The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-29
TAFT'S BUSY DAY
The President Reaches Pitts
burg on an Early Train.
Large Delegation Meets Him at
the Station.
HE RESTS AN HOUR
At Home of BrOther-in- Law,
T. X. Laughlin.
VIII Deliver Gettysburg Memo
rial Address on Monday.

Pittsburg, Pa, May 29-President
Taft and party reached this city at
S:4S a. m. today. The president left the
train at the East Liberty street station
of the Pennsylvania railway uptown.
Secretary of State Knox. Mayor Ma
gee, United States Senator oliver, Con-
gresham Burke well known Yale men
from middle western cities and men
prominent in business circles of the
city were at the station to greet the
president.
AS quickly as possible the chief ex-
ecutive was escorted to an automo-
bile and driven rapidly to the home or
Thomas K. Laughlin. Jr., brother-ln-
law. who resides in Woodlawn road.
Hardly an hour intervened from the
time President Taft arrived until he
started to carry out program that
bade fair to fatigue him before night
fall.
= The program was varied and every
minute was occupied with engagements
y An address at the Rodeph Shalon tenn
pie, a reception and brief address at
the dedication of drinking fountain,
erected by the Daughters of 1872 in Ar
senal park, a parade of five miles to
the Fort Pitt hotel in the downtown
section of the city, and taking part
in the business session of a convention
were the main events of the evening.
To Gettysburg Tomorrow.
The president will remain here un-
ill late tomorrow evening, when he
departs for the battlefield at Gettys-
burg, Pa, where on Monday, he dedi-
Gates monument in honor of the
regular army. President Taft came
here to take part in the fifth annual
convention of the Western Associa-
ted Yale clubs, which began at the
Fort Pitt hotel yesterday. Excepting
the two brief addresses, the president
dropped official cares and with Judge
Henry E. Howland Of New York,
President Hadley of Yale, Prof. Geo.
E. Vincent of Chicago, dean of the
Chicago university; william n. Frew
of Pittsburg, president of the Western
Yale clubs and many others entered
fully into spirit of college good fell
lawship.
Every precaution is being taken to
guard the chief executive during his
two days stay in Pittsburg. More
than 800 uniformed policemen were
stationed at the different places visit
ed by the president while % detec-
tiVeS assisted the secret service men
who came from Washington. At ev-
cry turn the present encountered hum
dredS of persons anxious to see him
and at times many attempted to push
through to shake his hand. All such
attempts however, were instantly dis
couraged by the police.
From the Oakland district to the
downtown section of the city, dis
tance of several miles, a majority of
the buildings were covered with the
colors of the nation and of Yale. Fifth
avenue was roped and thousands of
persons stood for hours behind the
ropes for the purpose of getting a
glimpse of the president
Addresses the Jews.
81 never have claimed to conform
strictly to religious services said
the president at Temple Rodeph
ShaIom where he made his first ad-
Of ba To Pa6
gregation. And it has remained for
Pittsburg to bring me to church both
on Saturday and prospectively on
Sunday 1t is a great privilege 1 feel
to appear before this intelligent and
patriotic audience at the instance of
your leader. your rabbi. who was a
close friend of my predecessor and
who I believe has transferred that
friendship for the time to me.
It do not feel altogether out of
place in a Jewish tabernacle for the
church I attended in Cincinnati, dur
ing my boyhood and early manhood
was next door to the tabernacle of
y Rev. DR.. Wise. and there was often
times a. change of pulpits between
two churches. I am glad to be here
on this beautiful morning in this
beautiful edifice. to show. if possible,
by my presence how much ours is a
government of all the people and
how wise was the constitutional pro-
vision that no religious requirement
or qualification should be necessary
In this country. In this Jewish
tabernacle as president of the United
States 1 feel as much at home and
feel as much support as I would in
anv other church in the whole
country.
His Pulpit Experience.
Tine prayer to which we have just
listened, so full of love and human
kindness, should make us feel asham-
I'D Of al higOtry
Never in the history of the country. in
any crisis or under any conditions,
have the Jewish citizens failed to live
up to the highest standard of patriot
ism. I am not preacher and not in
the habit of appearing in pulpits. I
never had done so until I went to the
Philippines, where I stood first in a
Presbyterian pulpit and then in an
Episcopalian.
Returning to this country 1 have
appeared in the pulpit of my own
church. the Unitarian and now am in
a Jewish tabernacle. That is a round
which I think justifies me in saying
that 1 hope to be the president of all
the people and hope to have your sup
port as you have given it to my pre-
.decessors. without stint and with ev-
cry desire to make this truly good
and great country
Decides to See the Came
From the temple the president was
escorted to Arsenal park, where he
participated in the dedication of
fountain presented to the city by the
Daughters of 1912. Here the presi-
dent in brief address, dwelt upon
the necessity of providing Fairgrounds
for the people-the necessity of parks
for all great cities.
During the morning the president
was the guest of the state and city At
noon he was turned over to the Yale
enthusias str.
President Taft decided to leave the