The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-24
BRYAN AND THE BOYS.

Brave Words Calculated to Lift the
Lowry and Inspire New aud Nobler
Thoughts Where Home Teaching Was
Wanting.
DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 19.-The rule
established by William j. Bryan to.
avoid any public addresses IN Sunday
was broken yesterday when he spoke.
briefly to a crowd of newsboys at the
Newsboys Home. He did it to obligei
his friend and supporter, Col. i. e..
Butler, president of the Newsboys' as
ISOLATION. At Mr.. Bryan's request the
affair was kept very quiet, and outside
of the little vendors a few visitors only
were present In the belief hat Mr.
Bryan could not come, Col. Butler dis
missed the boys shortly after 9 o'clock.
Nearly all were out OF the hall when
Mr.. Bryan made his appearance. They
scrambled back to their places and
heard this little speech from the can
didate
Boys. 1 did not come to make q speech to-
night, because this is the DAY that l rest, and I
have felt the need OF having a day OF rest more
recently than ever before. But L zane be-
cause l never like to decline al invitation to
De present at any place where an endeayor IS
being made to do good. And l don't know OF
any work which is better than that work
which is done for boys. We We're all boys
once-and some of US not So very long ago
and when L see boys l am reminded OF what
one OF our presidents, l think 1t was Garfield,
saId-that you could not tell what possibilities
were buttoned up under the vest of a boy
When l think OF the possibilities that lie be-
fore u boy IN u couaLry like tins, L can apprc-
clate any movement when for its object has the
betterlng OF the condition of boys or giving to-
them higher Ideas In lie, anu the making OF
better mcn.
Now. We are not ourselves responsible for
the Surroundings of youta- We are born into
this world and The surroundings meet us and
to u certain extent they affect Us. But beyond
that We have much to do with shaping our own
course. WHAT We amount to In TINS world de-
ponds upon the ideas We have. Some one has
said that q person who aims at the stars VIII
shoot high, which simply means that those
VINO have the highest purposes Will
most A meeting Of this kind, where they
teach you PATRIOTISM, where they teach you re-
gard Tor each other, respect for each others
rights, necessarily elevates your ideas, gives
you broader views OF life, anu those views Will
help you TO accomplish more.
Now, in this country, III which We live, boys
are more blessed than il any other country on
earth, because the boy in this country mas
everything open to him, and the boy in mis-
country may accomplish more than ne can in
any other country. 1 am here simply to tes-
tify, by my presence more than BY my words,
to the interest l feel In organizations such as
this, l care not under what auspices they are
Conducted. No good sGort is ever lost, and If
q kind word spoken TO u boy, o kind hand
given to i boy gives him hope, makes him de-
size better things, starts hun on an upward
course, there Is no measuring the influence
That that kind word or kind act has. There is
eSOng that they sing in sunday-school
Kind words can never die,
Kind deeds can never de-"
Nov there are times when a human life, or
many human lives will depend upon the action
Of one person; there are times when The well
fare OF The community will depend on one per-
son; there are times when the welfare of the
nation Will depend upon one person, and when
you remember how influential one person may
become, in the deStinieS of the nation, how
useful he may be to his fellows. to society
you caa see That if a kind word or act sLouId
be the cause OF getting that boy started right,
leading MIN up " take advantage of his oppor-
utilities, wnat results May follow.
l want you TO remember that no good ever
comes to boys or men from doing wrong and
that right always pays l know 1t is hard al
ways to believe. but if you take a broad view
of life and its possibilities, you viii md that
1t always pays to do what you believe is right
II Is always necessary that you should try TO
ma out what right Is, and the education
which you receive IN the schools enables you
to see things and understand things and then
the desire TO do the best thing leads you to
take advantage OF the opportunities that are
offered to you. l notice the notices on the
wall and notices from the national songs T
want you TO grow into larger boys ana into
men, approaching :ae advantages which your
country affords and then that each one Of you
shall have the ambition to make the most out,
of those advantages; because you know, il I'D
vantages come to persons ami they do not use
them, advantages might Just as well not have
come, and II Il person desires to use adyan-
tageS ana they do not come, then he is help
less. but II IN Il country like this you have
the advantages ana then make the best Of the
opportunities. you can see the highest form Of
clllzenshlp.
Ifeel interested in you boys who are startins
out SO young TO make a living. Some OF Us, IN
stead Oh having to depend on our own exer-
tionS, were carried for1arL by others. l am
not sure but that you who begin this life of III
dependence and necessary activity 50 early
have an advantage over US who did not; but
whether you had the advantage or not, If you
improve every opportunity that comes and let
your motto be, Treat everyone as You
would have that person treat you,' and
to make the best opportunity of everything
that comes within your reach and TO 20 moth
ing that your conscience Will condemn sou for.
when you get to be old men you Will be able to
LOOK back and be grateful to Col. Butter anu to
those who are associated with him in this
effort to give you high ideas, and To give YOU
words of encouragement in the years vi YOUR
youth; and unless | I'm mistaken the Older
you grow the deeper will be your feeling Of
gratitude towards those who gave You this
assistance when you were boys.
Il want you to remember this also: That
you are not the only ones who are benefited
by these things, because the Creator has So ar
ranged the things of this world that when We
try TO neIp others We help ourselves, Those
VINO have tried to help you, those who have
tried TO do you good, md that they themselves
are benefited by the operation. MnI.e they
own lives are made happier. II l c Il leave
this IDEA with you L think that it may be OF
Use 10 you. That the highest good that can
10 you Is from seryice-from dong
for others and you will lind among
sour playmates that the boy who does most for
the boys around him Is the boy who is liked
best and Is the boy who enjoys himself most
W hen you come To be men, no matter how old
you get, you viii lind that the more good you
40 to others the more enjoyment you will get
out Of life yourselves; SO tina: your meetings
here with those who are in charge of the or
ganIzatlon is OF 4 double value It biesses YOU
ana 1t helps them and l am glad that you ap-
their Efforts and that they enjoy what
They are trying TO do for you
Gold For the United States.
LONDON, Oct. 1S.-The Withdrawals
Of gold from the Bank of England to-