The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-01-01
.JGnfeIder Hears Taft and
SAYS he is Quite Democratic

not be honorably shirked, no matter
what it cost.
Mr.. Carnegie extolled the gentle ma
ture of William Mckinley and the tact
with which he attained ends which
other men with perhaps more ability
failed to secure by direct hammering,
and he concluded bA quoting the final
words of MCKINLEY. Buffalo as sup
porting the Carnegie contention for
lower tariff duties and reciprocal trade
relations with other nations.
Colonel McCook gave "reminiscences
of McKinleys unseIfish patriotism as
a volunteer soldier and of his Chris
ton character and domestic virtues.
His address was a beautiful tribute to
his old friend and comrade.
William H. Taft impressed the writ
er as big, jovial, broad minded man,
in whose hands the American nation
will be safe. In my humble view he
is a man of greater breadth and poise
than Theodore Roosevelt, and yet one
who will not be swayed from any
course he believes to be right. AS We
-~--'7 not have a democratic presi-
r.a. William H. Taft will do very
Qs, He has some ideas that appeal
s., mocrats, such as his low tariff
and his fundamental opposition
- "-r tralization of power and imper-
se In fact, the wonder is that
.yseaEore Roosevelt would choose a
r. % directly his opposite in dispo-
81 .cr and tendencies as his successor.
mission = to this memorial service
VS. }.y ticket, but the writer not
i...7q-tng this, and venturing where
angels might fear to tread, mingled
" The great crowd that gathered
Mt of the plain old church of
.s1casc dimensions before p. m, be-
j7g formed that no one could get in
yyf7aost a ticket, your humble ser
.ar was turning away, wondering
lel1:ar Sharkey's resort, nearby, was
.4en when a good Samaritan offered
..., ticket and with this the w. w.
scn,e- got a front seat in the amen
,rrT;rt. where he was within arms
= - of the president-elect as he
,aa sea to the platform. OF course,
t.r aft. otherwise would have been
a..-a ointed.
-- Sunday night, the Goth inst.
g.. liter again played in luck at
TIE 80 lie church. getting the same seat
70 her Vice President elect Sherman
land her distinguished men. Sher-
,u.7 a good deal on the Taft order
-o7 od nature and humor, and he
-s-9 an excellent address eulogistic
If t. kinley.
fo1
.ar-~f9g about three weeks, were
! banned and carried out by the pastor
G., ,r.e church, John Wesley Hill, who
-. q = ose personal friend of President
e'ees Caft and an ardent republican
rta~.l.. a. week goes by without the
tz..D1a ance of some noted republican
tz..,..,- as a, speaker in this church. Sc
ir3r can learn no democratic
faa.ier. no matter how good a Chris
tla0 Ee NAV be Gf a democrat cal
rs Christian), is ever invited by DIR
rl.l % occupy his pulpit. No doub
Dr. Hill conscientiously believes tha
Cars ianity and republicanism ar
->. -n vmous. In all the services tina
iT ar, attended at the church l hav
!tar6 heard Jesus Christ mentioned
i 6 ems 10 De oNefSnduoWeo W III
-rrst republican martyrs and sa
.v-Ea ave come after Him. This ma
a.. "a right, and the writer is not he
-- saw it is not Perhaps partisan pre-
fr75.e disqualifies the writer from tn
{ aa;lsly to judge whether Mark Ham
irr ssus Christ deserves the hig
.rcroFs in a modern church.
a. to the church itself its seatin
-- .ity is not much greater than ths
.f le brick Presbyterian cnurcn
, -S-z+fa. Walla. The seats are all on
! ,s~,a and the only advantage owe