The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-30
PITTSBURG SEES
THE PRESIDENT
Mr.. Taft Drawn to Smoky City
by Meeting Of West
ern Yale Clubs.
ADDRESS IN TABERNACLE
,r7sAcTEo TO BASEBALL PARK
IN THE AFTERNOON.

r,s.-eblrg Pa May IA DAY as IAN
pt.,sbiIrg has ever known marked
q s-s+ visit of President Taft into the
-,-sl west since his occupancy of the
-,-..+- boIse. From the moment of his
N,-s1 az rfe East Liberty street sta
90 -, the outskirts of the city early
~ -,crning. through a varied program
Itch carried him into the pulpit of a
1,7-ish tabernacle, into the heart Of the
.-sstfest city park in the country
,b-oueh business meeting Of the As
--.is+ed Western Yale clubs, and finally
5-- m the Allegheny Country club. where
te ,neut the entire afternoon, the presi-
5srt's way led him through streets that
- fairly choked with humanity and
and his ears with deafening cheers.
ME presidents day was a continuous
Address in Tabernacle.
~ never have claimed to conform
-+-..tI,. On religious services" said the
,,-ssident al Temple Rodeph SheIom,
,,bere he made his first address of the
ssy IN Rabbi Lcvy's congregation, ''and
q, has remained for Pittsburg to bring
ne IN rF.Fch both on Saturday and
rros7ectively on Sunday. It is q great
privilege I feel TO appear before this
Intelligent and patriotic audience at
tb. instance OF your leader, your rabbi,
vino was a close friend of my predeces-
sor and who I believe has transferred
that friendship for the time to me.
II do not feel altogether out of place
I'm a Jewish tabernacle. for the church
attended i'm Cincinnati during my boy
HOOD and carly manhood was next door
IN the tabernacle of Rev. DIT. Wise, and
oh e fFrs
between the two churches.
Felt Perfectly at Home.
Il am glad to be here on this beauti-
fuI morning TO show, if possible, by my
uroscnce how much ours is a govern
ment Of all the people, and how wise
was the constitutional provision that no
religious requirement or qualification
should be necessary in this country. In
this Jewish tabernacle, as president of
the United States, I feel as much at
home and feel as much support rs I
would i'm any other church in the whole
country. The prayer to which we have
inst listened. So fun of love and human
kindness. should make Us feel ashamed
OF all narrOWneSs and bigOtTy. Never in
the history Of the country. in any crisis
or under any conditions, have the Jew
ish citizens failed to live up to the high
est standard of patriotism. 1 am not a
preacher, and not in the habit Of ap-
pesring Zoe pulDitS. I never had done
so until went to the Philippines, where
7 stood FIRST I'm a Presbyterian pulpit
and then in an Episcop2lian. Returning
10 this country I have appeared ia the
pulpit of my-Ovn church. the Unitarian.
and now I am in a Jewish ia bernacle.
That is a round which / think justifies
me In saying that I hope to be the pres
ident Of all the people, and hope to have
your support, as you have given il to
my predecessors. without stint and with
every desire to make this a truly good
and great country"
Dedication Of Fountain.
From the temple the president was
escorted To Arsenal park, where he par
tic-pated i'm the dedication of a fountain
presented TO the city by the Daughters
Of 1872. Here the president in a brief
address dvelt upon the necessity Of pro-
r.0ug Fairgrounds for the people-the
necessity of parks for all great cities.
During the morning the president was
the guest of the state and the city. At
noon he was turned over TO the Yale
enthusiasts
President Taft decided to leave the
Allegheny Country club at o'clock this
afternoon I'M order TO get to the Nation
al League baseball grounds in time to
see the PittsbuTg-Chicago baseball
game. The official program placed the
PRESIDENT at the Country club until late
afternoon. but when he learned of the
nan game he decided to see it. Imme-
o'ately special reservations were made
Tor him
With this exception the program for
me DAY was not altered.
Tine convention Of the Associated
western Yale clubs selected Detroit as
,ae place 10 hold the sixth annual meet
ing III 1910. P. Leonard Boyce, IS, Chi
oaso. was elected president.