Special Message
12/10/1906
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I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the power in me vested... do proclaim tha...
The co-operative plan is the best plan of organization wherever men have the right spirit to carry it out.
The noncompetitive examination in a case like this is not only vicious, but is in effect a fraud upon the public.
I do not recommend any appropriation for their services, but only for the expenses that will be required to finish the t...