The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-29
Religion 0F
JUDGE TAFT
l''|I|.ScJSSEn I.
Facts That EUery
Citizey Ought
To Read

the Garden City Kansas relestda.
and tits worthy ot yefy careful road.
ing. 1t was written 81 former west
virginian, man wen known In Ills
part Of the State Mr.. chas. J. zirhla.
The article appeared Il the editorial
column OF the Kansas city relegraa
as follows:
Charles I. zirlxih. the wen known
real estate man. has Written the lol.
lowing communication so The Tele-
gram respecting the religions nghl or
William H. TAFT:
Since writing the epmmnnicalloa
which appeared Ia The Evening Tel6.
gram Monday i have been apprnaeh-
led by some people who are begging
the question. and have stated that
when the preacher Set through.
Judge Taft will not be known IN lha
future.
I'm reply to this desire TO say
that all the harangta demasosy.
and bigotry. of those Who Indulge ii
this attack. cannot unuuesuonably.
prevent Judge TAFT from being she
next President Of the United States.
and he viii be one u sae creates.
most charitable and most alnulasiu.
chief executives who has ever sraced
the White House!
As 70 his religious Views I am
proud to say the constitution Of The
United States one 81 the Srealoat
docninents TN has ever been written.
provides that eEery man ahnII worship
Cod aecordins - ne alctales q hIs
En conscIenee apa tlat rl,fse aye
IssIs our elIgi1ps iibsily. NilII 81
cus liberty granted. We have forged
ahead not moiested as our foreialh-
ers were. md have becoms lle great.
estimation III the sfid.
The FOLLOWING clipped nom the
Mail Breeze illustrates our paint
and should pc read BY every citizen
in the United states:
We stiIf hear sneshine irora
people Who do not want to vote fos
TAFT because ae ii 4 member OF he
Unitarian church. The man who Is
50 marrow in his religion as to object
to candidate Tor that reason sort
Of taxes our patience ~
The fact Il, that ecnsiderine tie
fewness Of It's numbers the Unitarian
church has furnished remarkable
number Of great and good men to he
public service or to pabilc fame. A
Topeka lady who Is not Unitarian.
has looked the record ap and furnish.
es a list Of eminent men who were
Unitarians that Ii astonishing. She
finds that the great John Mashali.
who. as chief justice of the Supreme
Court OF the United States. settled
the great constitutional questions and
principles on which or government
is founded, was i Unitarlsa 5uslice
Story, whose work Is STANDARD text
book for every law stndont to this
day, was also a Unitarian.
"eThe Unitarian church luruished
at least four presidents Of the United
States John Adam his son. John
Quincy Adams the old Man rio.
quent, who was TO the day Of his death
the powerful champion Of human
rights. Martin van Buren and FRANK.
lin Pierce Thomas JeJfIersor Is also
classed among the uniiarians. al
though there Is probability that be
did not belong Is any church. Char
les sumner Edward Everett, Daniel
webster Senator George F, Hoar. Jus.
tin S; NORTH. and Tom Benton were
all Unftarians. senator l.aFoIlette Is
a Unitarian.
Among eminent MEN Of letters
and humanitarlans there were ths
poet Longfeilnw oliver wenaasI
Holmes, George Cancroit. the great
historian. julia ward Howe. The au-
thor Of the Battle Hymn Of the Re-
public. George William Curtis, great
both as an orator and editor Edward
Everett Hale. long chaplain Of the
United States senate Dean FlowelIs
Coming nearer home. there was
Chancellor Frank SNOW. who was
laid to resi- last week. whose whole
life was noted tor IFS purity and good.
ness. was 4 Unitarian. W. II. Car.
3ruth. vice chancellor Of the University
and cneiof the best men in the uniyel.
sIty faculty Is a Unitarian.
4 am 4 great believer in the Chris.
tim religion. and assist to the extent
OF my means In supporting a great and
powerfm Denomination. but such bis-
lotry and demasogy as is being prac-
tieed IN this Instance by SOME scat.
minded minister's even belonging to
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