The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-23
PHILADELPHIA
 HEARS TAFT President Elect At Penn sylvania University. MAKES EXTENDED ADDRESS Relations of Learned Professions to Political Government. The Secretary of the Treasury in the Cabinet VIII Be Selected Du-
 ring Taft. stay h
 New York.
MAKES EXTENDED ADDRESS

Philadelphia Pa, Feb. 22.-The Sec rstary of the Treasury in the cabinet will be selected during the stay of the President-elect in New York where hs goes tomorrow morning to remain un- til Sunday.
 George W. Wickersham, Attorney General in the next administration, re- viewed the inaugural address of MT. Taft here today.
 The ancient celebrations of Wash ington's birthday, which this city mas annually observed for years, were par ticpated in today by Mir. Taft He made an extended address before the faculty and student board of Pennsyl vanit University and an immense au- dience this morning on the relation of learned professions to political govern ment He was the guest of honor at the annual mid dday dinner of the fla nous First Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry, which has entertained every PresidentN, from Washington to Roose- welt: his presence for a brief period en- tertained diners at the annual dinner of the Grand Army of the Republic at the Union League Club tonight ana he finished the evening as the guest of honor at the annual banquet of the alumni of Pennsylvania University, where he repeated the address he has made before on student life, it's forma- ton of character, and benefits to the citizen and community.
 Wherever the President-elect went during the day and night, he was the object of enthusiastic demonstrations.
 He took nap during the afternoon. received a large number of Philadei- phians and had an extended conference with Mir Wickersham.
 Mir. Taft will leave Philadelphia for New York at 9:50 tomorrow morning and will remain as the guest of his brother Henry W. Taft until Saturday, meanwhile attending the annual meet ing of Hampton Institute and the Root dinner
 Senator Knox and MT. Hitchcock will see MT. Taft in New York.
 MT. Tafts address today was in part as follows:
 Tt is the duty of every citizen to give as much attention as he can to the public veal, and to take as much interest as he can in political matters Americans generally have recognized these duties, and we find active in po- litical life, men representing all pro- fessions. all branches of business and all trades. 1 propose this morning to invite your attention to the present relation of each of the learned profess sions to politics and government.
 The first profession is that of the ministry. Time was when the minis ter of the community was the highest authority as to what the law should be and how it ought to be enforced; but the spread Of education and inde- pendent think ing, the wide diffusion of knowledge by the press. the disappear ance of the simple village life.' have contributed radically to change the po- sition and influence of the ministry In the community.
 COuntry's Conscience Shocked.
 During the administration of MT. Roosevelt. and under the influence Of certain revelations of business immor- ality, the conscience of the whole coun- try was shocked and then nerved to the point of demanding that a better order of affairs be introduced. In this movement, the ministers of the vari- ous churches have recognized the cali upon them to assist, and they have been heard in accents much more ef- fective than ever before in half a cen tury. The greatest agency today fin keeping us advised of the conditions among Oriental races is the establi sh ment of foreign missions. The leaders of these missionary branches of tn churches are becoming some of our most learned statesmen in respect of Jour proper Oriental policies" | Judge Taft. discussing teachers, said that their relation to politics and government is of the utmost import | ance, though indirect" He pointed out that the professional teacher may ex- ercise great indirect political influence by the encoura cement that he ought to give to the young man of college age and lifc in the study and pursuit of palitics."
 To the writer. in whatever capacity . he may labor, Judge Taft attributed great influence. either for good or for bad. Referring to the newspaper press be said:
 Its power of public instruction is very great; but when 1t panders to the | vulgarest taste for sensationalisA and becomes entirely irresponsible in its influence for good. it's pernicious ten dency is obviated only by the power of inc people to protect themselves against it by safe discrimination and | a healthy skeptcism. Tie close rela- ton between journalism and politics, no one who has been in the slightest degree familiar with the course of d popular government. can ignore. The unjust color sometimes given through 1aundiced editors snd correspondents has an injurious effect. but fortunately such injustice is generally remedied"
 Judge Taft paid a nigh tribute to the profession of medicine because it had contributed to the preservation of the health of all the people He point ed out that the profession had been exalted by ifs great discoveries and by It's assistance n the expansion of our