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On the recordSeptember 13, 1909
I have attempted to keep within the speed limit and before a broad-minded judge I could establish this by satisfactory evidence.
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Robert Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Remarks at the Banquet of the Boston Chamber of Commerce in Boston, Massachusetts

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Aug 3, 1911

With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to the ratification of the treaty, I transmit herewith an authenticated copy of a treaty signed by the plenipotentiaries of the United States and France on August 3, 1911.

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Aug 16, 1911

If I fail to guard as far as I can the industries of the country to the extent of giving them the benefit of a living measure of protection, and business disaster ensues, I shall not be discharging my duty.

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Jul 25, 1911

I am in full sympathy with the concern of reasonable and patriotic men that the valuable resources of Alaska should not be turned over to be exploited for the profit of greedy, absorbing, and monopolistic corporations or syndicates.

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Aug 14, 1911

In other words, the resolution approves the admission of Arizona with the judicial recall, unless the voters themselves repudiate it.

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