The public Treasury, which should only exist as a conduit conveying the people's tribute to its legitimate objects of expenditure, becomes a hoarding place for money needlessly withdrawn from trade and the people's use.

The simple and plain duty which we owe the people is to reduce taxation to the necessary expenses of an economical operation of the Government.

The amount of money annually exacted from the industries and necessities of the people largely exceeds the sum necessary to meet the expenses of the Government.

I do hereby designate and set apart Thursday, the 24th day of November next, as a day of thanksgiving and prayer.

I request, therefore, that no further steps be taken in the matter except to examine and inventory these flags and adopt proper measures for their preservation.

Any direction as to the final disposition of them should originate with Congress.

the return of these flags is not authorized by existing law nor justified as an executive act

The history of each flag and the circumstances of its capture or recapture should be given.

The within request is approved and the reservation is made and proclaimed accordingly.

the use and occupancy of the land in question be subject to such right, title, and interest as the Indians have in and to the same

it be vacated whenever the interest of the Indians shall require it, upon notice to that effect to the Secretary of War.

If from this hour our admiration for the bravery and nobility of American manhood and our faith in the possibilities and opportunities of American citizenship be renewed, the dedication of the statue to the people of the United States will…