New-York tribune., 1896-10-31
MR.. DEPEW SPEAKSIN CANTON
ADDRESSING TWO DELEGATIONS OF
MAJOR MKINLEY's VISITORS.
HE TALKS TO CoLoRED REPUBLICAN CLUB Ant
TO COLLEGE sTUDENTs-To MAKE

TO COLLEGE STUDENTs-TO MAKE
TOUR THROUGH OHIO TO-DAY.
! Canton Ohio. Oct sO.--Chauncey NJ. Depew arrived
In canton at l:So o'clock this afternoon. and was
met at the station by Major Mckinley and the
Citizens' Reception Committee He was driven at
once 10 Major McKinley's home. During the day
ne MADE two speeches-one TO a club or colored
men and one to tho college students who came from
various parts OF the country TO pay their respects
TO Major Mckinley AT the close OF Major Nc
kinley's speech to the colored men he introduced
Mr.. Depew. Hundreds Of the people OF Canton had
assembled expecting speech from the well-known
orator. AS Mr.. Depew stepped forward some one
proposed Three cheers for New-York.' and they
were given with vigor. Mr.. Depew bowed his
r Acknowledgements and spoke follows:
came here to pay my respects to Governor Nc
does not begin in Ohio until tomorrow. feel that
and the reason is that Want to have the State Of
New,York give larger atorty In proportion to Its
H. 4 by any chance my coming here should LEA lead IT,, to
in New-York again or not. Anyway. can move to
Ohio. Laushter and cheers)
this spot which will be of the historic places OF
the country for all the future of our history to find
cations Of Which we read of in New YORK Should be
delegation of colored men. And say that for this
rather the Popoeratic leaders, 10 place his cam
IN ooTny They to
one class against another ciass-as If there were
They are trying array te empoyed i6er
employers. and to array the man who has not pros pros
hsn h e s h It the Of
liberty that man b not % ae r Sns before the
law. II any one has right TO complain ana the M
colored man 1t is only one generation since he came
from slavery TO be free man. but no one ever saw
negro Socialist or negro Anarchist uLouu
The ceiored people of the United States accept the
1ciraf On rna q n
IT given 10 the world. They accept american aa
ana fG% aS psn
men are created equal with one aho,ner hu "tl hr M
before the law but all equal the rest is Ameri-
opportunity under Amercan per'y ib,s senar Is
ton have gone 70 our afhSGs AND o
erty. 1Gheers)
HE JOLIIEs THE COLLEGE BOYS.
Mr.. Depew was introduced again by Major Nc
Kinley TO the college clubs and he addressed them
in part as follows:
have been ia this college business for number
of wears ever since graduated from one OF
our present history candidate for the Pres-
dency. in moment Of irritation and nervous pros
Know he afterward felt great regret He said that
the college boys of the country were scIt W .
em6 snaad '96 the eoen gains Of their fathers Laugh
teri Now, when was IN college had 20 nustie ~
anxietv mat College men have shown when they
are going attend the meeting OF tieIr U, CU,l'e
- ibe mace where they are going. take 1t that
the father either does not want them 10 go, OF tna,
,irhtjv G,aughterJ am very familiar with the con-
/ dtons Of the undergraduates In the various coz
,o,os % Tho United State. and especially at ae
where | have been one Of the corporation FOR 2
grea, many years. Eish-ienths oi tme s'u ,,h 10 M
/ sil The great colleges very familiar win the
! fact that it Is a sacrifice on the part OF their @
| ,fcrt of not
these colleges. Cries Of You're right ,
there is ANYBODY IN the WoTd th wno GnSefeTad SHT
mates in the Various colleges Of he United states.
The educated man goes out 9i GDege 10 or BUSINESS
nan and Is recognized In the COMMUNITY IN Wnicn
he settles as trained mind and as having had
these great Gnfsons snd soG I,S smpposed tat
would have to make politicai speech, put was nS
Gsgti9nTd that r9fs eiyer Ts ,.rsry ors,on
Now when ! am or tho stump daughter, ana ana
about Greece and Rome. loud laughter don't
up my sleeve enewed laus9s5 s,To and If saour a
to describe The SSnr;e of me Jsra~ vG across tho
Red Sea before got through should nave dii, the
Sa n IS an
ing OF mine So 70 be absouteg n bs srpansara
Now il Is subject in the wGrd whfh ,S
standard Of value OF comme,c .s,op pJope IN. in
teerty and prosperity Of that coTnInorcal people,
and II there is a chair OF political economy In any
college of the United States that does not teech
the bows in that college what standard or value
neans. and what commercial honesty means. say
that IL Ia no place in which the boys or tho coun-
try ought TO be educated. tCheersJ
RAILWAY MEN FOR MKINLEY
Major Mckinley drove to tho station with MI
Depew George W. Smalley. correspondent OF The
London Times" and Myron f. Herrick. OF Cleve-
land. who accompanied him. Mr. Depew VIII speak
In Cincinnati Saturday night Starting from Cleve-
land a, 7:9O IN the morning he will make speeches
in Wellington. Crest!ne. Gallon Delaware, roiuh-
bus London. Springfield. Dayton ana MiddleIo"n,
Before leaving Canton he said: i nave come %
Ohio TO speak c!ncinmau saturday night ana |
orIv came because Major Mckinley asked me 70.
] had expected 10 spend al OF this week IN me
Fast Nv call on Major Mckinley to-day Is nIlte OF
a personal nature. and has no political signheance.
7 hardly think Ohio needs many more speech mes
NeW-York will give Mckinley at least 25o.wh Never
in INV life have found the railway men oi the
United States unanimous in their pollucat con-
victlons they this year. They are practlca!y
ali for Mckinley. The exceptions are so & fSw "a, as
hardly TO be worth mentioning was much I'M
pressed with the earnestness OF the railway men IN
The West They all seem 10 understand the gravy
OF the issue and feel that they are personally
interested in the restoration OF the Republican party
10 power"
GOOD WORK DONE FOR MKINLEY.