William Taft actually said...

"The same reasons which impelled me to decline to sign the wool bill control me in this case."

"Certainly we should proceed prudently in dealing with them upon the basis of ascertained facts rather than hastily and without knowledge to make a reduction of the tariff to satisfy a popular desire."

"I shall not hesitate to invite the attention of Congress to this fact and to the necessity for action predicated thereon."

"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..."