The San Francisco call., 1896-10-19
Pretty Sentences That May En-.
courage Little Fellows in
Lies Battle.
I'VE WERE ALL BOYS ONCE.
Those Who Begin the Struggle for
Bread at an Early Age Have
an Advantage.

crowd OF neWSDoyS at Inc NeWsDOYS HAL.
He did it to oblige his friend and sup
porter, Colonel 1. G. Butler, president of
the Newsboys' Association. At MIR.
Bryan's request the affair was kept very
quiet. and outside OF the little venders a
few visitors only were dresent. In the be-
lief that Mr.. Bryan could not coma Colonel
Butler dismissed the boys shortly after 8
oci ok. Nearly all were out OF the hall
when Mr.. Bryan made his appearance.
They scram bled back to their places and
heard this little speech from the candi
date:
Boys, did not come to make a speech to-
night, because this is the day that rest and
have felt the need of having day of rest more
recently than ever before. But 1 came because
l never like to decline invitation to be
present at any place where an endeavor is
being made to do good. And 1 don't know of
any work which is better than that work which
is done for boys. We were all boys once-and
some OF US not so very long ago-and when
see boys I am reminded of what one of our
Presidents l think it was Garfield, said-that
you could not tell what possibilities were
buttoned up under the vest of boy. When
think OF the possibilities that lie before boy
in country like this, l can appreciate any
movement which has for its object the bettering
of the condition OF boys or giving to them
higher ideas in life and the making OF better
men.
Now, we are not ourselves responsible for the
surroundings of youth. We are born into this
world and the surroundings meet us and TO
certain extent they affect US. But beyond
that we have much to do with shaping our
own course. What we amount to in this world
depends upon the ideas which we have. Some
one has said that a person who aims at the
stars will shoot higher, which simply means
that those who have the highest purposes will
accomplish most. meeting of this kind,
where they teach you patriotism, where they
teach you regard for each other, respect Tor
each others rights, necessarily elevates your
ideas, gives you broader views OF iife aud
those views will help you to accomplish more.
Now, In this country in which we live boys
are more blessed than in any other country
on earth, because the boy in this country has
everything open TO him, and the boy in this
country may accomplish more than he can in
any other country. i am here simply 10 tes-
tify by my presence more than by my words
10 the interest that feel in organizations
such as this, care not under what auspices
they are conducted. No good effort is ever
lost, and If a kind word spoken 10 boy,
kind hand given 10 boy, gives him nope,
makes him desire better things, starts him on
an upward course, there is no measuring the
influence that that kind word or kind act
has. There is song that they sing In Sunday
scnool, kind words can never die; kind
deeQS can never die"
Now there are many times when human
life, or many human lives will depend upon
the welfare OF the community will depend
on one person; there are times when the well
fare O. the Nation will depend upon one per-
son, and when you rememb Der how influential
one person may become in the destin les OF the
Nation, how useful he may be to his fellow, to
society. you can see that If & Kind word or
act should be the cause of getting that boy
started right, leading him up to take advan-
tage OF his opportunities, what results may
follow.
I want you to remember that no good ever
comes to boys or men from doing wrong and
th at right always pays. l know 1t is hard al
ways to believe, but if you take broad view
OF life and its possibilities, you will find that
it always pays to do what you believe is right.
1t is always necessary that you should try to
find 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
wall and notices from the National songs l
want you to grow into larger boys and into
men, appreciating the advantages which your
country affords. and then that each one of you
shall have the ambition to make the most out
oil those advantages, because you know if ad-
vantages come to persons and they 90 not use
them, advantages might just as well not have
come, and if person desires to use advantages
and they do not come, then he is helpless. But
If IN country like this you have the advan-
tages and then make the best of the oppor-
zenship.
feel interest in you boys who are starting
out so young to make living. Some of us,
instead of having to depend on our own exer-
tions, were carried forward by others. l am
not sure thet you who begin this lie of inde-
pendence and OF necessary activity SO early,
nave an advantage over us who did not; but
whether you had the advantage or not, ii you
improve every opportunity that comes and let
your motto be, treat every one "a you would
have that person treat you, and to make the
N 0f ac
within your reach and to do nothing that
your conscience will condemn you for, when
you get 70 be old men, you will be able to look
back and be grateful to Colonel Butler and to
those who are associated with him in this ef-
fort to give you high IDEAS, and to give you
words OF encouragement in the years OF your
youth; and unless am mistaken the older you
grow the deeper will be your feeling OF graft
tude toward those who gave you this kindly
assistance when you were boys.
want you to remem Der this, also: That you
are not the only ones who are benefited by
these things; Lecause the Creator has so ar
| ranged the things OF this world that when we
try 70 help others we help ourselves; Those
VINO have tried to help you, those who have
tried to do you good, find that they themselves
are benefited by the operation. While they
are trying TO make your lives happy their own
lives are made happier. If l can leave this
idea with you think that 1t may be of use to
| you: That the highest good lat can come to
you is from service-from doing something for
others, ana you will find among your play
mates that the boy who does most for the boys
around him is the boy who is liked best ana
Is the boy who enjoys himself most. When
| you come to be man, no matter how old you
| get, you will find that the more good you do to
| others the more enjoyment you will get out
| OF life yourselves; so tina. your meeting here
| with those who are in charge of the organiza-
ton is OF double value. 1t blesses you and 1t
helps them and am glad that you appreciate
their efforts and that you enjoy what they are
trying TO do for you.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan attended services at
the Westminster Presbyterian Church
| this morning in company with Colonel
Butler, Hon. Justin r. Within candidate
for Lieutenant-Governor on the fusion
ticket Mrs. Whiting and John w. Tom
linson OF Alabama. Rev. DR.. Patterson
preached sermon about hard times,
basing IT on statement showing that the
| Home Missionary Society of the Presby-
terian Church was from three to sig
months behind in the payment of salaries
to its workers. No direct allusion to
political subjects was made.
In the evening Mr.. and Mrs Bryan. Mr..
and Mrs. Whiting, Miss Whiting, Mr..
Tomlinson and Daniel J. Campau went
from the Cadillac House, where they were
Mr.. Campau's guests, to dine at the resi-
dence of George Moore. At IL o'clock the
party retired on board the special car
Idler, which will leave at O'clock in