William McKinley actually said...

The Government can only defend itself against claims of this nature through its public officers and with the use of such public records as t...

To permit such an action to be brought now is simply, without any reason of a special nature, to grant a privilege to these claimants which ...

For these reasons I am constrained to withhold my approval from this bill.

Feeling as our people feel, and speaking in their name, I at once sent a message to Commodore Dewey thanking him and his officers and men fo...