The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-25
OUT WITH TAFT.
State Journal Reporter With
the Presidents Train.
Executive Attends Methodist
Church at Baldwin.
HE LOOKS MUCH OLDER
Executive Has Aged Since Visit
to Topeka.
BristOW Joins Presidential Party
at Baldwin.
He LOOKS MUCH OLDER

MUCH DuStie and excitement on the
Sabbath day as it witnessed during
President Taft's stay of twelve hours
in the place. The president rested III
the quiet of the country and enjoyed
the peace of the Lords Day among the
green of the grass and the trees. The
change from the asphalt and the glare
and the crowds and the noise did the
president a lot of good. He rested, but
the town of Baldwin rested not.
The little college town appreciated
to the full the honor of having the
president here to open the ceremonies
of its inaugural week. The streets
were gay with bunting and flags. The
countryside was represented for miles
around and the sputter of auto engines
shattered the peace of the Sabbath to
smithereens. The new president of
Baker university, w. n. Mason, as
sumed his place with pomp and cir
cumStance.
AS soon as the president left his car
at the depot to enter the auto he ex-
claimed on the judgment and wisdom
of the committee in selecting such a
place as this to spend the Sabbath
While a busy day had been planned for
him. even here, yet he declared he
would be able to rest and recuperate
in the prairie village among the trees
President at Church.
Leaving his car here at 1870 on the
minute the presidential party proceed
ed to the First Methodist church to
attend morning service. The president
occupied 4 front seat with Secretary
Hilies and Governor Stubbs. Senators
Bristow and Curtis and Representative
Campbell and State Chairman Dollcy
sat behind him. In the quiet of the
church and listening to the preachers
words of peace and good will the tall
senator and the thick-set senator Tor
got party faction and conversed. be-
tween song services, in amity and
brotherly love.
Rev. Francis J. Mcconnell preached
the inaugural sermon, and it is safe to
saw that the president has listened to
few, if any. more able efforts from the
pulpit 'fThey shall mount with the
speed of eagles, they shall run and
never weary, they shall walk without
fainting." declared the preacher, quot
ing from Isaiah, and he drew strong
and simple and practical lesson from
his text of the value of the work the
everyday people who walk each oay
through the dust of the road and do
their duty and leaven the lump of the
worlds whole.
Dimes With Professors.
The president and party dined with
the Baker university faculty At
o'clock the president delivered his arbl-
tration address at the college hall. NOT
one-third of the people who came out
to hear him could gain admittance TO
the rooms. After a o'clock dinner
the president attended the song service
at the church at night The Taft spe-
cial left Baldwin at twenty minutes
past midnight Sunday, after standing
at the little station for thirteen hours
AS New York newspaper man re-
marked, baldwin has been the ma
tional capital for nearly a day
only Few at Kansas City.
When the presidents special rolled
a - n
ing over the Missouri Pacific a dozen
policemen, a dozen politicians and
perhaps a hundred people were out in
the train sheds to greet him. The
nresident v-as asleep. however, and did
not arise until the train was on its
way to Lawrence over the santa te
tracks.
en- masse to meets its distinguished
guest Crowds lined all the streets
leading away from the depot. Nation
al guardsmen were stationed at every
cross street
dent at Lawrence and took him to
Roberts hall where he talked to 2,5OO
students about the great work accom-
plished by the Y. NJ c. A. all over the
world.
The president was in good voice at
Lawrence and appeared to be IN splen-
did health and full of energy. He was
introduced by Governor StubbS. The
men and the people of his state TO for
get party faction and give the pres1-
dent a royal welcome on this, his hrst
official visit to the Sunf1Ower state
ssrrhe Office President Taft holds is the
greatest in the world" declared the
governor, 'and Kansas should be
proud to do him honor"
The president talked of Y. NJ. {. A.
work in the Orient and told how Ma
Mia had given $4,000 for Y. NJ c.
A. building and Shanghai had given
$150,O00 for such a building He told
of the great work the organization mad
accomplished in the army and navy,
and paid tribute especially to its work
away from home People are gooc
at home" he said with the eyes OF
their neiGhbOrs upon them, and fear
of censure before them, but 1000
miles away from home the Y. NJ c. A
work is needed worse and does more
good even than it does in the most
civilized portions of the states ana
you all know the good it does here"
The president paid his respects to
muckrakers when he condemned the
action of the man who hired a detec-
tive recently to enter Harvard college
and get a report on the alleged wick
edness of the students "Wlekedness
that has to be uncovered with a spade
ought to be left under the clod.' de-
clared the president, and in that SEN
tence he expressed his opinion plainly
of all muckrakers-
Entering Kansas on Sunday morning
and spending the day at two university
towns, the last a Methodist community.
the president naturally kept far away
from politics, and the people naturally
avoided as much as possible any noisy
demonstrations. But the states guest
was greeted with respectful and loyal
enthusiasm by all the people in this
section Of the state that could get near
his train.
Twenty years ago a president would
have been edited by old-faShioned
music in a Methodist meeting house
But Sunday in Baldwin President Taft
sat in a Methodist church in a Meth