Benjamin Harrison actually said...

I have carefully examined the reports of the committees and every argument that has been submitted to me by the friends of the bill, but I can not bring myself to believe that the permanent welfare of the communities affected by it will be promoted by its passage.

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Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval a Bill to Authorize the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa...

06/19/1890

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