Theodore Roosevelt actually said...

"I also saw and had long talks with two deputations--one of machinists and one representing the railway men of the dirt trains."

"Everywhere are to be seen the drainage ditches which in removing the water have removed the breeding places of the mosquitoes."

"All the patients that I saw, with one or two exceptions, were laborers or other employees on the canal works and railways."

"I earnestly hope that immediate provision will be made for dredging San Juan harbor."