New-York tribune., 1896-10-31
STAND UP FOR AMERICA.
.u.r IS MAJOR M'KINLEY'S MESSAGE TO
THE YOUNG MEN OF THE NATION.
RELOCATION OF COLLEGE STUDENTS AND ALL
TUE scHooI.BoYs OF CANTON VISIT THE
REPUBLICAN LEADER-CALI. OF COL
OREp REPUBLICAN CLUB-TWO
SPEECHES BY CIIAUN-
CEY NJ. DEPEW.


Yesterday was made unusually interesting in
canton by the visits OF all the schooiDo!s oi
o;,v and a large delegation of college stu
son,s 10 Major Mckinley. colored RepuD-
W. olrh also called. Major Mckinley adj
s,ossed the three delegations, making an ex'
.-o,,olv earnest and impressive speech 10 the
.anece students on the opportunities ana duties
~ vounc men. Chauncey NJ. Depew ViSi'eu
Canton and made two speeches.
may OF UNUSUAL INTEREST IN CANloN
c.n,on Ohio. Oct. SO.-Major Mckinley made MS
,onal speech to-day TO a delegation OF coieso
p'sts from various parts Of the country. ~ was
"a rho most carefully prepared speecheS ie ia"
a o" and was listened to with the deepest
den Tho students were full of enthusiasm ana
w. ,ho air ring with their college yellS' W'''',
MAUI Wit Ef.or Of 1.-THE College Repunicah'
"x. in behalf OF the college men IN 'he "''ee ~
sp ara L j. Hannah for the Coheee He"s"e
.,~hs Responding TO these addresse'' ""''
Kiney said:
am clad to be assured by your spones"ai'
49,. IN the contest of this year. III ""'." '"o
.'N.,,r,. ~. honor and the Repubilcs H'es'". ''e
lived the college men. not OH! VI Va. ~
sr, n the West. teachers and pup'is "''N' a
~, us In heart and ru:eose Know 'o"''n
are car.ieSS
en..c,a,e most heartily your support OF 'he
spy - oa,,sa ~ YOU were not Republicans
.'.r, conviction, however. and were suiaed alone
.0" -.n,,s,os,;c ardor I would say to you, IN
~. u,oras ~ Webster. study the Consutu'ioh
Tue voted states thoroughly: contrast its
...ch,nes with the doctrines or the poii''o"'
.ha dav and vote with the one you
,,en believe will do the most for your COUNT!
we'll aUtTu W SU'-
-. .. .ha, test. Il never has shrunK from '"o
.o,ersst test 81 the past and has never suiieieu
.,orah,. Rut {, the alignment or partes 'o'
aav and IN the vital questions at issue pe'
-, .har, Il especial;y and cheerfully invites
.orv,nor,son and contrast. 1t has no aim pu' :
.,a nrhuc good aud the honor Of the American
name and confidently submits It's coh'eh.o"'
-. o. class or a section, but to the "hoie
American people. , a
Danie, Webster always stood for America, anu
oon recau no grander words In any ora''o"
than the ringing. truthful and touohhs sen
fences in which. after paying 10 MS Wv"
orara and well-deserved tribute, he IN terihs
20 s,ua, endearment claimed Washhstoh'
,,.rshau Jefferson Madison and other
a,.,,naushed Southerners as just as much MS
countrvmen as any Of the noble pa'f'o'' y,
avErgland He expressed In that "onu'
sneech the true sentiment OF this campaign '"e
dominant moving force OF the present Na.'o'a'
contest. This is the spirit that shouid a''h'a'.
everv Young man in the country IN coiiese anu
out.~ evsrywhsre to-day-a- NatioHai
broad and comprehensive PATRIOTISM eehui'ie
Americanism. ~
u, couId give the young men OF the unlteo
c.o,os massage that I would have them hear
and heed. IL would be- stand up for America
doyo,e vour life to It's cause love your own
bonas ana prove as worthy OF our cherisheo
free institutions as they are worthy OF your
eueeiance and service. Let not the high stand
.rd Of National honor raised by the fathers DE
,a...ouoa ~, their sons. Let learning liberty and
law he exalted and enthroned." Appiause)
yo, come from the great educational institu-
,,ons of the land. and dare say love 10 co"-
temn,ate with me their great and ihcreas'"e
,~ou.aoe Each is for his own. but proud or
~ ,d ,hara a. 20 none but would give honor to
the great public school system OF the country
.,,rp,cAN SCHOOLS LEAD THE WORLD
o,,r common schools are In many respects the
has, IN the world. and may be said TO surpass the
,ioh standard OF other nations in almost every
nar,,cu,ar The wonderful provisions made by
the neople OF this country for pubic education
tell tho story OF the advantages OF the fePuo-
liz better than any words OF mine we expehueu
for the education Of the youth OF the country IN
our nnblic schools SG3 100000 In 1870. s'S'o~Voo
in 1880 and Sl4O,000.000 in 1SoO-an average IN
crease Of nearly s4.OO0OOO per annum. Three
fourths OF this expenditure was Tor salaries oi
teachers. and every year we are getting on '"e
whole better instruction and broader ihstruc'ioi'
The value of public school property In TINS couh-
try In 1870 was Sl3000O,OOO. in 1sso s2"'"o'ooo'
ora IN 1900 S342 600 OO0-an average decadal in
crease Of $1OOOOOO00 for the whole period
In addition to this great outlay by the Nation.
America has lust reason 10 be proud Of the pri-
yate benefactions which our philanthropic clti-
zena are constantly making to our colleges and
universities They have fallen Off, 1t is true III
the last three years. and they Will be sui moie
reduced II We so unwise as 10 eh'ei
upon the project Of free silver. as now proposed
or any other scheme Of false finance In the
foundation OF public libraries and In aid OF our
higher schools the amount Of these gifts from
1871 to 1891. period OF twenty years; exceeded
SS0,000.000 or more than 81, 600 900 year. We
have in the United States In addition 20 our pub
Tic schools more than 400 universities and COL
leges. with 5000 instructors. 10000 students.
and property valued at nearly $3.50 COO 900. and
libraries containing more than 100000 vol
umes That has been the result of this
paralleled expenditure and munifcence.
Are our schools worth what they cost? Yes, /
answer all that and infinitely more. They are
ou'ee's OF patriotic pride and solicitude to US all
we oenoid most satisfactory progress In the pub
NC SCHOOLS. whose annual enrolment Of pupils
mas now reached more than IL, 100000, or % per
'e"' Vi our entire population. a greater percent
as nse 'nah that Of any other nation in the world
we spend Tor educational purposes more than
any o'ner nation In the world. Our per capita
20 nearly twice that Of Great Britain. three times
'"a' OF France. and ten times that Of Italy. Our
'ensus returns show the glorious fact In our
e''izaton that 81 per cent OF our total popula-