Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-10-08
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IN introducing Mr.. TAFT at Toledo
Ohio, Bishop samuel Fallows Endorsed
him unrsssryedly, and In the course q
his remarks said:
Il can aver. without fear Of success
full contradiction, that no man eyeS
came before the American people fol-
the highest homer in their gift 20 thor.
cughly prepared 10 meet it, wsighty
responsibilities % Mr.. TAFT. He d rips
in the knowledge Of jurisprudencs and
clear and nrm n judicial declsicna
He has won, a. an executive oflicer In
our Oriental possessions, the plaudlts
OF bis countrymen and Of admiring ma
lions. He has satisfactcrily settled in
those islands Of the ssa some Of the
most delicate and dlficult 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 the
two Adamses and Abraham Lincoln"
Taffs Idea Of Character.
In my effort to discover the quail.
tiles which led one to describe Mr.. Taft
as "ths highest type Of Christian gen
tleman" l learn that the candidate
himself, within a month, has defined
Just what importance he attached to
Christian character in the building Of
a 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 IL Christian char
acter, and, second, what ID q successful
careeri First, I consider q Christian
character that Of one who holds o. bis
ideal a compliance with the two com
mandments given by Jesus Christ, and
who earnestly strives to live up to that
ideal. Second, should define 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, should say that Christian |
In the building Of success
full career Is its most important part. |
The longer one lives the more con-
vinced he must become that every other |
Incident and element Of career loses
Importance in comparison, and that
when mans life work is done this 10
what stands out, and whether the
,areer ID one Of profession, business Or
politics, the same thing il true
what IN Old TrIend says.
Mr.. Aaron A.. Ferris, prominent
lawyer, who has known
Judge Taft for thirty years, said:
II have never had occasion to ask
fudge Taft what his creed was in mat
;ers religious. I know that, when in
be has been quite regular
n attendance At Christ Episcopal
hurch, OF which members Of his fam.
" are communicates, and Of which |
i'm q vestryman. I know very well |
hat no one IN trouble or distress ever
ppealed to him without receiving &
'atient hearing and prompt and mate
ial aid, when In his power to give II.
Z mans character ID to b. gagged
y Whist he does, and mot BY mere pro.
enslon; II leading q clean and up
light life 10 to be guide, and doing
ighte0us deeds 10 to BE- counted, then
am confident that his neighbors and
GLOW citizens who have lived with
i'm and know him well, without 70.
ard to creed. color or party assocla.
lon, would say that Taft has lived and
cted in every station 40 . Christian y
entleman." X