Woodrow Wilson: “I am conscious of a sort of truancy in being absent from my duties in Washington.”

One does not pay a compliment to the American farmer who attempts to alarm him by dangers from foreign competition.

If there ever was a time when America had anything to fear from foreign competition, that time has passed.

In recommending to you that Congress take appropriate action with regard to this agreement, certain facts should be brought to your attention.

Very little reflection would lead any one to conclude that the measure would not furnish in any substantial degree the relief sought by the producers of most of the staple commodities which it covers.