The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25
TAFT TALKS IN
MORMON TEMPLE
Appeals to Patriotism Of
People Of Provo.
MEETS CLIFFORD PlNCHOT

oreets Chief Forester In Cordial Man
ner, While Latter and Secretary
HaIllnger Exchange Frieid Chances.
Visit to Salt Lake City Causes
FURRY Among Protestant Ministers
over Plan TO Speak In Mormon
Tabernacle To morrow.
Salt Lake City. Sept. 25 - Presi-
dent Taft has added Mormon taber-
nscle to the long list of religious edi-
fees In which he has made addresses
10 the people Not long ago, in a
Jewish tabernacle at Pittsburg. Mr..
Taft declared he was no stranger in
the pulpit and enumerated his differ
ent experiences in denominational
churches.
1t was at Provo, thriving little
city 40 miles south of Salt Lake.
where It is said so per cent of the
residents are Mormons, and the home
of Senator Reed Smoot. that the pres
ident faced probably the most effer-
vescently enthusiastic audience of
his 10 days of travelling to the west.
. There was nothing in all the program
10 suggest the religious character Of
the building. The presidents appeal
TO the patriotism of the people, his
. congratulations to them on their evi.
dences of prosperity, and the fact
( that they were community of the
law, abiding by the laws, and deter
mined that every community of
which they were part should be a
lawful community, called forth con.
tinued cheers. Mr.. Taft declared he
had intended to speak for five min.
utes. His reception was so cordial,
however, that he spoke for nearly
half an hour
From Provo, where he was official
ly welcomed to Utah by Governor
Spry, Senators Smoot and Sutherland
and others, the president came on to
Salt Lake to remain until tomorrow
noon.
The arrival of the president devel-
oped an incident in the now famous
Ballinger- -Pinchot controversy which
was extremely interesting to those
who saw IT, Secretary Ballinger
came with the president to Provo. Al
Provo word was received on the pres
ident's train that Chief Forester Pin
chot had arrived in Salt Lake and
would meet the presidential party
there. When the train stopped, Mr.
Pinchot was at the foot of the rear
platform steps OF the presidents car,
with Senator w. E. Borah of Idaho
"Why hello, Pinchot!" called the
president, extending a hand heartily
10 grasp that Of the chief forester.
''How are your" he added. 81 am glad
to see you" Mr. Pinchot responded
cordially
Then the president greeted Senator
Borah with Hello, Bill, old fellow;
how are you? l am mighty glad to
see you" Several other members of
his party followed the president of
the rear and then came Secretary
Bslllnger. Mr.. Pinchot was standing
directly beside Senator Borah. Mr.
Ballinger greeted Senator Borah with
handshake, but apparently he rec
ognized no one else in the vicinity.
Neither he nor Mr.. Pinchot made any
effort to speak.
The presidents visit to Salt Lake
has caused little furry of excite
ment among the Protestant ministers.
The difficulty arose over the purpose
OF the committee In charge to have
the president speak at the Mormon
tabernacle in this city tomorrow
morning. The controversy did not go
as far as formal protest. President
Taft, in the meantime, had suggested
by telegraph a change in the Sunday
program so as to allow his morning
to be free for rest and such religious
worship as he might choose. The
suggestion was agreed to, but after
Senator Smoot boarded the presi-
dents train at Helper, Utah, the mat.
ter was adjusted by an arrangement
curtailing the Sunday morning SER
vices at the tabernacle in time to
permit the president to review liv-
ing flag of school children and then
proceed to the little Unitarian church
in the city at IL a. m.
President Taft is having a compar-
atively quiet time of it today, with
long looked forward to game of golf
at the Country club in the afternoon
He may devote some of his time to a
further consideration of the Ballin-
ger-Pinchot matter, though he refuses
10 discuss the subject in any OF It's
phases.