The herald., 1896-06-27
CONFIDENCE is EXPRESSED
OF the Election of Mammals Exceedingly
Good Little Boy
Among Those Present Were All Of eanton's
Four Hundred
The Candidate Makes Appropriate Reply
But Nobody Knows Whether He Ra.
joyed the Occasion-Notes
From Other Places
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
CANTON, Ohio, June 26.-Five thous-
and of the 10000 women Of Stark county
greeted Governor Mckinley, his wife
and mother in public reception by the
women of Canton this afternoon. and
of these 5000 there was not a man pres
ent besides the governor, the patrolmen
at the doors, and the two reporters.
II was non-partisan affair. The house
was darkened. There were handsome
floral and electric light seffects. Two
hundred handsomely dressed women
assisted in the reception There was
music, and the beautiful home of the
late Jacob Miller, with it's large rooms
and broad lawns and shade trees. pre-
sented a scene long to be remembered.
II thought there would be a great
many here, but did not think
would have to wait two hours to get in,"
was the remark Of one woman.
"It reminds me of White House pub
lie reception" said a noted Washington
correspondent.
For a half dozen blocks each way the
streets were crowded from o'clock un-
til G.
Mrs. Alice Danner Jones, one of the
most eloquent women Of Ohio. presented
Governor Mckinley wife and mother,
aged 81 years, from the balcony overlook
ing the lawn, saying:
Mother and Wife of William McKin-
ley-You know the import of this meet
ing. We, the women of Canton and
Stark county would show honor to the
two women nearest and dearest to the
man to whom not only Canton but an
entire nation is paying homage. He is
bound to you by ties which bind him to
his country, and we believe he will say
with you that the better part of him is
of your making. The path which we
now see so plainly leading to the White
House had its beginning within the door
way of the little frame house in Niles.
There the wisdom Of father and the
loving guidance of a mother laid the
foundation stones in young boys life,
of the justice, the sagacity and the
charity which characterize the states
men Of today. All, mother, the hands
you guided then have grown stronger
as your own have grown feeble. Life's
discipline of calm and storm has left
necessary lessons and teachings are still
remembered. and the touch of your aged
hands upon his hands today Is a motive
power for good, so pure. so limitless
in it's reach that only balances unseen
can estimate it's worth.
Mrs. Mckinley. over twenty-five
years ago you prophesied Canton's fut-
ure pride in Cantons young attorney.
You plighted to him your girlish faith,
and within the old Presbyterian church
you linked your life with him. Canton
has been proud of him for many years.
and Canton has been proud of you. Gov
ernor McKinleys every act bears upon
1t the stamp of his association with
refined, exalted womanhood.
$50 pure. womanly is your wifely de-
votion. so in sympathy with his every
interest has your life always been that
were you to part today we believe that
like Lafayette he would eXclam in the
bitterness Of his heart: She was so
one with me that life seems robbed Of
half its power without her
Proud as we are of our statesmen. so
are we of the wife's and mothers part
in giving to us one in whom we all can
safely trust. Women such as you have
given to our nation in the past her no.
blest, bravest sons.
John Quincy Adams owed his great
ness to his mother, Washington consult
ed hts mother, Lucy Webb Hayes was
her husbands truest helper; Jackson
referred to the opinions of his idolized
wife and the name of Ida SaXton McKin-
lev will be associated with the name of
her illustrious husband.
Fourteen years ago on the Sunday
following his nomination, James A. Gar
field walked into the old home church.
bearing on his arm his aged mother; on
last Sabbath morning, into the church
of his early faith walked our future
president, and with him walked his
mother.
with home anchorage such as this
we women have no fears that under the
coming administration hearthfires will
burn DINNER.
Our men may deal with questions of
tariff and finance and political policy;
we women believe that the Importance
of pure living is higher than all, and are
satisfied that should you be called to
preside over the destiries of the nation
we Shall have man at the head with
character SO pure and a record so un-
tarnlshed that any mother here today
would feel proud to know that the step
pings Of her little boys might be in lines
parallel with his.
Governor and Mrs. Mckinley. in CIV