The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-10-09

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man u elected, the country win have,
therefore. . President Of clean life,
lofty principles and Christian convSc-
lions"
Opinion % Negro Cls.syna..
On the same afternoon, when Bishop
Hartzell called, Rev. James g. Robin
son, pastor Of the Eaker Street African
Methodist Church Of Dayton, Ohio,
called at the headquarters in company
with w. H.'Jones, one Of the leading
colored lawyers Of the same city. Mr..
Jones was proud Of the fact that he 10
president Of the Colored Taft Club, the
drst one to be Incorporated in the Uni
ted States, and Rev. Mr.. Robinson ad-
mitted that he IL president Of the
Board Of Directors Of the same club.
As he left Mr.. Taft's od1ce I asked him
for his view Of the candidate, both from
his standpoint as q churchman and %
leader Of his race.
II believe" he said, "Judge Taft will
b. elected by a safe and comfortable
majority, not simply because he is q
Republican, nor am speaking because
I am q Republican. But Judge Taft
represents all of the ideals Of the true
Christian statesman"
As to the attitude Of his own race,
Rev. Mr.. Robinson said: I'VE 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 Judge Taft. He II
. man whom We know in Ohio Is desir-
Gus that all men. without regard to
selor, be treated fairly before the
1ourts"
Bishop Fallows' Tribute.
In introducing Mr.. Taft at TslsAe.
Ohio, Bishop Samuel Fallows indoessd
him unreservedly, 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 20 thor.
oughly prepared to meet its weighty
responsibilities az Mr.. Taft. He 10 ripe
in the knowledge Of jurisprudence and
clear and firm in judicial decisions
He has won, az an executive omcsr In
our Oriental possessions. the plaudits
Of his countrymen and Of admiring ma
lions. He has satisfactorily settled In
those islands Of the sea some Of the
most delicate and difncult subjects, In
volving deep-seated racial and religious
questions, ever brought up for adjudi-
cation. He is deeply religious
without trace Of bigotry, fearing God
and working Righteousness, a. did tho
two Adamses and Abraham Lincoln"
Taft's Idea Of Character.
In my effort to discover the quail
tiles which led one to describe Mr.. Taft
% 1.-THE highest type Of Christian gen.
tleman" l learn that the candidate
himself. within month, has defined
Just what Importance he attached to
Christian character in the building of
successful career. The 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 be answered in answering
this: First, what is a Christian char
acter, and, second. what 10 successful
career? First, I consider a Christian
character that Of one who holds a. his
ideal compliance with the two COM
mandments given by Jesus Christ, and
who earnestly strives to live up to that
ideal. Second, I should define q sue.
cessful career to be that career which
brings more real happiness to those
who happen to be within the operation
Of the influence Of the person whose
character is in question.
Coming now to answer your in.
quiry, 1 should say that Christian
character in the building Of success
full career is its most important part.
The longer one lives the more con-
WINGED he must become that every other
incident and element Of a career loses
Importance in comparison. and that
when a 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 an Old Friend Says.
Mr.. Aaron A. Ferris, a prominent
Cincinnati lawyer, who has known
Judge Taft for thirty years, said:
Il have never had occasion to ask
Judge Taft what his creed was in mat
tiers religious. I know that, when in
Cincinnati, he has been quite regular
in attendance at Christ Episcopal
church, Of which members Of his fam.
lily are communicates, and of which l
am vestryman. know very well
that no one in trouble or distress ever
appealed to him without receiving q
patient hearing and prompt and mate.
rial aid, when in his power to give 1t.
II mans character is to be gagged
by what he does, and not by mere pro-
fession; II leading a clean and up
right life 10 to be q guide, and doing
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