The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-10-31

| twice, once to the club of colored men
and once to the college students who
came from various parts of the coun-
| try to pay their respects to Major Nc
| Kinley. The speech which Major Me-
| Kinley made to the college boys was
one of the most carefully prepared he
| has delivered this week and 1T was lis
tened to with the deepest interest. The
visit of the school children was beau
tiful incident of the closing days of the
campaign. Three thousand boys march,
ed in line. each carrying small flag.
The small girls with their mothers clus-
tered in dense groups about the house
and in all of the neighboring yards.
When the boys marched up they waved
| their handkerchiefs and shouted: 'Hur-
rah hurrah, Mckinley is the man:
can't vote, but daddy can" The air
was filed with the music of fresh
lily for several minutes and then three
small boys mounted the stand and told
Major Mckinley that all the boys We're
for him and that it was the main re-
gret of their lives that they We're not
old enough to vote. 1t was; dark when
the children. after listening to Major
McKinley's pleasant. fatherly talk
marched away behind their band and
drum corps.
The first delegation today was the
original colored Republican club, Of
Cleveland. 1t was the fifth original
Mckinley club that has visited Canton.
There We're one hundred voters in the
party. j. f.. Benson was the spokes-
man for the colored men and Walter
Brooks, president of the club. intro
duced the members of the delegation to
the candidate. The club was organ
lied September Is, 1893. Major Nc
| u iplav ol1rasspl than hriaHxy
MIR. DEPEW INTRODUCED.
At the conclusion of his remarks,
Major Mckinley introduced Chauncey
NJ. Depcw to the audience. Hundreds
of Cantonans who had learned of Mr..
Depew's visit to the Republican candi-
date had assembled at the Mckinley
residence expecting speech from the
widely known orator and the crowd
that surrounded the porch numbered "a
thousand. As Mr.. Depew stepped for
ward some on proposed three cheers
for New York" and they were given
with great deal of vigOr.
A few minutes after Mr.. Depew fin
ished speaking delegation of college
students from various parts of the
country marched into the Mckinley
ward and they were full of enthusiasm
and made the air ring with their col
lege yells. William b. Wolfe. editor
of the College Republican, spoke in be-
half of the Harvard men i'm the dele
cation and Edward J. Henning for the
college league clubs. Responding to
these addresses. Major Mckinley made
the principal speech Of the day. Mr..
Depew was introduced again by Major
Mex nley and he addressed some re-
marks To the students.
Major Mckinley drove to the station
with Messrs. Depew, George w. Small
icy. correspondent of the London
Times. and MyrOn f.. Herrick, of Cleve-
land. who accompanied him. returning
in time to address several thousand
school children. Haskell koobs. aged
Is, introduced Robert JeannerO aged
12. who spoke for the primary and in
termedate departments, and William
Jain, who spoke for the high school
pupils
-Chauncey M. Depew will speak at
Cinci,~a.i tonight. Starting from
cleveland az a7:3O in the morning
he Will make RebHblican speeches at
Wellington, Crestline, Gallon, Della
ware, Columbus. London. Springfield
Dayton and Middletown.
ADDRESS TO THE STUDENTS.
In addressing the college students
Major Mckinley said:
dHi Sldu " De dsSuIeu ny youi Spohc
man that in the contest of this year in
which the nations honor and the repub-
Hes integrity are involved. the college men
not only Of the east, but of the west
teachers and pupils alike. are with US
, in heart and purpose. I know, young
gentlemen, you are earnest Republicans
and appreciate most heartily your support
of the Republican cause. If you were
| not Republicans from convictions, how
ever, you were guided alone by enthusias-
tic ardor I would say to you, in the
words of Webster: Study the constitution
Of the United States thoroughly; contrast
political parties of the day and vote with
the one you then believe will do the most
for your country.
The Republican party can we'll afford
to submit to that test. 1t has never
shrunk from a severe test of the past and
has never suffered thereby. But in the
alignment of parties today and in the vital
questions at issue between them 1t es-
pecially and cheerfully invites compari-
son and contrast. 1t has no aim but the
public good and the honor of the American
name and confidently submits its inten-
ton not to a class or section, but to the
whole American people. If L could give
the young men of the United States a
message that I would have them read
and heed 1T would be: stand up for
America; devote your life to its cause;
love your own homes and prove as worthy
or our cherished free institutions as they
are wortfy OF YOUR allegiance and SER
vice.. Let rot ne high standard Of ma
,io"ai Soncr, isised by the fathers, be
'iar'erd ~. their sons. Let learning, lib.
srty and law be exalted and enthroned.