William Taft said...

I concur fully in the conclusions which the Secretary of War has reached and in the recommendations which he makes.

Now, I hope that it has taken the railroads out of politics.

The important thing is to get our tariff legislation out of the slough of guesswork and logrolling and ex parte statemen...

Pledged to support a policy of moderate protection, I can not approve a measure which violates its principle.