The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-10-31
A MODEL TALK TO BOYS
M4J. M'KINLEY'S HOMELY, SIMPLE
ADYICE TO FUTURE CITIZENS.

Dr. Depew Speaks at CantOn-A Large
Number of Delegations Arrive-College
Men Addressed by the Candidate-Novel
Cry of School Children who Waited Upon
Major Nj McKinley.
Canton, Oct 30,-The chief features
of the day in Canton were the visit and
speeches of c. M. Depew and the gath
ering of several thousand school chill
dren at Major McKinley's house this
afternoon. The visit of the school chill
dren was a beautiful incident of the
closing days of the campaign. Three
thousand boys marched in line, each
carrying small flag. The small girls
with their mothers clustered about the
house and in all of the neighborhood
yards When the boys marched up
they waved their handkerchiefs and
shouted: "Hurrah, hurrah, Mckinley
is the man; l can't vote, but daddy
can
The air was filled with the music of
fresh young voices. The boys cheered
Justify for several minutes, and three
small boys mounted the stand and told
the major that all the boys wera for
him and that it was the main regret of
their lives that they were not old
enough to vote. 1t was dark when the
children after listening to the major,
marched away behind their band and
drum corps.
In speaking to the children Major
Mckinley said:
The best advice that can give TO
a boy is the homely advice that he
shall be good boy Be good bcy at
home, good boy in the school, good
boy on the streets, a good boy every
where If you will follow this advice
there is very little in this world that
you may aspire to that you will not
get, for 1t is the proud, true boast of
our great country that the poor boy, as
well as the more fortunate boy, has
the same chance in the race of life.
Don't let the fact that you are poor
embarrass you at all. 1t should only
act as a spur to effort on your part.
Just have pure hearts. Keep yourselves
clean and bright future Is before you,
and / trust and believe all of you will
realize in years to come the fondest
ambition of your boyhood."
The firse delegation to-day was the
original Mckinley colored republican
club of Cleveland There were one
hundred voters in the party Major
Mckinley addressed them very briefly.
He said he was glad to count them
and those they represented as allies in
the great contest for good currency,
public honor and general prosperity.
At the conclusion of his remarks Ma
jor Mckinley introduced Chauncey M
Depew. Hundreds of Cantonians who
had learned of Mr.. Depew's visit, had
assembled at the Mckinley residence,
and the crowd that surrounded the
porch numbered a thousand. Mr. De-
pew was greeted with cheers. He ad-
dressed the colored men briefly. He
condemned attempts to array one class
against another class, and said:
"If anyone has the right to complain
and the right to be an anarchist, or
socialist, it is the colored man. 1T Is
only one generation since he came from
slavery to be free man, but no one
ever saw a negro socialist or a negro
anarchist" Cloud cheers)
A few moments after Mr.. Depew fin
ished speaking a delegation Of college
students from various parts of the
country marched into the Mckinley
yard, and they were full of enthusiasm
and made the air ring with their roll
lege yells.
William Burns Wolfe, editor of the
College Republican, spoke in behalf Of
the college men in the delegate and
Edward j. Hannah for the College
league. Responding to these, Major
Mckinley said
II agree with your spokesman that in
the contest of this year In which the
nations honor and the republican in
tegrity are involved the college men, not
only of the east, but of the west, teach
ers and pupils alike, are with US in
heart and purpose. 1 know, young
gentlemen, you are earnest republicans
and appreciate most heartily your sup
port of the republican cause. The re-
publican party can afford to submit to
test; 1t has never shrunk fromthe sever
est test of the past and has never suf-
fered thereby. But in the alignment of
the parties to-day and in the vital
questions at issue between them, it es-
especially and cheerfully invites COM
parison and contrast.
1T has no aim but the public good
and the honor of the American name
and confidently submits its contention,
not to a class or a section, but to the
whole American people. Daniel Web
ster always stood for America and
can recall no grander words in any ora
ton than the ringing, truthful and
touching sentences in which after pay
ing his own state grand and well de-
served tribute, he in terms of equal en-
dearment claimed Washington, Henry,
Marshall, Jefferson, Madison and other
distinguished southerners, as just as
much his countrymen as any of the
noble patriots of New England.
HE expressed in that wonderful
speech the true sentiment of this cam
paign. the dominant moving force of the
present national contest This is the
spirit that should animate every young
man in the country, in college and out,
everywhere to-day-a national spirit
a broad and comprehensive patriotism,
genuine Americanism. If 1 could
give the young men of the United
States a message that | would have
them hear and heed it would be: Stand
up for America; devote your life to its