life and the knowledge Of many
fine points not always observed in adj
ministration circles.
Mrs. Joseph Benson Foraker was Ju-
liza Bundy, the daughter of the late
Hezekiah S. Bundy, widely known as
the "iron king" and with wide
reputation for his varied business inter
ests The then young and ambitious
Foraker had attended college at Della
ware and had met Miss Bundy there
Later he went to Cornell and was grad
uated in the first class sent out from the
Ithaca university. With his sheepskin
in his hand the prospective lawyer went
back to Delaware to seek the fair Julia
for his wife. Contrary to the time hon.
ored traditions on the subject, the veal
thy iron king did not object to the hand
some young fellow who came a-wooing
his daughter, but he advised him to
stay in Jackson county and not go to
Cincinnati to starve among the 800
lawyers already there.
But Foraker went to Cincinnati and
in year felt himself ready to marry.
81 had made 81 100 the first year" he
said to me, laughing, land l thought /
was ON the high road to fortune. When
/ made only 5000 the next year, ! had q
slightly different opinion, but we were
married anyhow" And we have never
regretted it, added Mrs Foraker. with
a look that emphasized the words.
The married life of Senator and Mrs.
Foraker is one of perfect unity and har-
mony. Three sweet, womanly daugh-
ters, Clara Louise, Florence and Julia.
and two sons, Joseph b., Jr,, and the
baby of the family, Arthur st. Clair,
have come into the home and make a
beautiful family group. AS a mother
Mrs. Foraker is the most devoted and
conscientious, and no demands of So
ciety or of her duties in public life are
ever known to interfere with those
home duties that lie nearest her heart.
Indeed, admirably fitted as she is for
the position she now occupies at Wash
ington, she cares more for her home
life, for her husband and for the health
and education of her children than for
all the attractions Of social life, nor
would she hesitate for a moment to
choose between the two were there any
necessity for it,
Mrs. Foraker belongs 10 that sensible
class of women who, while recognizing
the influence of woman in public life,
yet realize that this is best done by her
influence in the home aside from the
turmoil of an active participation in
the world. There is probably not a
woman in all the official life of Wash
ington who is better posted on the pol
itcs of the nation and on political af-
fairs in general than is Mrs. Foraker,
| the natural bent of her mind and her
devotion to the political interests Of her
husband having led her to study of
such matters which has given her a
! scope that might be envied by many
| lawyers. Senator Foraker consults her
| desires constantly in his public career,
| and, unknown to the world at large.
her Judgment has often supplemented
his own in affairs of public moment,
and, while she is as ambitious for his
political career as his opponents say he
is himself, her temperate judgment and
philosophical view of matters are of in
valuable service to him, as he frequent
| ly acknowledges.
Mrs. Foraker was educated at Della
ware. She is a Methodist. and her home
| interests and participation in much
public life in connection with the career
of her husband have still left her time
| to devote to church and charitable
work. In the Cincinnati suburb of Wal
| nut Hills she was well and widely
| known as one Of the foremost workers
in every good cause, and she has al
ready been prominent in such work in
Washington.
1t is but a trite remark, due to the
ethics of public life, to say that the
wife of a man well known is his COM
panion and adviser, but in this instance
| 1t is fact acknowledged by all those
who have the privilege of knowing Sen
ator and Mrs. Foraker In their private
life, and those who know her best know
that she is eminently qualified to be
the life comrade of the brilliant and
ambitious Foraker.