Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-27

We NOPE lNNN NNuI WISH nus nNNn
pleasant one. We have learned to love
that smile that Is upon your face zap
plause), and Il seems TO me that II is
40 broad that u covers the whole Unit
cd states. tApplauscD
My friends. now have the honor
and tho pleasure OF introducine to YOU
Honorable William Howard Taft. tho
president Of the United states. OEx-
tended applause)
PRESIDENT TAFT.
President Tart. rising while the ap-
plauso continued, said
MI Chairman. Ladies and Gentle
men-l thank you num The bottom uf
my heart for this expression of WcI-
come ana good will. ! nave been
impressed. since / have come into tnh
magnificent structure, with the Thought
that you had gathered here. in part to
hear me, and tnat / had nothing 10
address TO you worthy OF sucn "a mag
niliccnt presence. (Applausc). j am
told That my distinguished predecessor,
under the inspiration OF an audience
like this, delivered an address In the
nature OF a sermon, upwards OF two
hours In length. Nov, ne had the ca
pacity, he had the spirit; and he hal
the mission 10 make such preach
ment OF moral force and Inspiration.
lie knew now to appeal to the best
that Is in man ana a woman, and
arouse them TO upliit themselves TO
higher standards and higher ideals
tApplausc) But IL has not been giNcl
TO me 10 exercise that great influence
which was his and which snone FORTH
from him as he stood before men upon
a platform, and yet / have felt tnat
this Sunday morning IL was necessary
for me to make sucn effort as ! could
to follow him In something that may
sound bit like sermon daughter
and applause); and as sermons are be-
gun with the quotation OF a text, having
more or less relation to what follows IL
Qaughter). / am going TO give you
the text from Proverbs. "A soft an
swer truneth aside wrath" (applauss)
but grievous words stir up anger"
II is a text that has enforced itself
upon my mind, during the last 10 years,
with especial emphasis, because / have
come in contact with Oriental peoples
and with those descended from the
Latin race Of Europe; and / have had a
chance 10 compare their Views of lie
and their methods of speech and their
social conventions and amenities with
those Of the Anglo-SaNon race. We
Anglo-SaXOns are, we admit, a great
race. (Laughtcr). We have accom-
plished wonders in hammering out,
against odds that seemed insurmount-
able. the principles OF civil liberty and
popular government and making them
practical and showing 10 the world
their Dement'S (applause); but in so
doing, and IN the course OF our life. IL
seems 10 me. we have ignored some
things that our fellows of southern
cliines have studied and made much Of,
and that is the forms of speech and
the method OF every day treatment be-
tween themselves and others The
Oriental will tell you, In all his various
beautiful forms, OF his anxiety for your
health his respect Tor your character,
and his almost love OF you and your
family. and he Will put you in a good
humor with him ana with the world;
and he viii not expect exactly, that
you take him literally. but he VIII hope
that you viii understand that he has
good will toward you. as you have to-
ward him. Now, that TO our Anglo
Saxon nature. seems at first hypocrit-
ical when, probably. you think-and
perhaps rightly-that he does not care
much about you at any rate; but he
understands. and hopes you under
stand, that what he means 10 do Is
70 make life more agreeable TO you
and life more agreeable TO him-t0
Intricate, so to speak, the wheels OF
society and TO make things move more
smoothly. without Earring and iolting
the nerves OF either side Now, at
first. that seems superficial TO us who
prefer mo" and Yes and abrupt
methods and communication I'm The
shortest and curtest sentences; but, my
friends, we have much TO learn from
people OF that kind Of courtesy and
politeness.
IN BUILDING CHARACTER.
The truth il that a mans life IN his
famiIyq, with his wife, with his emil
arou. with his mother with his nelgh-
bors. is not made up of grand STAND play
and defiance Of the elements ana an
that sort OF thing; II Is made up by
series OF little acts and those niue acts
and little self-restraints are whal 60
40 make up the mans character. ZAP
nlausel l agree that there are men
and many OF them. l think--who are
great deal better than they seem 10
be In their families and 10 thelr wives
and to their children ana 10 tnelr
neighbors, (applause) and that Wlles
exigencies arise. they do netray FnI
show forth elements OF seIciss' d. H.,
character that ought 10 commend tnel"
a. their fellow citizens and their ram
iues but IL does seem as II they Weto
aan,s,ino their families and their
neighbors OF something In their uot
living up to that standard an me u .!
I'm little things as vel as IN DIX, -,
t,,,tb is that N we yield 20 neshsence
ta",t, iit,ie things. N we yield to the
,uomentary desire TO be lazy anu hot
attentive and not courteous 10 every
cno so as 10 make every one reel az
comfortable as pOssible DURING IN
dav we are going 10 cut down that
higher character that we assume 70
have under greater eXlgencies when we
are showing forth its strength. Ana
"a I saw that our friends OF the south-
81, ciiri,e and our Oriental friends nave
Touched "a point iu philosophy, the phll-
osonhv OF life. that we may wen learn
fron Them and Introduce into our hNes
more courtesy and more pohtenesa'
fsnnlauso) more real genuine desire 70
make everybody happy by the NIUE
things OF life, which, after an consu-
tute nearly all there Is IN IRE NAp-
plause) / do not for a moment ustlg
tht necessity al times, for speaking
out, and speaking out win an me ~ iu
nhasis possible but what | am urging
unou vou and what have seen IN other
countries the advantage OF, having
had an opportunity 10 see both clFlhaa-
tons. Is this added happiness that
comes 10 the whole human race Wneh
each member OF u is. IN small, nut
effective way, trying 20 make each
other member. whom he happens 20
meet happy for the moment for NE
| is made an ~ moments. and that con-
tributes 10 the happiness n AL GAP
| plauseD Now. another co Nary from
! the text, which 1 would lkc 10 draw
rs that we ought 90 ascribo 10 our
neighbors and 20 those with whom we
como In contact. or with respect 10
whose actions We have 10 express an
opinion--we ought 10 asoribe as hlsh
motives as we can. (App.auso) we
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