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Show TIFT TALKS OF I OPPORTUNITIES I President Makes Extended Ad-dress Ad-dress to Graduates of Ohio Normal University. DENIES THAT TALENT H IS LIMITED AT PRESENT H Warns Students, However, That Financial Stringency Is to Be Expected. ADA, 0., June 3. President TaCt, in an address to tho graduating class oC the Ohio normal university here today, gave advice tu the young men and women, and discussed at length tho op-portunitics op-portunitics and Jimitn ot! the various professions and business pursuits. The law, ministry, medicine, teaching, .-journalism, farming and modern indus- jH trial conditions all came in for a share of treatment in Mr. Taft-'s remarks. Iu discussing journalism tho prcsi-dent prcsi-dent took occasion to denounce "inuck-raking'' "inuck-raking'' and expressed tho belief that that unjust phase of newspaper activity soon would be a thing of the past. He praised Theodore Boosevclt's crusado against muckrakors in this connection. Socialism was denounced by tho presi-dent, presi-dent, but was 'referred to as one of the problems that will havo to bo con-sidcrcd con-sidcrcd during the next ebnerntion. President Taft did not wear tho cap and gown which caused so. much excite- IH mcnt by its disappearance at Bryn Mawr yesterday. There was a new flurry today, however. Mr. Tnft'a spring overcoat is lobl. Ho had to wear a heavy winter one when he alighted from his private car under threatening skies and a chillv atmosphere. In his address to the graduates the president said in pari: "I am going to invito yonr attention this morning to that, which confronts vou in your start iu life and tho politi-cal politi-cal and' economic problems that, should you tnkc part in nolitics as you ought to do. will probably occupy your attcn-tion attcn-tion and call for your activity in their solution. Expects a Panic. "In the lirst placo let us take the business situation. Jt is, of course, 5m-possible 5m-possible to expect that the wonderful growth of trade shall continue in tho proportion in which we have seen it expand during tho lust ten years and it is reasonable to supposo that at some jH time within the next decade there will jH be sonic reaction or .some financial stringeucv, or perhaps a financial panic. Nevertheless, the progress that; has been made is real and substantial. There may be a halt; there may bo a scaling down of values, but thoso we have had from time to time have boen followed by a recovery which indicated only a momentary lapse. "It is thought and said that tho oy pnrtunity for individual success iu busi-ness busi-ness does nol seem now so great ns it was formerly and that, therefore, the jH opportunity for young men to win sue- cess iu business seoms less than it was thirty or forty years ago. "tt has been my duty to solcct and jH promote many men in official lifo and i know whereof 3 speak when I sa.y that successful business, whether govern- jH mental or private, whether small or jH large, depends chiefly on the selection of men by whom this business is to be jH done and that the promotion which sue-cessful sue-cessful men secure is not that which comes by favor, but by the logic of the circumstances' and for the benefit of the jH employer. There is, therefore, today ns much room for fit men as tiiere over was in business, Tho kind of success jH that comes from intelligent fidclit' and jH indu3tr3 in the cause to which a man jH devotes himself and the work which he docs speaks far louder iu tho demand jH for his promotion than all the good will of his employer or the influence that JH kind friends "may seek to bring in his behalf. jl Call for Skilled Men. "What is the condition of the pro-fessious pro-fessious should you conclude to enter H one of them? The enormous demand for jH tho work of tho members of certain sci-ontifio sci-ontifio professions, like cngjnncriug. jH civil, mechanical and electrical, and manufacturing chemistry, I need not; dwell upon. In the hist decade it has been hard to sccuro men with sufficient 1 exporienco iu tho professions to justify B employing them iu positions which aro H open. In the profession of tho law H there seems an abundance of material H if one can judge by tho largo masses jH which institutions like this and other great law schools aro turning out upon iH tho public. Those who pursue tho pro- jH fessiun of the law will lind iu it a 1 iendoncy of modern days to make a H profession a business or to make it rath- jH cr consultative and advisory than one H of advocacy and forensic offort. "No one can havo a profoundor nd- H miration, for the legal profession than L' have. We lawyers may properly feel nit intense professional pride iu the fact 1 that of tho great mou who have M founded this country, who defied the H power of Kngland and spread tho seeds H of resolution and independence and H preserved Iho institutions of civil lib- jB crty in this country, nearly all wore H educated lawyers. Yet ouc must roeog- jH ui'.c that tho administration of justice flH in this country has suffered grievously jH from the intensity with which lawyers flftH have served iheir clients and the light- flH ii ess of I he obligation which they havo jH felt lo the court and to the public as officers uf the court and tlie law to do no injustice. The laclt of scruplu as to means which counsel too frequently ox- M hibit in dufoiido or preservation of their flH clients' interests is often the real occa- M sion for popular rcseiitiiH'ul. H Needs for Eeforni. "The conduct, of the defense of criminals in this country, 'and the e.v- flH Monica which counsel deem thorn-selves thorn-selves justified in using to wave their J cliout-s 'from tho just judgment ot tho flH law, have much lo do with the rtjs- H graceful condition in which we hnd its H administration. Tho awakened moral conscience of Iho couutrv could iiud no MM butter object for ils influence than in BH making lawyers understand that their H Continued on Page Throo. TAFT TALKS OF OPPORTUNITIES Continued from Pago One. obligation to f,hcir clients ia onl- to soo that their cli on Ls J legal rights are protected, and thai they need not, mid ought not to lose their own identity as officers of tlio law in tlio cause of. their clients, and recklessly resort to every expedient to wiu tho cause. T believe that there is no escape from tho evils to which I have referred, except by inducing induc-ing the bar to cleanse itself of those who, in tho interest of their clients, forget for-get their obligation as Americans to tho court and their duties as citizens. "The progress that is being mado in niedieino is marvelous, and a consideration considera-tion of recent advances .luslifies tho View that we arc on the. cvn of discoveries dis-coveries which will rob most of tho diseases dis-eases to which flesh is heir of their terror ter-ror :ind destructive nature. "Tho pccunino' rewards of tho profession pro-fession of medicine i3 in many instances great; but tho rush into the medical profession is not explained .13' tho probable emoluments. II. comes from the fascination of possible discovery of that which will aid humanity and secure the investigator world-wide fame. I regret to. say that during the last gono-ration gono-ration a too .small proportion of the strongest young men do not aeom to havo been attracted by tlio ministry. Tho inadequacy of the compensation, tho change from the commanding influence in-fluence that tho ministers had in tlio early part of this century to that which they now occupy has influenced men who in early dnys would have lakon to the ministry. Nevertheless, tho influenco of tho church in our community is still deep-seated, and religion forms tho inspiration in-spiration of tho great body of our people. peo-ple. Minister Needs Power. "A minister, to command tho constant con-stant attention of a "Teat congregation, congrega-tion, must now bo a man of powcr. The mere olllco docs not carry with it. either, tho Ktirrodncjis of tho influence that was once attached to it. look, however, for a reaction in this matter, t bo-lievn bo-lievn i.h-it in tho near future men of greiiior native force will enter tho ministry. We nre all familiar with tho onorino'n.s power for good that a minister min-ister of the gospel influences ovor his congregation and in the community in which he lives, and wo may well expect that after the wild rush for wealth that has characterized previous, generations shall cease, the opportunities for great usefulness offered b- tlio practice of the profession of tho clergyman will furnish a tcjnptation to tho strongest college men to assume the cloth. "Tho call of the life, the philosophical philosophi-cal contentment, the earnest endeavor of a teacher's life, commend it to many, and there is no more honorablo profession. profes-sion. Many of thorn do not rcceivo more than the wages of tho skilled mechanic, me-chanic, many not so much, but the fascination of teaching tho young idea how to shoot, tho pleasure of contributing contribut-ing to tho formation of character at the most formativo period of young life, have always presented attractions sufficient suffi-cient to fill the ranks of professors and teachers with tho best. Tho power-inspiring couiidenco in the youth, of evoking from thoni tho best that is in thorn, of training their unpracticed minds, is a power that seems lmrdly to como with practice, but to be born in one; and if you have it, become a teacher and oxort it. Review of tho Press. "Of tho profession of .-journalism, thero is much to say. Tho increase in tho intelligence and discrimination of the people has in ono wuy largely modi-lied modi-lied tho power of the press. The editorial edi-torial writers havo by no means such influence in-fluence upon popular views as they had in days gone Joy. ' "Tho newspapers aro takon more for tho news they contain than for the advice as to tho lessons which should be drawn from it. 'The people make more allowance now for tho bias of the paper than they ever did before. Tho reputation of a paper for accuracy accu-racy and veracity is generally as well known as tho reputation of a member of a community. Thero arc somo news-papors news-papors that sock to effect their purposes pur-poses and control opinion "by an attempted at-tempted misrepresentation or suppression suppres-sion of tho facts in respect to matters attracting public attention. But in tho end they do not prevail. Tho business of furnishing news to a people is like the business of furnishing tnem outer tainment from the stage. An outsider is unable to understand tho currents of tho mind of tho reading public except as ho may study tho customs, the subjects sub-jects and tho methods of treating them that ho finds in the modern successful newspaper. Few newspaper proprietors havo such patronage as to enable them to mako their newspaper that which they think a newspaper ought to be; and thoy aro obliged in their papers to consult 'that which they regard as tho public tasto and the public desire. Limitatiohs of Papers. "Whilo tho editor occupies the position posi-tion of an istructor of public tasto and ought to cxcrciso tho function as such with more constancy and courage than ho usually does, tho limitations that there aro upon him by rcas'on of the public demand, thoao of us who would criticise the press, hnrdly appreciate. Certainty journalism is a proression in gence, of high courage, of accurate judgment, of a love of truth, and real patriotism can find a sphere of usefulness useful-ness unexcelled in any other, and Buch men aro needed; for 'if tho standards set by some of tho most successful newspapers in lack of truth, in coarseness coarse-ness and unfairness to criticism shall not improve in tho next generation, it will vindicate tho pessimists of today. Muckrakors Roasted. "I refor to a class of newspapers and, magazines that aro properly criticised as 'muckrak-crs,' that rely for their circulation on tho vicious and unfounded un-founded attacks upon tho honesty and upright character and patriotism and patriotic motives of man in public life, and upon those conspicuous and prominent promi-nent socially. This muckraking is an outgrowth and probably tho unavoidably unavoid-ably aftermath of a laudable and necessary nec-essary attack on abuses which had shown themselves in a form of corporate corpo-rate greed and control of politics. It was necessary to have a houseclcaning in this regard, and Mr. Booscvolt led tho movement, and much has been accomplished ac-complished in clarifying business and political methods, ln the doing of it ho w;as himself the foremost to do-nouncc do-nouncc those who took advantage of the general condition of popular suspicion suspi-cion and tilled their purses by unfounded un-founded attacks upon men in public ofhec struggling conscientiously to do their duty. But this muckrak'ing episode epi-sode will pass. ludcod, T hope it is passing, and for the best of reasons, becauso tho peoplo aro beginning to sec what it really is, and arc rcrusing to be influenced by it, and thus arc not making tho contributions to the pockets of tho muckrn leers, which is their only motive for continuing in business. In the chango which has taken place in the influence of the editorial writer and tho increased importance oT the stutcmont of news, the influence of the collego-brcd journalist, must con-tiuue con-tiuue to bo of the greatest weight. It heeds a traiued mind, a judicial temperament, tem-perament, quick perceptions and a high standard of integrity and self-respect, togothor with a nice and graphic literary touch, to mako tho leading special spe-cial correspondent of the paper, which in many respects is now tho most influential in-fluential part, what it should be. It is well worth the ambition of anv man to succeed in. It has many temptations. It has rewards which maybe pormanonl and solid, or as the correspond out yields to its temptations may bo merely 'nieri-tricious 'nieri-tricious and temporary. Chance for Fanners, "Should you conclude to go into farming, you would havo selected an occupation in which thero Is likely to be greater progress in the next generation gene-ration than in an.y other. You will become be-come mouthers of ' the sturdiest class in the community, and that which is thu strongest pillar of our political fabric. The difference between a poor and a good farmer today is vastly greater than if was thirty years ago, and it is likely to increase as the Investigation Investiga-tion of practical, scientific questions and tho progress in the treatment of the s.il goes on under governmental and private auspices. "In political professions, the struggle strug-gle which is constantly going on is toward to-ward a purer government or l.he nation, na-tion, of tho stale and of the city. Much has been accomplished in this regard in the national government, loss in the state governments, and still less in municipal mu-nicipal governments. But the movement move-ment for better things is evident everywhere, every-where, and whilo there, seems to be sonic rotrogrado steps from lime to time the whole movement is forward. Corporations and Politics. ('The activity of corporations in political po-litical matt era tended to corrupt them, and this, even though tho part: thoy toolc was in many casos forced upon ' them. But tho result of tho last six or eight years luib boon to drive corporations out of politics, and it has been greatly to the benefit of politics and tho public weal. "The most discouraging problem before be-fore us is that of municipal government. It is saicl that the .systems havo been adopted in some cities which make it impossible to administer the municipal munici-pal affairs with greater honesty and effectiveness ef-fectiveness than evor before. We have yet to lie convinced upon that subject by accuniiilated evidence. "Speaking generally of tho issues which aro likely to bo presented to you in the future, I think tho issue of most importance will bo tho question of the preservation of our institution of pri-vato pri-vato properly, or its destruction, and tho substitution wf a certain kind of c,o-operative c,o-operative joinr. enjoyment of everything which is the .ideal socialism. "The institution of private proporty, in my judgment, has done more to bring about tho modern progress and civilization civiliza-tion than any other of our institutions, excopt that of personal liberty. Tho development de-velopment of modern industrialism, the concentration of capital and its abuses, the tendency toward monopoly and the suppression of competition, may all ;ui8 1 if y a regulation and a greater restriction re-striction upon tho use of privato property than has .bocn necessary heretofore: here-tofore: and it ia in that direction that tho needed reforms, in my judgment, lio. ' Whoiij howovor, tho Tiidit of privato proporty is taken awaj', when tliG nio-ttvo nio-ttvo of enlightened selfishness disappears disap-pears in modern society and thoro is attempted to bo substituted therefor tho motive of disinterested unselfishness on tho part of ovory membor of society toward every other as a practical forco in tho progress of civilization, it will be a failure, and the result will bo a substitution of tyranny of government committees in tho distribution of theoretical theo-retical rewards, iustead of a self-acting system, in which tho industrious and the prudent and tho far-sighted are rewarded re-warded and the lazy and unattentivo fall behind. "It is not disparaging human naturo unduly to say that the world and man ha,Vo not reached Buch a stago that wo can depend on his completo self-sacrifico and absolute sonsc of justice, and upon his lnvo for his fellow to furnish a motive mo-tive for tho industry, activity and hard work necessary to mako tho world move on without any motive of self-profit. self-profit. Wo must rccognizo facts as they arc, if wo would bo practical in applying apply-ing propor remedies and in treating social so-cial and political questions in a useful way." |