Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-10-07
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III introducing Mr.. Taft at Toledo,
Ohio. Bishop samuel Fallows Endorsed
him unreservAdly and In the course OF
his remarks said
b ~ can aver, without fear Of success
full contradiction, that no man ever
came before the American people for
the highest honor in their gift go thor
oughiy prepared to meet It's weighty
responsibilities as Mr.. Taft He u ripe
In the knowledge Of jurisprudence and
clear and firm in judicial decisions.
He has won, as an executive officer IN
our Oriental possessions. the piaudits
Of his countrymen and OF almiring ma
tions. he has satisfa ctorily settled In
those islands OF the sea s0nne Of the
most delicate and dificult subj In
volying deep-seated racial and religious
questions, ever brought up for adjudi-
cation. : He Ii deeply religious
without i trace Of bigotry, fearing God
and working righteousness, as did the
two Adamses and Abrah ham Lincoln.
Taft,s Idsa 81 Charastsr.
IN my effort to discover the quail
tiles which led one to describe Mr. Taft
as "the highest type OF Christian gem
fleman" Il learn that the candidate
himself, within 4 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 II 4 Christian char
sacter, and, second. what iS successful
career First, I consider d Christian
character that Of one who holds as his
ideal a compliance with the two com
mandments given BY Jesus Christ, and
who earnestly strives to live up 70 that
ideal. Second, should define q Cue
cessful career to be that career which
brings more real happiness to those
who happen to Do within the operation
OF the influence OF the person whose
character is In question.
Coming now to answer your In
Quiry, II should say that Christian
character ii the building Of Il success
/ full career 10 its most important part.
The longer one lives the more COM
WINGED he must become that every other.
incident and element Of q career loses
Importance IN comparison, and that
when q mans life work ID done this ie
what stands ont, and whether the
career Is one Of profession, business or
politics, the same thing \ true"
what an Old Frisna says.
Mr.. Aaron A. Ferris, prominent
Cincinnati lawyer. who has known
Judge Taft for thirty years, satd
II have never had occasion to ask
Judge Taft what his creed was In mat
tiers religious. know that, when IN
/ Cincinnati, he has been quite regular
IN attendance at Christ 4 Episcop1f
church, Of which members OF his FAM
Nv are communicates, sand OF which I
am q vestryman. know very wen
that no one In trouble or distresa ever
appealed to him without resolving q
patient hearing ard prompt and mate.
rial aid, when Ia his power 70 give it.
az q man's character is TO be gagged
By what he does, and not BY mere pro
fession; IL leading d clean and up-
right life ID to be guide, and doing
righteous deeds is to be counted, then
am confident that his neighbors and
fellow citizens who have lived with
him and know him well, without re-
gard to creed, coler or party associa-
I5fion. would say that TAFT has lived ana
acted In every station 40 i Chrisfias,
| gentleman. I,