The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-11

capped Sierras of yesterday President
Taft plunged today into the summer
heat of the San Joaquin valley and ar
rived here shortly after 8 p. IN. with
the thermometer hoverihg about the
90's. He was greeted by practically
the entire population of the city and
the surrounding country. and. after "A
short automobile trip through the
business section. addressed Il gather
ing of many thousands in the court
house square, The presidents speech
was in reality another Sunday SER
mon, the third he has preached since
his trip began. His text, quoted from
memory. was He who conquereth
himself is greater than he who taketh
n city," and from it drew the lesson
that popular government must be a
failure unless 1t is based upon sound
common sense and the self-restraint
that goes to make the good loser. He
drew an analogy between the Ameri
can people in this respect and those
people who in their attempts at self
government follow an election with a
revolution.
Goes to Church.
On his way here President Taft
stopped at Merced for three hours and
attended morning service at the
Presbyterion church His greeting at
Fresno came from probably the most
cosmopolitan community he has met
in all his travels. In the throngs that
lined the sidewalks was IL COM
mingling of Chinese. Japanese, Ar
menians Portuguese and dozen
other nationalities. In fact, it was
told to the president that in one of
the public schools of the city % ma
tionaiities are represented. One-half
of the Armenians of the entire coun-
try are said to gathered here.
Having the reputation of being the
hottest city In the United States with
"A summer temperature ranging be-
tween 100 and lis degrees. Fresno has
attracted many peoples of the world
who follow the sun. A feature of the
presidents visit to Fresno was the
presentation of an address of good will
from the japanese residents of the
city. This read:
Japanese Address.
Mr.. President: We, the Japanese
residents of Fresno city and surround
ing country have the great honor To
offer to YOU our sincere and most
friendly greetings and to accord you
Il most joyous welcome To our COM
munity. We hail you. sir. as the
honored chief of a great nation. which
we are glad Is on tho frienalest terms
with ours: and we also rejoice that
our beloved country. japan. has the
honor and great privilege of recipro-
ratinsy Sueh ri
The president left here at $40 D. m
for Los Angeles. He stopped at
bakersfield tonight for a few minutes
To make car-end address.
Mr.. Taft was little stiff from his /
long mountain walk of yesterday, but !
declared he would like to have a sim
liar experience every day.
The metetins held in Courthouse
square was arranged by the /
Ministerial association of Fresno /
and nearly all of the churches /
of the city were represented. /
The president spoke for the first time
since Wednesday afternoon. He was /
introduced by Mayor Howell and said /
in part:
Third Sermon. /
1T has not been my part until I
began this trip. i'm religious exercises /
to do other than form one of the /
audience but | have found 1t impos-
sible. under the friendly urgency OF
ministers of the gospel. who occasion
ally desire a lay substitute. to keep
from taking their place and attempt
ing to preach sermon. | want to i
say first. with respect To this audi
enee. that the presence of the veterans 4
of the Civil war is always great /
inspiration to higher thoughts, To
higher moral standards and To every
thing that goes To make out country
worth living for.
There Is text don't knew that
l can quote 1t exactis-but to these i
gentlemen before me whe have taken
part in the battles of the war il will
come by reason of lis comparison,
with great significance: That he who
conquereth himself is greater than
he who taketh city
Now. the application to the indi-
sidual of that text | hardly point out
There are 50 many instances i'm
little things | like 10 dwell upon the
Importance of little things in life. for
life is not made up OF one great
series Of grandstand plays. II is made
up of the little things that go either
To make others happy ar ta make
them unhappy.