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On the recordJuly 6, 1909
I would be without that which makes a man if I did not appreciate to the full the kindly words of your distinguished Governor, and if I did not congratulate the State of New York on having a Governor who represents the highest ideals.
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Robert Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Address at the Catholic Summer School of America in Cliff Haven, New York

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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 Great Britain on August 3, 1911.

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