Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-28
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No prettier sight has ratn witnessed in
the whole campaigp thar the reception OF
the women's Mckinley stab OF Norwalt
This club OF some 200 me bors Is splendldly
organized and drilled az when on parade
carries campaign umbrellas on which por-
traits OF McKipley. aud hobart are CON
spicuous. Theyi. were = mmandcd by a
chief marshal. Mrs, A. n Bloxham, and
their evolutions attract le envy Of voting
clubs. A reception committee Of Canton
women met the Visitors 4 the station and
together with the Canton Troop Of horsemen
escorted them to the Mel lnley home where
Mrs. William r. ljay and Mrs George b.
Fre1se introduced respectively Mrs. l.. c.
Layton, who made the introductory address,
and Mrs. George Titus. who presented a
large cluster Of yellow drysanthemums to
Mrs. Mckinley. Mrs. Mckinley, owing to
illness, could not receive the visitors. The
majors mother and his sister. Miss Helen
Mckinley, however, were at the house and
extended most cordial Welcome to the call
ers. Major McKinley's speech to the women
follows:
It gives me sincere pleasure to receive
this visit from the women OF Norwalk,
made to Mrs. MCKINLEY and myself. She
very deeply regrets that BY reason of ILL
OF receiving you personally and bids me
say that she appreciates most highly the
good omen when the .Npmen of the coun-
try manifest an interest In public affairs.
That they should hayesand show deep
concern is not at all, surprising or un-
natural, for none cad be affected more
than they. They profit by good laws and
surfer from bad laws@ quite as much as
men. Every interest Which they have is in
favor of good govern uient, good morals
clean politics and wise legislation. The
interest that they ars, exhibiting in the
righuul settlement OF the public questions
at this time cannot but be helpful and their
influence elevating and inspiring. They
have been effective for good since the
world began They oXnlt every cause they
touch and never can be enlisted for the
wrong 1t will not be forgotten that the
hand that rocks writes the songs for the
millions, and in some OF our states Yields
the ballot. The voice that sings the lullaby,
the sweetest song of all, entrances the
world with dearest notes and speaks with
mighty oloquence and always for the right
The head that planS for the family is
never too much occuSfed to embrace the
cause OF country The hand that made
never cast "a ballot against the country's
honor or the Americap home. 1t is incapa-
BILE of striking a blowNgainst country and
Will never cast a ballot except for the
country's glory. ! congratulate you upon
what woman has done in the past for
humanity and civilization; | salute you
from the bottom of my heart for the oppor-
tunities that are before you for still greater
usefulness I'm all that helps mankind.
blesscs the race and elevates the country
In closing "A sanitary fair I'm Washington
Mr. Lincoln, on March is, 1865. said II
am not accustomed to the use of language
OF eulogy. | have never studied the art
OF paying compliments to women but |
must say that IL all That has been said by
orators and poets in praise of women was
applied to the women Of America IL would
not 30 bcm Justice for their conduct dur
ing this war"
VIII close by saying, as Mr. Lincoln
Closed by saying, God bless the women of
america. Great applause and waving of
When Major Mckinley concluded his ad-
dress, to the acccnipaniment OF the Norwalls
paign song. to Che time OF Red, White and
Blue" waving their handkerchefs all the
while and producing a most striking effect.
Then came a Visit of five or six carloads
OF insurance men from Cleveland. who were
introduced to Major Mckinley by A p
Manning. h'