The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-19
BRYAN TALKS TO NEWSBoYS.
THE SPEECH DELIVERED TO HELP
ALONG A GOOD WORK.

Friends and Political Supporters
at Detroit.
Detroit, Mich, Oct. 1s.-The rule estab-
lished by William j. Bryan to avoid any
public utterances on Sunday. was broken
tonight, when he spoke briefly to crowd
Of newsboys at the Newsboys' hall lie
did it to oblige his friend and supporter,
Col. 1. G. Butler, president of the News.
boys Association.
AT Mr. Bryan's request, the affair was
kept very quiet, and outside of the little
venders a few visitors only were present
This was his speech: Boys: / did not
come to make a speech tonight, because
this is the day that l rest, and / have felt
the need of having a day of rest more re-
Gently than ever before. But l came be.
cause l never like to decline an Invitation
to be present at any place where an en>
deaVor is being made to do good. Aud
l do not know of any work which is bet
ter than that work which is done for
boys. We We're all boys once-and some Of
us not so very long ago-and when see
boys l 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 a boy
we are not ourselves responsible for
the surroundings of youth We are born
INTO this world and the surroundings meet
us and, to a 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
TianE nVlf1 f1Ia
that person who aims at the stars will
shoot higher, which simply means that
those who have the highest ideas will ac-
complish most, A meeting of this kind,
where they teach you patriotism, where
they teach you regard for each other, re-
spect for each others rights, necessarily
elevates your ideas, gives you broader
views Of life, and those views will help
you to accomplish more. Now, in this
country in which we live, boys are more
blessed than in any country on the earth,
because the boy in this country has every
thing open to him and he may accomplish
more than he can in any other country.
Now there are times when a human life
or many human lives, will depend upon
the action of one person; there are times
when the welfare of the community will
depend on one person; there are times
when the welfare of the nation will de-
pend upon one person, and when you re-
member how influential one person may
become in the destinies of the nation, how
useful he may be to his fellows, to So
cety, you can see that If kind word or
act should be the cause of getting that
boy started right, leading him UP to take
advantage of his opportunities, what re-
suits may follow.
Il want you to remember that no good
ever comes to boys or men from doing
wrong, and that right always pays.
know it is hard always to believe, but n
you take the broad view of life and its
possibilities you will find that 1t 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 i'm 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 oppor-
tunities which are offered to you. / feel
interested in you boys who are starting
out so young to make living. Some Of
us, instead Of having to depend on our
own exertions, were carried forward by
others. / am not sure that you, who be-
gin this life of independence and necessary
activity so early, have an advantage over
us who did not; but whether you have the
advantage or not, If you improve every OPP
portunlty that comes anC let your motto be
Treat every one as you would have that
person you and to make the best oppor-
tunity of everything that comes within
your reach, and do nothing that your con
science will condemn you for, and when
you get to be old men you viii be able 10
look back and be grateful to Col. Butler,
and to those who are associated with him
in this effort to give you higher ideas. ana
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 gratitude towarcs
those who gave you this kindly assistance
when you were boys.
II want you to remember this also: That
you are not the only ones who are bene-
flied by these things, because the Creator
has so arranged the things of this world
that when we try to help others we help
ourselves. Those who have tried to hep
ynu, those who have tried to do you gool
find that they themselves are benefited ly
the operation. While they are trying 20
rake your lives happier their own lives
are made happier. If can leave this idea
with you. l think that it may be of use
to you: That the highest good that can
come to you is from doing something for
others, and you will find among your play
mates that the boy who does most for the
boys around him, is the boy who is lik ID
best and is the boy who enjoys himself
nest"
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan attended services at
LIlN
morning In company with Col l. c. But
Ter, Hon. j. II. Whiting candidate for the
lieutenant governorship on the fusion
ticket; Mrs. Whiting and John w. Tom
llnson OF Alabama.
Rev. DR.. Patterson preached a sermon
about hard times. basing IL on a statement
showing that the Home Missionary So
ciety Of the Presbyterian church was from
three TO six months behind in the payment
OF salaries to It's workers. No direct allu-
sion 10 political subjects was made.
In the evening, Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan, Mr..
and Mrs. Whiting, Miss Whiting, Mr..
Tomlinson, and ID. j. Campau went from
the Cadillac house, where they were Mr..
Campau's guests, to dine at the residence
Of George Moore.
At II O'clock. the party retired on board
the special car Idles. which will leave at
4 O'Clock In the morning for Dayton, o.,
where the candidate is scheduled to speak
tomorrow night.