It is highly desirable that an element of competition should be introduced by the passage of some such law as that which has already passed the House, putting alcohol used in the arts and manufactures upon the free list.

This three-quarters of a million represents the profit that the Standard Oil Company obtains at the expense of the railroads; but of course the ultimate result is that it obtains a much larger profit at the expense of the public.

The time has come when no oil or coal lands held by the Government, either upon the public domain proper or in territory owned by the Indian tribes, should be alienated.

It clearly appears from the letter of the Attorney-General that no criticism whatever attaches to Commissioner Garfield.

It is very desirable to enact a law declaring the true construction of the existing legislation so far as it affects immunity.

The danger nowadays is, not that the innocent man will be convicted of crime, but that the guilty man will go scot-free.

Unfortunately there is grave doubt whether the Government has the right of appeal from this decision of the District Judge.

The result has been a miscarriage of justice.

I very earnestly hope that the Congress at the earliest opportunity will enact this bill into law, with such changes as its wisdom may dictate.

We are not to be pardoned if we fail to take every step in our power to prevent the possibility of the repetition of such scandals as those that have occurred in connection with the insurance business as disclosed by the Armstrong…

There is filth on the floor, and it must be scraped up with the muck-rake.

We now administer the affairs of a Nation in which the extraordinary growth of population has been outstripped by the growth of wealth and the growth in complex interests.

Under altered external form we war with the same tendencies toward evil that were evident in Washington's time, and are helped by the same tendencies for good.

The forces that tend for evil are great and terrible, but the forces of truth and love and courage and honesty and generosity and sympathy are also stronger than ever before.

The liar is no whit better than the thief.

Hysterical sensationalism is the very poorest weapon wherewith to fight for lasting righteousness.

But in any event I hope that this Nation will make it evident that it is doing all in its power to preserve the great scenic wonder, the existence of which, unharmed, should be a matter of pride to every dweller on this continent.

I earnestly recommend that Congress enact into law the suggestions of the American members of the International Waterways Commission for the preservation of Niagara Falls, without waiting for the negotiation of a treaty.

It is highly undesirable that a resolution of this kind shall become law in such form as to give the impression of insincerity.

It seems unwise to require an investigation by a commission and then not to furnish either the full legal power or the money, both of which are necessary to render the investigation effective.

the court of public judgment may secure such results where the courts of law are powerless.

Publicity can by itself often accomplish extraordinary results for good.

It is an accepted naval maxim that a navy can be used to strategic advantage only when acting on the offensive, and it can be free to so operate only after our coast defense is reasonably secure and so recognized by the country.

The fact that we now have a navy does not in any wise diminish the importance of coast defenses; on the contrary, that fact emphasizes their value and the necessity for their construction.

The security and protection of our interests require the completion of the defenses of our coast, and the accompanying plan merits and should receive the generous support of the Congress.