The Indianapolis journal., 1896-06-27
PRAISE FROM WOMEN
Tributes TO GOVERNOR M'KINLEY,
HIS WIFE AND AGED MOTHER.
Notable Reception at Canton In
Which 5000 Of the Fair Sex of
starke County Participated.
PURELY NONPARTISAN AFFAIR
TWO SPEECHES WE'RE MADE, BUT
POLITICS WAS NOT ALLUDED TO.
Address by Mrs. Alice Danner Jones,
the Ohio Woman Eloquent, and
Brief Reply by the Governor.
ANOTHER SPEECH At NIGHT
THE NOMINEE DISCUSSES THE PRIN-
CIPLEs OF HIS PARTY.
ity and Reference to Sound
Money and N Good Dollar.
Address by Mrs. Alice Danner Jones,
the Ohio Woman Eloquent, and
Brief Reply by the Governor.
ANOTHER SPEECH At NIGHT
THE NOMINEE DISCUSSES THE PRIN-
CIPLES OF HIS PARTY.
Much About Protection and Prosper
ity and Reference to Sound
Money and "a Good Dollar.

CANTON, o., June 26.-F'ive thousand of
the hundred thousand people of Stark
county greeted Governor Mckinley, his
| wife and mother in public reception by
| the women of Canton late this afternoon,
and OF these five thousand there was not
a man present besides the Governor, the
| patrolmen at the doors and two score re-
| porters. 1t was a nonpartisan affair. The
| house was darkened. There were hand
| some floral and electric-light effects. Two
hundred handsomely dressed women as
| sisted in the reception. There was music,
and the beautiful home OF the late JACOB
| Miller. with it's great rooms. broad lawns
| and shady trees. presented scene long
| TO be remembered.
II thought there would be great many
| here. but 1 did not think / would have
to wait two hours to get in.'' was the re-
mark of one woman.
| 1t reminds me of a White House public
reception" said a noted Washington cor
respondent.
| For half dozen blocks each way the
streets were crowded from till o'clock
Mrs. Alice Danner Jones, one of the most
eloquent women of Ohio. presented Gov.
Mckinley. wife and mother. aged eighty
seven years. from the balcony overlooking
| the lawn, saying:
Mother and Wife Of William Mckinley
| You know the import of this meeting.
We, the women OF Canton and Starke
| county would show honor 10 the two wom-
| en- nearest and dearest to the man to
whom not only Canton. but the entire Ma
tron. Is paying homage He is bound to
| bind him to his country. and We believe
he will say with us that the better part
| of him is. of your making
''The path which we see so plainly
| leading to the White House had its begin
ming within the doorway of the little frame
| house in Niles. There the wisdom of a
! father and the loving guidance of moth
| er laid the foundation stones in a young
| boys life of the justice. the sagacity and
the charity which characterize the states
''Ah. mother: The little hands you guild
| ed then have been growing stronger' as
| your own have grown more feeble. Lifes
| discipline of calm and storm has left its
| marks on your boys face, but the nur-
bered 'Sh and the ia touch Of Sour aged hands
/ upon his hands to-day Is a motive power
| for good. so pure. so limitless in its reach
| that only balances unseen can estimate
Mrs. Mckinley. over twenty-five years
ago you prophesied Canton's future pride
in Canton's young attorney. You piighted
/ to him your girlish faith, and within the
old Presbyterian Church you linked your
| life with his. Canton has been proud of
| him for many years. and Canton has been
| proud OF You. Governor McKinley's every
act to-day bears upon 1T the stamp of his
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| hood. So purely womanly is your wifely
| devotion, so in sympathy with his every
| interest has your life always been. that
lieve li that. like Lafayette. he would ex-
claim in the bitterness of his heart. She
was SO one with me that life seems robbed
| of half its power without herr
Proud as are We of our statesman are
we of his wife's and mothers part in giving
Women W ms 9he such u ae you have given to our
| Nation in the past her nobiest and bravest
| sons. John Quincy Adams owed his great
| his mother: Lucy Webb Hayes was her
husbands truest helper Jackson deferred
to the opinions Of his idolized wife. and nd
associated with the name of her illustrious
! husband. Fourteen years ago. on the Sun
| day following his nomination., James A.
| Garfield walked into the old home church.
bearing on his arm his aged mother. and
| on last Sabbath morning. into the church
| of his early faith, walked our future Pres
| ident and with him walked his mother.
with home anchorage such as this we
| women have no fears that under the COM
| ing administration hearth fires will burn
| DINNER counting rooms be closed. Our
| men may deal with questions of tariff and
finance and political policy. We won't be-
higher than all. and are satisfied that
should you be called to preside over the
destinies OF the Nation we shall have
man at the head wita character pure and
a record so untarnished that any mother
here to-day would feel proud TO know that
the steppings of little boys might be In
lines parallel with this.
Governor anti Mrs. McKinley-In giving
you to the Nation We do not feel that we
are losing you. Too many ties, sacred and
tender. will bring you back TO Canton.
There are present friendships here: there
are deeper loves; there are homes on South
| Market and West 'ruscarawas, and out in
West Lawn there are tiny graves and
larger ones which will ever make Canton
Mecca for your rstlrrsng feet:
| of pride. when 10 you and yours we ex-
| tend the congratulations of your towns
women. we Garnet refrain from paying
| tribute to the mernory of one who bearing
| also the name OF Mckinley. will be re-
| membered in Canio OH so long as they who
rememberng. reme III ANA McKnley possessed ed
| that latent power. that force of character.
| that winning charm and gracious tact
and which. had size been man. would
| have made her second not even TO her
| honored brother. Governor Mckinley: no
richer benisOn can We ask for you than
| where. with wider reach perchance than
| hers your hands may guide and govern.
| they may make a' beautiful as did she
| the laws which they enforce. and may
1 take. as she took. hold on human hearts
not limited by officiiI power and win the
! plaudits Of your countrymen.
| ssBut with the OvatiOns of a Nation ring
/ ing In your ears how small must seem the
| commentator of simple women: and then
| SO little can words express the deepest
/ that the Nations interests will be wisely
| guarded. and so little can they convey to
| your honored wife and mother our rever-
ence and our love that wishing for you
/ all the fullest realization of the futures
| truest, sweetest possibilities. We bring to
| ings OF flowers. They are voiceiess mes
| sengers and emblems potent of care that
is for all and a love that is supreme"
! Following the address two girIs--Loliise
| Rider and Beatrice Colley-presented Mrs
Mckinley. mother Mckinley and each lady