The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-02-22
Is Told Of BY President elect
Taft IN Speech tho Uni
yersity Students.
WEIGHIY IlN.F 2 UENC CE

vi AsAfl iAel4A ~ ~ * - ~ -
Is Welded by Members Of
DECISIONS, and All Have
Civic Obligations.
PHILADELPHIA Pa Feb,
Hon. William n. TAFT. president
elect of the United States. today was
1.-the principal speaker At the eserz
cises IN the University Of Rennsy ylSa-
MIA commemorative of the birth of
Washington.
E He chose for. the sub biect sof his ad7
dress the The Present Relations Of
'sthe Learned rofession to Political
Government He discussed at con-
siderable length the Influence which
the learned professions, in this daysl
have upon national and mus
nicipal governments. He outlin-
cd ldminously the part each Of the
important professions plays in a gov.
eminent by the people and compar-
ed their infne6ce, one with another.
In brief, he said:
:.It Is the
Duty Of Every Citizen
Ito give assmuCll attention as alef can
to the public veal, and to take as
much interest ali he can in politicaiI
matters. Americans generally have
recognized these duties, and we tind1
active in political life, men repre-
Fsenting all professions, all branches
Of business and all trades. i pro-I
pose this morning to invite your at
ftention 10 the present relation of
each Of the learned professions soI
politics and goyernemnt.
The hrst profession is that 81 the
ministry. Time was when tie minis
terry Of the community was the high
est authority as to what the law
should be and how II ought to be en-
forced; but the spread OF education
and
Independent Thinking,
the wide diffusion ofsknowledge by
the press. the disappearance of4the
simple village life, have contributed
radically to change the position and
influence Of the ministry Of the com.
munity.
During the administration Of Nc.
Roosevelt, and under the influence
of certain revelations of business
immortality. the conscience of the
whole country was shocked and
then neryed to the point OF demand
ing that a better order Of affairs be-
introduced. In this movement, the
ministers Of the various churches
have recognized the call upon them
to assist, and they have been heard
in accents much more effective than
ever before in half century. The
Greatest Agency
today in keeping US advised Of the
conditions among Oriental races Isl
the establishment of foreign mis-
sions. The leaders of these mission-
ary branches Of the churches are be-
coming some OF our most learned
statesmen in respect of our proper
Oriental policies.
Judge Taft, discussing teachers.
said that their relation to politics
and government is Of the utmost i'm
portance, though direct. He point
ed out that the professional teacher
may exercise great direct
Political Influence
by the encouragement that he ougtI
to give to the young man Of college
age ana life in the study and pur-
suit of politics"
To the writer, in whatever capac-
ity he may labor, Judge Taft attrib-
uted great influence. either for good
or bad: Referring to the newspaper
ptVSs Hs Salu'
Its power Of public Instructed
Is very great; but when it pandersI
to the wulgarest taste for sensations
Ialism and becomes entirely ire
sponsible in its influence for good.
its Dernciious tendency Is obvtated
only by the power OF the people toI
protect Themselves against It by al
safe discrimination and
Healthy sEepticism.
The close relation between fournaI-
ism and politics, no one who has
been in the slightest degree familiar
with the course Of popular COW
ernment can ignore. Tie Ahias.I
color sometimes given through
taundiced editors ana c0rrespond-
ents has an INJURIOUS efteCt, but fof-I
tunately such injustice Is generally
FaFFO1fad