William Taft actually said...

"I should be glad to regard what has happened only as a personal reflection, so that I could pass it over and take no official cognizance of it."

"If a railroad company, by mere allegation in its bill of complaint, supported by ex parte affidavits, can overturn the result of days of patient investigation, no very satisfactory result can be expec..."

"By your own conduct you have destroyed your usefulness as a helpful subordinate of the Government."

"Moreover, if I were to pass over this matter in silence, it would be most demoralizing to the discipline of the executive branch of the Government."