Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1908-10-09
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I DIshsD FsIl0ws' TRibate.
1 In introducing Mfr. Taft at Toledo
Ohio, Bishop Samuel Fallows Endorsed
him unreservAdly, and In the course Of
his remarks said;
II can aver, without fear Of success
! full contradiction, that no man ever
came before the American people for
the highest honor in their gift 80 thor
oughly prepared to meet It's weighty
responsibilities as Mr. Taft. He Is rips
| In the knowledge Of Jurisprudence ana
clear ard firm In judicial decisions
He has won, as an executive officer N
our Oriental possessions, the pladdits
Of his countrymen and Of admirilg ma
tons He has satisfactorily settled In
I those islands of the sea some OF the
most delicate and difficult subjects, In
| yolving deep-seated racial and religious
questions, ever brought up for adjudi.
cation. He Is deeply religious
without a trace of bIgotry, fearing God
and working righteousness, az did the
two Adamses and Abraham Lincoln"
Taff's idea Of Character
In my effort to discover the quail
tiles which led one to describe Mr.. Taft
as "the highest type Of Christian GEN
tiemanr I learn that the Candidate
himself. within a month, has defined
Just what tmporta nee he attaeheo 10
Christian character in the building OF
a successful career. The question had
been put to him to develop his persounl
views. ard writing in response the Re-
publican candidate said.
your question suggests two others
which must be answered in answering
this: First. what is q Christian ehar-
acter, and, second. what is a successful
career? First, I consider a Christian
character that Of one who holds as his
ideal q compliance with the two conf
mandments given by Jesus Christ, and
who earnestly strives to live up TO that
ideal. Second, should define sur
cessfuI career to be that career which
brings more real happiness to thosa
who happen to be within the operation
of the influence OF the person whose
character Is in question.
Coming now to answer your In
curry, I should say that Christian
character In the building OF success
full career Is It's most important part.
The longer one lives the more con-
sinced he must become that every other
incident and element Of career loses
Importance In comparison, and that
when q mans life work is done this IS
what stands out, and whether the
career Is one OF profession, business or
politics. the same thing is true"
What nm Old Friend Says.
Mr. Aaron A. Ferris, prominent
lawyer, who has known
Judge Taft for thirty years, said:
Il have never had occasion to ask
Judge Taft what bis creed was in mat
ters religious I know that, when in
he has been quite regular
In attendance at Christ Episcopal
church, Of which members OF his fam
lily are communica hts, and of which
am a vestryman. I know very well
that no one In trouble or distress ever
appealed to him without receiving 4
patient hearing and prompt and mate
rial aid, when In his power to give 1t.
II a mans character is to be gauged
by what he does. and not by mere pro-
fessfon; IL leading a clean and up
right life is to be guide, and doing
righteous deeds is to be counted, then
I am confident that bis neighbors and
fellow citizens who have lived with
him and know him well, without re-
gard to creed, color or party associa.
ton. would say that Taft has lived and
acted In every station as a Christian
gentleman"