The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-18
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster Talks of the
"SiIver Craze"
GREATNESS OF THE G. 0. P.
LORD HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR
PHILIPPINE TROUBLE.
Woman Politician Makes Remark
able Statements to the Ladies'
Republicans Fought the Spanish
War, and Are Always Right,
While Democrats Are Wrong.

Mrs. J. Ellen. Foster delivered Re-
publican speech under the auspices Of
the Woman's Republican club at the
Woman's club rooms last evening. She
is a large woman, with an easy, pleas
ant, insinuating manner on the plat
form that has won her a wide reputa-
ton as a campaigner. Her line OF ar
Sument was TO show that the Demo
Gratis were always wrong on every
question and the Republicans always
right Every question in controversy
between the parties was touched upon
along this line. She said in part:
Thomas Jefferson got over on the
Republican side when he wished to
serve his country. An instance of this
kind was the purchase of Louisiana,
which was against his party policy. The
same was true of internal improve
ments by the federal government and
the tariff"
Mrs. Foster did not hesitate to mo-
nopolize for her party all the glory of
the war with Spain in freeing Cuba.
She spoke of the suffering of the boys
in the trenches. the hospitals and the
camps-she was there and saw il all
and yet the thought seemed to escape
her that perhaps now and then one
of these suffering boys might have been
a Democrat.
What "We' Did.
CAS- soon as we obtained possession
of Cuba she said I'VE began cleaning
it out and giving the people a chance
to live. That's what we always do. I
remember some women circulated a pc
tition in an Illinois town to have the
streets cleaned. a prominent Demo-
crat opposed it because he didn't think
it right TO restrict the people. Demo-
Gratis are always afraid of restriction
Republicans are not afraid a bit
The war with Spain was right. 1t
was not war of conquest, but war
of humanity. Rich men did not force
the nation into war to work selfish
schemes. You would not have done it,
would you? Well. all people are alike.
The wan with Spain was the grandeSt
exhibition of manhood the world ever
saw. 1t had not one selfish element; it
was philanthropy: the young men of
this country are taller because of ii.
The Lord Responsible.
God Almighty brought the Philip
pine question to us. For years we
have been demanding that Europe in
terfere in Armenia in the cause of hui
mainly. When Dewey sailed into Ma
Mia bay these islands fell into our laps,
and what could we do but pick them
up? There viii be no burning of mis-
sionaries there while our flag floats and
our guns boom. We have been watch
ing the old and rotten nations of the
far east knowing that a distribution
of them must be made some day. We
have stood afar off and here now we
are pumped right down in the midst
Of the eastern question. 1t is a special
dispensation of Providence.
And the problem will be properly
solved" continued the speaker. be
cause the administration at Washing
ton is big, brave and strong enough to
solve it.
Attack Upon Bryan.
Perhaps Mr.. Bryan could have
solved it. I beg your pardon. ladies. "
1t was wonderful the amount of irony
and ridicule Mrs. Foster put into these
words.
God didn't give Mr.. Bryan the
chance" she continued; the voters
didn't give him the chance
He might have pulled down the
flag" called out Councilman-elect Can
ming, who was in the audience.
Yes. he might have done that" re-
sponded Mrs. Foster
Mrs. Foster said she was not afraid
Of militaryisn. 1t was not the same
in this country as in France and Ger
many. The spirit of their armies is
not the same as in ours. Our army is
made up of the boys from the schools
and shops and farms, and they are ac-
tuated only by high motives,
Neither is Mrs. Foster afraid of i'm
perialism. ours is not the imperialism |
of Rome-of a selfish claSs-but of a |
free people. I like the word 1t means |
here an imperialism of land. of zones, |
of broad opportunities; an Imperialism |
of free people with a popular vote; of |
a free church; of free education. free |
thought and Christian sympathy"
Mrs. Foster told of conversation |
she had with President Mckinley be-
fore coming west. in which he demand
ed TO know what policy the opposition
had for the Philippines. and quoted the
chief magistrate as saying that there
was nothing else We could have done"
No Democratic Policy.
THE opposition has no policy" pur-
of them who would dare to lead an
other policy. I am glad the women
have not objected to the administra-
tons policy. The mothers have been
the greatest sufferers. but ii is Gods
order that the boys should go TO the
var"
The speaker closed with an appeal to
the women to get into politics 1t had
made her a broader woman and
brought her into. closer touch with hui
manity. She was glad to find the Utah
and Idaho Republican women so well
organized She hoped to find similar
condition in Colorado after the "silver
taze" dies out. She said she could
lake back a most encouraging account
IF conditions here to the Republicans
If the east.
Dennis c. Eichnor presided over the
meeting. There were some musical
numbers, refreshments and a recep-