William McKinley actually said...

In the exercise of these high powers the commander must be guided by his judgment and his experience and a high sense of justice.

You are instructed to confer with the Secretary of War in order that measures may be devised by which any conflict of authority between the ...

All public means of transportation, such as telegraph lines, cables, railways, and boats belonging to the state may be appropriated to his u...

I fail to see any reason in the facts connected with these claims for granting to these parties relief of this extraordinary nature.