Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-23
TAFT GOES TO new YORK
Secretary Of Treasury Will Be Sc
lected During His Stay There.
BUSY DAY IN PHILADELPHIA
President-Elect Makes Three Ad-
dresses and IL Guest of Honor
at Several Elaborate
Functions.

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PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Feb. 22-The sec
rotary Of the treasury in the Taft cabinet
will be selected during the stay Of the
presldent-elest in New York where he
goes tomorrow morning to remain until
Saturday.
George w. wickersham, attorney general
in the next administration, reviewed the
inaugural address Of Mr.. Taft here today.
The ancient celebrations of washington's
birthday. which this city has annually OBJ
served for years, were participated in today
by Mr.. Taft He made an extended ad-
dress before the faculty and student body
OF Pennsylvania university and an inn
mense audience this morning. on the rela-
ton of the learned professions to political
government; he was the guest of honor at
the annual midday dinner of the famous
First troop, Philadelphia City cavalry,
which has entertained every president from
Washington to Roosevelt; his presence for
a bfief period gladdened the diners at the
annual dinner of the Grand Army of the
Republic at the Union Leagu club tonight.
and he finished the evening as the guest
of-honor at the annual banquet Of the
alumni. of Pennsylvania university, where
he repeated the address he has before
made on student life, its influence on the
formation Of character and benefits to the
citizen and community.
Address at Academy of Music.
Wherever the president-elect went dur
ing the day and night he was the object
of enthusiastic demonstrations. He was
escorted to the Academy of Music this
morning by the handsomely uniformed
First cavalry. He spoke to 5000 persons,
who received what he said and cheered
his presence with might. Another parade
of the cavalry troops brought him to the
armory for luncheon, then returned to the
residence Of Dr. Mitchell.
He took a nap, received a large number
of Philadelphians and had an extended con-
ference with Mr.. Wickersham. The even
ing's program took him to the Union
League club and to the alumni quarters of
the university. Mr.. Taft will leave Phila-
delphia for New York at $50 tomorrow
morning. and will remain the guest OF his
brother, Henry w. Taft, until Saturday,
meanwhile attending the annual meeting
of Hampton institute and the Root dinner.
Senator Knox and Mr.. Hitchcock will see
Mr.. Taft in New York.
Speech Mt University.
Hon. William II. Taft, president-elect of
the United States, today was the principal
speaker at the exercises in the University
of Pennsylvania commemorative of the
birth of Washington.
|. He chose for the subject of his address
the Present Relations of the Learned Pro-
fessions to Political Government" He
discussed at considerable length the influ-
erce which the learned professions, In this
| day, have upon national and municipal
government. He outlined luminously the
part each of the important professions
Lays in a government by the people. and
compared their influence, one with another.
In brief part he said:
at is the duty of every citizen to give
as much attention as he can to the public
veal. and to take as much interest as he
can in political matters. Americans gener-
ally have recognized these duties, and we
find active In political life men repre-
senting all professions, all branches of
business and all trades. 1 propose this
morning to invite your attention to the
present relation OF each OF the learned
professions to politics and government.
"The first profession is that Of the min
istry. Time was when the minister of the
community was the highest authority as
to what the law should be and how it
ought to be enforced. but the spread OF
education and Independent thinking, the
wide diffusion of knowledge by the press,
the disappearance of the simple village life.
have contributed radically to change the
position and Influence of the ministry in
the community.
Praise for Ministry.
During the administration of Mr.. Roose-
welt. and under the influence of certain
revelations OF business immortality. the
conscience Of the whole country was
shocked and then nerved to the point OF
demanding that a better order OF affairs
be introduced. In this movement. the min
listers of the various churches have recog-
nized the call upon them to assist, and
they have been heard in accents much more
effective than ever before in half a GEN.
fury. The greatest agency today in keep
ing us advised of the conditions among
oriental races is THE establishment of for
elgn missions. The leaders of these mis-
sionary branches of the church are be-
coming some of our most learned states
men in respect Of our proper oriental
policies
Judge TAFT, discussing teachers, said that
their relation to politics and government
is of the utmost Importance, though in
direct" He pointed out that the profes.
sional teacher may exercise great indirect
political influence by tho encouragement
that he ought 10 give to the young men
of college age and life in the study and
pursuit OF politics" :
To the writer, in whatever capacity he
may labor. Judge Taft attributed great in
fluence, either for good or for bad. Re
ferring to the newspaper press he said:
ITS power of public instruction is very
great; but when It panders to the vulgarest
taste for sensationalism and becomes en-
tirely irresponsible In its influence for
good. its pernicious tendency is obviated
only by the power of the people to pro-
tect themselves against it by a safe dis
elimination and a healthy skepticism. The
close relation between journalism and poll
tics. no one who has been in the slightest
degree familiar with the course OF a popu-
lar government, can ignore. The unjust
color sometimes given through jaundiced
editors and correspondents has an Injurious
effect. but fortunately such injustice is
RenaraIlv remedial