Herbert Hoover actually said...

"The charges were made by the old organization which was displaced."

"Those matters have already been under investigation for some time by the Department."

"This matter has been for some weeks under investigation by the Department of Justice and the Post Office Department and the facts will be determined and published."

"Under instructions to the various departments of the Government, a system has been established by which these reprehensible practices have been absolutely stopped and the system of purchase and sale o..."