The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-31

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CANTON. Oct. s0.-The unique features
OF the day in Canton were the visit and
speeches of Chauncey NJ. Depew and the
gathering of several thousand schoal
children at Major McKinley's house late
this afternoon. Mr.. Depew was WARMLY
welcomed and spoke twice. once to a
clup of colored men, and once to the col
lege students. who came from various
parts of the country TO pay their re-
spects. The speech which Major 8IcKinIey
made to the college boys was one of the
most carefully prepared he has delivered
this week.
The visit of the school children was a
beautiful incident of the closing davs of
the campaign Three thousand boys
marched in line each one CARRYING a small
nag. The small girls, with their mothers
| were clustered in dense groups about the
house and in all of the neignboring Yards
Wnen the boys marched up they waved
tnelr handkerchiefs ard the lads shouted .
"Hurrah, hurrah. Mckinley is the man.
u can't vote, but daddy can
me boys cheered Justify for several
minutes and then three small boys
mounted the stand and told Major Nc
Ainley That all the boys were for him. and
mat II was the main regret of their lives
mat they were not old enough to vote
was WIFI the children. after
listening to. Major MeKinIey's pleasant
fatherly talk marched behind their hands
and drum corps.
ANOTHER ORIGINAL. COLORED GLIB
The first delegation today was the orig
may Mckinley Coiored Republican club
Of Cleveland 1t was the fifth original
mckinley club that has visited Canton.
There were 500 voters in the party j.
f. Benson was the spokesman for the
colored men and Walter Brooks. president
Of the club. introduced the members OF
the delegation to them The club was
organized September ID. 1893. Major Nc
kinley addressed them very briefly
Al the conclusion of his remarks
Major Mckinley introduced Chauncey NJ.
Depew to the audience. Hundreds OF
CanIonians who had learned OF Mr. De-
pew's visit 70 the Republican Candidate
had assembled at the Mckinley residence.
expecting a speech from the widely
known orator, and the crowd that sur
rounded the porch numbered 1000 AS
Mr. Depew stepped forward some one pro-.
posed Three cheers for New York. and,
they were given with a great deal of
vigor. Mr.. Depew bowling his aclnowl-
edgement spoke as follows:
came here to pay my respects to
Governor Mckinley, and not to make a
gin in Ohio until tomorrow. 1 feel that,
| ought not to make any speeches i'm
Ohio, anyway, and the reason is that
want to have the state of New York give
larger majority in proportion to its
population than any other state in the
Union. And If, by any chance, my COM
ing here should lead to Ohio beating us.
l don't know whether / could live in
New York again or not. Anyway. 1 can
move to Ohio. daughter and cheers)
A GREAT SPOT.
at affords me great pleasure on arrfv-
ing here at this spot, which VIII be one
of the historic places of the country for
all the future of our history, to find that
delegations that have visited Canton and
of which we read of in New York, should
be a delegation of colored men. It has
pleased the Popocratic party. or rather
the Popocratic leaders, to place this cam
paign upon a plane which it has never
been put before in this country. They
are trying TO array one class against an
other class-as If there were classes in
this country, or permanent classes. They
are trying to array the employed against
their employers and to array the man who
has not prospered against the man who
has proSpered a little more than he as
If it were not the spirit Of American lib
erty that a man should rise from one
condition to a better one, where all are
equal before the law: If anyone has a
right to complain, and has the right TO be
an anarchist or a socialist, it is the colored
man. 1t is only one generation since he
came from slavery to be a free man-bur
no one ever saw a negro anarchist. loud
cheering) The colored people Of the
United States accept the emancipation
proclaimed by Abraham Lincoln as it was
given to the world. They accept Ameri-
can citizenship as it came from the pen
of the great hberator and gretest Amer
lean citizen that all men are created
equal with another and with fnalienab1e
rights; that no man is better than an
other before the. law. but are all equal:
the rest is American opportunity under
American liberty. So ii is that the col
ored men of this country. this generation
which has gone to our schools and re-
ceived American education and is enjoy
ing American opportunity, are slll for Nc
Kinley, prosperity and liberty
Three cheers were given for Mr.. De-
pew.
COLLEGE BOYS ENTHUSIASTIC
A few moments after Mr.. Depew fin
ished speaking. a delegation Of college
students from various parts of the coun-
try marched into the Mckinley yard
They were full of enthusiasm, and made
the air ring with their college yells- Will
lam Burns Wolfe, editor of the College
Republican. spoke In behalf of the Har-
ward men in the delegation and Edward
Henntng for the college league clubs
Responding to these addresses. Major
Mckinley made the principal speech OF
the day. He said:
II am glad to be assured by your
spokesman that in the contest of this
year in which the nations honor and the
public 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 / know, young gen.
tleInen. you are earnest Republicans and
appreciate most highly your support OF
the Republican cause. If you were not
Republicans from conviction, however,
and were guided alone by enthusiastic ar
dor. | would say to you. in the words Of
Webster: Study the constitution OF the
United States thoroughly: contrast its
teachings with the doctrines of the po-
Etical parties of the country and vote
with the one. you believe to be best for
your country
A TEST.
The Republican party can well AFFORD
to submit to that test. It never has
shrunk from the severest 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 especially and cheerfully invites COM
parison and contrast. II has no aim but
the public good and the honor OF the
American name. and confidently submits
its contention not to a class or a Sec
ton. but to the whole American people,
Mr.. Depew was introduced again by
Major. Mckinley and he addressed some
remarks to the students.
Major Mckinley drove to the station
with MeSera. DQuayV Ca0rra