Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-11
All Fresno Turns Out to
See the President.
Japanese Residents Present
Addresses Of Good Feeling.
Nations Executive Speaks Under
Auspiees Of Fresno Ministers.


dent Taft plunged today into the sum
mer heat Of the San Joaquin valley
and arrived here shortly after p. NJ,
with the thermometer lowering about
the eos. He was greeted by practl-
cally the entire population of the city
and surrounding country, ana after
short automobile trip through the busl-
ness section addressed gathering Of
many thousands in the court house
square The Presidents speech was in
reality another Sunday sermon, the
third he has preached since his trip be-
gan. His text, quoted from memory
was He who conquereth himself is
greater than he who taketh city"
and from it the President drew the les
son that popular government must al
ways be a failure unless it is based
upon a sound common sense and the
safe restraint that goes up to make
the good loser. He drew an analogy
between the American people in this re-
spect and those people who in their
attempts at self government follow an
election with revolution.
ON his way here President Taft
stopped at Mercedes for three hours
and attended morning service at the
Presbyterian church. His greeting at
Fresno came from probably the most
cosmopolitan community he has met
in all his travels. In the throngs. that
lined the sidewalks was coming
ling, of Chinese, japanese, Armenan>.
Portuguese and several other nation
aiities. The feature of the visit to
Fresno was a presenting of an ad
dress OF good feeling by the japanese
residents which is as follows:
Mr.. President We. the Japanese
residents Of Fresno City and surround
ing country have the great honor to
offer to YOU our sincere and mos,
friendly greetings and to accord you a
most joyous welcome to our commu-
nifty We hail you, sir. as the honored
chief of a great nation which we are
glad is on the friendliest terms with
ours. and we also rejoice that our be-
loved country, Japan. has the honor
and privilege CT reciprocating SUCH fra
ternal regard" The President left here
at $50 for Los Angeles.
He stopped at Bakersfield tonight
for a few minutes car end talk.
The meeting held in the Court House
square was arranged by the Minis
ly all of the churches of 1.-THE city We're
represented. The President spoke for
the first time since last Wednesday.
He said in part
There is a text, I don't know as |
can quote it exactly, but to these gen.
tlemen before men. who have taken
part in the battles of the war it will
come by reason of it's comparison,
with great significance: He that con-
quereth himself is greater than he
who taketh city
"Now the homely application to the
individual of that text, | need hardly
to point. There are so many instances
in little things. | like to dwell upon
the importance of little things in life,
for life is not made up one of one great
series of grandstand plays. 1t is made
up of the little things that go either
to make others happy or to make them
unhappy.
cit is conduct of the husband as he
comes home from a tired day in re-
straining himself when he is met by
his eager. curious wife, who wants to
know how he has been living during
the day and what has happened. Per
haps something has happened that
does not please him or that he does
ont like to refer to and he cuts her
of with short answer, Oh! / know it
and SO do you. You have done it. SO
have |.
"Now in the overcoming of that dis
position. the keeping constantly in
your mind and heart her happiness
and yet your comfort and your dispo-
gStion that is what makes you great
er than taking a city. But l am sup
posed to look at things from a polt-
ical and governmental standpoint and
the text applies to me more strongly in
that regard. possibly than in any other,
because of some very acute experiences
I have had in political matters.
Popular government we All ap-
prove. though some times / don't
think we know exactly when we do
approve it. think we mistake fire.
quently ends for means. We talk about
liberty as something to be accom-
plished as en- end We think of popular
government as something to be &C
complshed as an end. Liberty is a
means in the pursuit of happiness.
Popular government we have. because
we believe in the long run that it is
the best government. that is, the
government that makes most men
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