The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-01
PRESIDENT TAFT HAS A BUSY DAY
 IN NEW ORLEANS
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~~-~-~~~~~~~~~~~-~~~-~~~~ in the sixteenth, seventeenth and eigh- teenth centuries.
 .sUnder the guidance of Professor For tier I visited the French quarter today and he pointed out to me the buildings that were erected during the generation when Spain was here in control and one could identify, with an experience in the Philippines, in Cuba and in Porto Rico, that same strength of construction built for centuries, that characterizes the Span ish work wherever it may be.
 Sense of Proportion.
 "One of the advantages of living in state like Louisiana is that we get prop CT sense of proportion with reference to the place that we occupy in history. In a state like Ohio we are apt to think that we are the whole thng-that there was nothing but the Anglo-Saxon race that made history at all. But 1t does not di- minish ones pride in an Anglo-Saxon descent to be made aware of how much other races have contributed to make modern Christian civilization; and never miss the opportunity to pay tribute to the French and Spanish, who had so much to do with the early history of this country.
 "Of course, all races are subject to criticism There are none of us per  heroes that we like to paint now as he roes. if you examine them a little closely, came pretty near answering the present definition of pirates When the history of our hero Morgan, who at one place was known as a buccaneer and at an- other a governor of Jamaica. and others are looked into. we pass them over with feeling that it needs distance to lend enchantment. but they were the out t1,a osx Ifzaf iOn then x isted; they were all making toward high CT standards and a better life In this generation.
 Saturated With Respect.
 "As to the present state of Louisiana am saturated with admiration and respect for It. I have been living with the governor and with the mayor of New Orleans I have had-I am sorry to say only too little conversational acquaintance with the beautiful women of New Or leans but it was given to me last night to see at the opera such bevy and sucn an audience as I doubt could be equalled anywhere in this country. And then l was under the guardianship of gentle man who insisted on taking me into corner where only men were admitted, and passing by these gracious faces that indicated that for the time at least they were willing to meet the President Of the United States.
 However. I am looking forward to an- other visit and then I shall come with Mrs. Taft"
 The President was tired and rather in- clined to protest when told he had to make a speech at the sacred concert, but he succumbed graciously and said:
 Talks at Concert.
 ..I have been taken in the city of New Orleans up many narrow and brofft streets but every one ends in speech 1 was told that if l came out quietly to Tulane university this afternoon l might hear sacred concert and rest myself in the beauty of the music appropriate to the day. No sooner had l put my foot on this platform before your energetic President said: I will introduce you at once
 But I cannot resist when l am led forth to the slaughter to bleat a little bit, and especially in the atmosphere of great university, to say that l am glad to be here and to breathe in the spirit of an university.
 You have a freedom of religion in Louisiana. as we do in other states, but there is something about your broad, lib- eral tolerance that we might well initiate in other states. When we find his grace, the archbishop of the Roman Catholic church, and the Rabbi of the Jewish
 
 church all joining in this unique celebra- ton, we understand what we mean by the tolerance and broad freedom of Louis- lana.
 Attends Games.
 q attended two football games yester- day. l was afraid that if I did not there would be disturbance of the peace. But was glad by doing so to testify my respect to four great institutions of learn rf-t.- AL. f. the growth of our country and the ele- walton of our standards of living is hard to estimate. Certain it is that the educa- ton, the opportunities for education in this country for higher character have increased greatly, more in proportion than our population, and that university ed- ucation today is by no means so excep- tional as 1t was in our fathers day.
 My friends, I have looked forward to this day as day free from labor; that is from my kind of labor which is speeches and so I said to the Unitarian minister whom I went to hear, and who asked me to speak as one of the laymen in the Uni tarian church, DO let me off for today have no speeches to make I have al- ready made one for my luncheon and hope this will be taken as compensation for another meal.
 Tribute to Aiken.
 ..3ut as I stand in the presence of a New Orleans audience, as l stand in an academic atmosphere, I cannot refrain from allusion to the heroic death recently met by young, bright able man of your community Lieutenant Aiken of the navy. He saw his dangerous duty and with his men under him. thoughtful of their safe ty, he led them into the place of danger, fell and was overcome, and the only thought he had as he was about to meet s his death was as he asked his command ing officer. Have made good?' It is such standards of living and of dying