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.-:x m.1 WVBm cWm2. ?s55I "wyw."?i!aaHE! flJ. -A i- r-, , ,7.TE THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1908. IN THE DOLDRUMS. f - mail -MMMMPPNMM Philadelphia Inquirer. . ., ... .. . , HIGHEST TYPE OF ill GE Churchmen Who Know Judgo Taft Render Him This Sincere) Tribute. Tho Attitude) of the Republican Can didate Towards Religion and a LIfo Which Shows Adher enco to tho Best Ethics and Morals. "Because he is the highest type of the Christian gentleman." This Is tho way In which I heard tho pastor of u Methodist church in south ern Illinois end an argument with a layman on the train coming to Cincin nati from St. Louis, writes a staff cor respondent of the St. Louis Globe Democrat. Tho layman, paying due respect to tho cloth of Ills op ponent, was trying to convince him that ho should not support Mr. Taft for tho presidency, and instead should voto for his Democratic oppo nent. Tho churchman defended tho principles of the Republican party, ond, as Indicated, defended tho man for whom ho said ho expected to vote, from his personal standpoint of n churchman, ''because lie is the highest tjpu of a Christian gentleman." Bishop J. C. Hartzcll of tho Metho dist Episcopal Church, discussing the religious beliefs of Bryan and Taft, after calling on tho latter, said : "Which of these men I shall vote for will not bo decided by their religious beliefs, but what they aro as men, nnd toy the principles and policies they stand for in tho administration of the gov ernment. I bellevo that In acting upon this view, as an American citizen, I am In harmony with tho spirit and purposo of tho founders of our republic, who put into tho constitution that there should bo 'no religious test as to quali fications to any office or public trust under tho United States.' My convic tion is that tho futuro safety of tho nation depends very largely upon onr peoplo heeding that constitutional pro hibition. Our nation owes much in moral character, statesmanship, litera ture, art nnd religion to those who havo not been in strict harmony with boiuo of tho dogmas of tho church. The days of tho inquisition aro past." Remembering that Mrs. Taft Is a Presbyterian, but that Miss Helen Taft was continued in tho Episcopal Church In Washington last winter at the sumo tlmo that Miss Ethel Hoosevelt, daugh ter of tho President, was confirmed, I wondered as to Mr. Tuffs church asso ciation. When I mado the Inquiry hero I was answered through tho columns of tho Northwestern Christian Advo cate, tho great Metliodlst publication, just as it had given answer to hundreds of inquiries from Its Mehodlst subscrib ers. It said: Mini of llronil Sympnlhlcn, "Mrs. Taft and children are Episco palians, nnd tho Secretary frequently accompanies them to St. John's Church, where, nlso, ho litis a pow. Whllo Mr. ltoosovolt goes to the Gorman Reform ed Church, his wlfo ond family, who aro Episcopalians, attend historic St, Jjjhu'B.Ohur.chj w.horcthey sJi fjnjv ono jompany i leading f ty. Mr. 4 at he Is or two pews removed from Mrs. 'Taft and her children. Secretary' Taft spends his vacation at Murray Bay, Canada, where thero Is a Union Church, attended by the summer colonists of all denominations. Tho Secretary of War is one of the trustees of this summer colony church, where people of many faiths gather for worship." This Metliodlsl testimony indicated to me tho broad and liberal view of Mr. Taft In religious matters. In look ing through tho file of this same pub lication the Western Christian Advo cate I found a discussion of both nom inees, in the course of which it was asserted : 'The sympathies of both Mr. Taft and Mr. Bryan are very broad, and they worship easily and naturally with any Christian denomination. Whichever man is elected, the country will have. therefore, a President of clean life, lofty principles nnd Christian convic tions." Opinion of Norvo Clortfyninn. On the same afternoon, when Bishop Hartzcll called, Itev. James G. Robin son, pastor of tho Eakor Street African Methodist Church of Dayton, Ohio, ' called at tho headquarters In company with W. II. Jones, one of tho colored lawyers of tho same city Jones was proud of the fact that president of the Colored Taft Club, the first one to be Incorporated in the Uni ted States, and Rev. Mr. Robinson ad mitted that he Is president of the Board of Directors of tho same club. As ho left Mr. Tuft's office I asked him for his view of tho candidate, both from his standpoint as a churchman and as a lender of his race. "I beliove," lie said, "Judge Taft will be elected by a safe and eomfortablo majority, not simply because he Is a Republican, nor am I speaking because I am a Republican. But Judgo Taft represents all of the ldoais of tho true Christian statrsmun." As to tho attitude of his own race, Rev. Mr. Robinson said: "We can not afford to line up with the Democratic party, which has been antagonistic to our Interests always, and against the party headed by such wise and Chris tian statesmen as Is Judgo Taft. Ho is a man whom wo know in Ohio Is desir ous that all men, without regard to color, bo treated fairly beforo the jourts." DUIiup Fallows' Tribute. In Introducing Mr. Taft nt Toledo, Ohio, Bishop Samuel Fallows indorsed him unreservedly, and In the course of ills remarks said : "I can avrr, without" fear of success ful contradiction, that no man ever camo beforo tho American people for tho highest honor In their gift so tlior- I , ouglily prepared to moot its weighty responsibilities as Mr. Taft. lie is ripe in tho knowledge of Jurisprudence nnd T clear and firm In Judicial decisions. X Ho has won, as an exeouthe olllcer In ' our Oriental possessions, tho plaudits I t of his countrymen and of admiring na- f tlons. Ho has satisfactorily settled in those islands of tho wii some of the most dollcato nnd ditllcnlt subjects, In- i volvlug deep-seated racial and religious questions, ever brought up for ndjiidl- cation. He is deeply religious ; without a trace of bigotry, fearing Owl I and working righteousness, ns did tho , two Adamses and Abraham Lincoln. Tuft' lilen of CImrnolor, In my effort to discover the qual ities which led ono to doorlbo Mr. Taft ns "the highest typo of Christian gen tlenian" I learn that the enndidato himself, within a month, has defined Just vthat Jiniiortauro bfl aUaplifid tp Christian chaFacter In tfie Building of a successful career. Tho question had been put to him to develop his personal views, and writing In response the Re publican candidate said: "Your question suggests two others which must bo answered in answering this: First, what is a Christian char acter, and, second, what Is a successful career? First, I consider a Christian character that of one who holds as his Ideal a compliance with the two com- mnrwItnpntH Hrpn hv Jpsns Ohrlsf. nnd n.l.n r.n.nr.t.tl, cti-l.-c tn 1 1 vr. ,m n 1 1 rt I nuu uuiulu,) Duiln lu .; iij, lu mill Ideal. Second, I should define a suc cessful careVr to he that ciTreer which brings more renl happiness to those who Inppen to be within the operation of the 'nfiuence of the person whose character Is In question. "Coming now to answer your in quiry, I should say that a Christian character In the building of a success ful career Is Its most Important part. The longer ono lives the more con vinced he must become thnt every other Incident nnd element of enreer loses Importance In comparison, and thnt when a man's life work Is dona this Is what stands out, and whether the career Is one of profession, business or politics, the same thing Is true." Whnl an Oil Friend Bar. Mr. Aaron A. Ferris, a prominent Cincinnati lawyer, who has known Judge Taft for thirty years, said : "I have never had occasion to ask Judge Taft what his creed wns In mat ters religious. I know that, when In Cincinnati, he has been quite regular In attendance at Christ Episcopal church, of which members of his fam ily are communicants, and of which I am a vestryman. I know very well that no one In trouble or distress ever appealed to him without receiving a patient hearing and prompt and mate rial aid, when in his power to glvo It. If a man's character Is to be gauged by what ho does, and not by mere pro fession; If leading a clean and up right Hfo Is to bo a guide, and doing righteous deeds is to be counted, then I am confident that his neighbors and fellow-citizens who hare lived with him nnd know him well, without re gard to creed, color or party associa tion, would say that Taft has lived and acted In every station as a Christian gentleman." WHAT TAFT "WILL DO. jususss3tt8::si3HHs3:8ssttuuu ::a:::nw . M ! i rt I iQiiality and Prices :: 8 1 Are the twin foundation stones on which our growing business is built? FIRST Tho best moat that can be produced. 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