The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-27
PRESIDENT TAFT MAKES SPEECH
TO BIG AUDIENCE IN NOR
MON TABERNACLE.
THERE is MUCH CHEERING
When Chief Executive Appears Upon
Platform in Famous MEETING House
1t Is the Signal for an Uproar That
Makes II Impossible for Him to Be-
gin Talk for Several Minutes.

Salt Lake City. Sept. os.-In the
pulpit of the famous Mormon taber-
nacle in this city where. four years
ago. Theodore Roosevelt. then the chief
executive of the nation. preached A
long sermon on right living and the
duties Of good citizenship, President
Taft today faced an audience which
he said inspired him to try to follow
In the footsteps Of his predecessor
and deliver preachment. MIR. Taft
ula preach sermon-text and all
The immense audience in the flag
draped edifiee. the splendid musical
program of operate and patriotic Sc
iections. the enthusiastic cheering as
president Taft appeared and the
quick response to the audience to the
points he endeavored to impress upon
ms hearers inspired him. the presi-
dent declared. with higher thoughts OF
country and patriotism.
The presidents sermon was an an
peal for amity between the people.
for attributing the best rather thar,
'he wsrst motives to the action of
others when possible to do 70 and NOT
to harbor hatred or animosl,y.
tSAk.
"A soft answer turneth away wrath
but grievous words stir uo anger"
was the text selected by the chi..f
magistrate from the book of Proverbs
The sermon was a homely utterance
largely or relation of stories to give
emphasis To the points the president
desired To make.
from the tabernacle the president
was driven in review of some 20 0ao
sehooi children. At one point along
the line 1000 or more OF the tots had
been arranged In a living flag, red.
~hite ana blue capes and caps sery-
ing To outline the national emblem.
Thence the president proceeded to
the Young Mems Christian association.
where he made a brief address Ia an
audience composed entirely of men.
Lastly. the president attended services
especially arranged for him at the
Unitarian church. After this unusuaI-
~ puss sunday morning, he left Salt
Lake at noon for Ogden where Ia
enjoyed an ls-mile ride through og-
aeh canyon and made his third ai-
aFess Oh the day at Lester park there.
RoundIy cheered.
When Senator Smoot introduced ,ba
president To the audience in the taber-
haele here this morning the cheering
was SO great that Mr.. Taft could not
begin his address for several minutes
thank you from the bottom of
hs heart. he said at last, for this
expression of welcome and good will.
| nave been impressed since coming
INTO this magnificent structure with
the though. that you have gathered
mere IN part To hear me and that 1
mad nothing to address to you worthy
of such magnificent presence.
am told that my distinguished
predecessor, under the inspiration nf
An audience like this. delivered nm
address In the nature of a sermon nm
wards OF two hours in length. Now.
he mad the capacity: he had the spirit.
anu ne mad the mission To make such
preachment of moral force and In
spiration He knew how to appea, tn
the best that is in man and
woman and arouse them To lift them
s@ises 10 higher standards and higher
deals.
Great Influence.
s~eFtise that great influence which
Mas ms and which shane forth fron
ann as he stood before men upon n
platform. And yet | have felt thar
'h TINS Sunday morning IL Was neces-
'ary for me IN make such effort "A
could 10 tollow him In something
mat may sound a Bit like Il sermon
ana as sermons are begun with n
quotation ot text. having more or
ess relation to what follows. l am
soihs To give You the text from
proverbs; A soft answer turnsrh
'"as wrath, but grieyous words stir
sp anger
III Is text that has enforced itself
'pon my mind during the las, II
ears with especial emphasis. hasausa
have come into contact with orisn-
al peoples and with those desesnde,,
rom the Latin races at Earopa ami
have had chanee to compare their
'iews of life and their methods NJ
peech and their social conventions
IT amenities with those Of the Anglo
'aSon race We Angio-Saxens are. We
ldmtr great race. We have ac-
ompliShsd wonders in hammering out
gainst odds that seemed lnsurmoant-
Die, the principals of civil liberty and
popular government and making them
lractical aai showing IL the world
heir benefits But in 50 doing and
IA the Course of our life. il seems to
ne. VT have ignored something's that
ur fellows of southern eiimes have
tudied aud made much IF: and that