The new South-news., 1909-01-23

Atlanta Speech Shows He
Knows Little Of Them.
Admits That white recplc Of south
Have Been Greatest AID u naack
and Onay Chance Deacc lsas
lAe~ II TheR-

ApAot2. OA-. @uANtuk VuVNs1IulCO
what Il to be his Southern appoint
ing policy. which Ia regarded here
as constituting the prseident-clcct's
important message to the South. Mr..
Taft mAntfceted his great interest In
technical education: In the develop
ment OF the negro race: In the bene-
fits OF university life in forming char
acser Of youth. on the future OF wo-
men teachers. and entered with xest
into the most brilliant social func-
tion the city OF Atlanta has Witness
ed in years.
University education for the lead
ers Of the negro race. for their ply
sicians and professional men. and in
dustrial and primary education for
the body of workers composing the
balance OF the race was the note
struck by President Elect raft in his
address to big meeting of negroes
here.
With your Efforts said Judge
Taft. to uplift yourself. | have the
deepest sympathy. say as the com
ing president that | must stand as
the representative OF all The Ameri
can people. The president OF the
United States can have no more
sacred functions than to speak words
OF encouragement and hope to Az
sist your efforts. Fate in the past
has not been kind to you and the
whole American people has the high
est obligation Of trustecship and
guardianship for your uplift.
Il say to the colored men and wo-
men OF this country that as the road
Is likely to be In the future. 1t Will
be road onward II you abide by
your conscienccs and by ideals OF
self-restraint and that you will at
tain a condition you hardly dream
OF to-day
MIR. raft said he would not dis
cuss race feeling or race prejudice.
Then he continued:
Every one OF you know that no
Bile and sympathetic men and women
In the South have been OF the great
est aid 20 your development that
you will develop faster and
faster through the efforts made by
the white race to aid In your up
mt"
Interesting among the things that
MIR. Taft said In the day speeches
was his exhoration to the young
men Of the Psychological schools not
to let their desires for big jobs over
balance their absolute honesty.
The greatest liars that have
ever met are unprincipled experts
was his comment.
In his four years as secretary OF
war. Mr.. Taft said he had come In
direct contract with the best engi-
neers Of the world
After a pleasant speech at the
state university which Is the Oldest
state university In the country, in
which the high ideals OF student life
we're pictured, Mr.. Taft said with the
greatest feeling.
Il love Yale as loved my mother
He believes that the student who
ever stands first In his class and at
the same time goes away without
profound love for the institution.
its surrounding and atmosphere had
missed one OF the most beneficial
elements of university life
After expressing the belief that
higher pay would eventually come
to women teachers. he continued:
But whether happens. you may
always have the satisfaction of know
Ing that there ts no higher profession
known in which self secrif3ce IL mani
tested more clearly and none in
which moro good can be done than
that Of the teacher. congratulate
you on beginning your life In that
way and ! hope ycu will continue II
through life and not regard matri-
mony - necessary. think that the
secret Of most domectic infelicity Is
In the thought that young women
think that unless they are married,
their lives are not q success. Az 4
matter of fact. think the reverse
II exactly true. Look into your own
lives and your families. Take some
aunnt OF yours who never married.
what a sweet, self sacriAclng dis!n-
terested and lovely character she
has grown to BE-. seventy and eighty
years Of age and think what benef-
eence she shall spread over all the
family circle In which she lives and
then tell that che would have boen
better on II she had married. do
uot believe it,
In the hrst prohibition eass tried