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On the recordAugust 14, 1911
In dealing with the courts, which are the cornerstone of good government, and in which not only the voters, but the nonvoters and nonresidents, have a deep interest as a security for their rights of life, liberty, and property, no matter what the future action of the State may be, it is necessary for the authority which is primarily responsible for its creation to assert in no doubtful tones the necessity for an independent and untrammeled judiciary.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval a Joint Resolution for the Admission of the Territories...

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