Bill Taft: “I am very grateful for the hospitable reception which I have had on the North shore of Massachusetts.”

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

I think it to be greatly in the interest of fair dealing, which ought always to be encouraged by law.

Now, Therefore, I, William Howard Taft, President of the United States of America, do, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Congress and the joint resolution of Congress herein named, declare and proclaim the fact that the…

I can not close this message without inviting the attention of Congress again to the necessity for the erection of a building to contain the public archives.