If you allowed them to do so they would paint signs on the dresses of your children and wives, so callous are they to all decency and so regardless of private rights.

Look on this picture, my friends, and tell me, would you prefer to see this--or this ?" At the word each child pulled away the sign-painted slip and stood arrayed in a pretty gown of spotless white.
The surprise was so complete that the audience cheered, shouted and laughed for several minutes before silence was restored.

Then the children sang another verse, as follows: "Now it is clear That we appear Just as we should be; We are seen Sweet and clean From corruption free: We're the signs Of the times-- Fair as heaven's orbs.
If we look good, Then all men should Vote for Kenneth Forbes!" The cheering was renewed at this, and Mr.Hopkins became angry.

He tried to make himself heard, but the popular fancy had been caught by the object lesson so cleverly placed before them, and they shouted: "Forbes! Forbes! Forbes!" until the Honorable Erastus became so furious that he left the meeting in disgust.
This was the most impolite thing he could have done, but he vowed that the meeting had been "packed" with Forbes partisans and that he was wasting his time in addressing them.
After he was gone Kenneth resumed his speech and created more enthusiasm.

The victory was certainly with the Republican candidate, and the Elmhurst people returned home thoroughly satisfied with the result of the "joint debate.".