The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-30
PRESIDENT TAFT'S
REALLY BUSY DAY
Chief Executive Makes Four
Speeches, Pitches in Game of
Ball, and Other Stunts.
breaches FROM PULPIT
OF JEWISH TABERNACLE
Takes Occasion to Praise He
brew Hearers for Their Spirit
of AmericaniSm.

L i S]o l hps May -N,-IrcS1ueOL
Taft made four speeches today, rode
many miles by automobile and special
train, pitched i'll Il game of ball AT the
| Allegheny Country club aud sat through
the eleven innings Of the contest be
tween the Pittsburg aud Chicago teams
of the National league,
The president assisted at the dedica-
| tlon of a fountain in Arsenal park, at
tended business meeting of the As
| sociatcd Western Yale clubs, had lunch
con at iScwicllly Heights, fourteen miles
out of the city. and tonight was the
| principal speaker at the banquet that
! brought 10 a close the annual sessions
Of the Western Yale clubs.
The ball game was u departure from
! tho original programme. which caused
some disappointment TO the Yale mon.
! but which brought JOY TO the l9,oOO
| Pittsburg fans.
Proves Genuine Fan
| With the president were Secretary
/ Knox, a staunch supporter Of the Pitts
| burg team, and Charles 2. Taft, prin-
| cipal owner of the Chicago team. Con
scqucntly the chief executive was torn
! by conflicting emotions, He wanted
! both teams 10 win and was happiest
/ when the score was a tie.
! Secretary Knox and the president s
brother had great fun in wagering on
the contest and appealed IN turn for the
! president S support,
"No, sir replied the president, q /
| insist upon maintaining judicial attl-
tudn on this matter
The presidents S assistance 10 The
Pittsburg rooters i'll the seventh result
ed i'm the local team tieipg the score.
With the score still tied at the end OF
the eighth the president exclaimed:
81 hope it goes beyond the ninth,
then we win get more for our money.
Prefers Game to Banquet.
II was suggested 10 the president that
if he remained for the finish he would
be late for tho banquet. lie replied he
could gct n dinner 'most any old
time" but seldom could sec a better
game
The president made his debut on the
diamond at the Allegheny Country club,
| Two teams of resident and visiting Yale
alumni were matched in ball game
and the president pitched the first two
balls for the visitors. He bad little or
no speed and no control, but was taken
out of the box before much damage
WAS done The two balls that the presl
dent threw hit the home base and hit
the catcher on the first bounce,
The presidents 5 first public appear
ance was at the Rodeph Shalom Jewish
tabernacle. where he spoke briefly Next
! there was quick automobile trip to
! Arsenal park and another short ad-
! dress. Following Tins came the meet
ing Of the Yale clubs. whore the presi-
dent paid Il tribute TO Yale and to the
Yale spirit The president was then
escorted TO the Union station. where he
tool, special train TO Sewicllly, all the
I Euls I-iSitorc ur,nm HIM Then
came the baseball games. the return to
! town and the banquet tonight
Taft i'll Jewish Pulpit.
A day as fair as Pittsburg has ever
known marked the first visit of Presi
dent Taft into the central west since
! his occupancy of the White House.
From the moment of his arrival at the
! East Liberty street station on the out
skirts Of the city early this morning,
! through varied programme which ear
ricd him into the pulpit Of = Jewish
tabernacle, into the heart of the prct.
ticsC city park in the country, through
a business meeting of the Associated
! Western Yale clubs and finally out TO
/ the Allegheny Country club, whore he
was to spend the entire afternoon, the
presidents way led him through streets
that were fairly choked with humanity
aud filled his ears with dcafcning cheers.
The Presidents day was a continuous
ovation.
''I never have claimed 10 conform
, strictly TO religious services said the
president at Temple Rodolph Shelom,
where he made his first address Of the
day to Rabbi Lcvy's congregation, "apd
il has remained for Pittsburg 10 bring
me 10 church both on Saturday and
prospectivcly on Sunday 1t is q great
privilege. ! feel, 10 appear before this
3 1t IL al
instance Of YOUR leader your Rabbi, who
was close friend Of my predecessor
and who | believe has transferred that
friendship for the time 10 me.
At Home in Synagogue.
Il do not feel altogether ont Of place
IN n jewish tabernacle, for the church
I attended in Cincinnati during my
bovhood and early manhood was next
J door 10 the tabernacle Of Rev. Dr. Wise
and there was often times a change of
Dulpits between the two churches.
Il am glad 30 he here on this beau
tiful morning TO show if possible, by my
presence, how much ours is a govern
ncnt Of all the people and how wise
was thc constitutional provision that
no religious requirement or qualification
should be necessary in tins country. In
this Jewish tabernacle rs president OF
the United States, | feel as much al
home and feel as much support as
would in any other church in the whole
country The prayer TO which we have
lust listened. so full Of love aud human
Kindness. should make us feel ashamed
Of all narrowness and bigotry. Never
in the history Of the country, in any
crisis or under any conditions have tho
Jewish citizcus failed TO live up TO the
highest standard Of patriotism. AN
not preacher and not in the habit oi
appearing in pulpits. / never had done
So until [ went to the Philippines
where [ stood first in a Presbyterian