Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

I recommend, therefore, that provision be made for the appointment of a board of surveys to superintend the national surveys and exploration...

It should not be under the control of the authorities of the Philippine Islands, for it should be undertaken as a national work and subject ...

In compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives dated the 4th instant (the Senate concurring), I return herewith House bill ...

We are not trying to strike down the rich man; on the contrary, we will not tolerate any attack upon his rights.