On the recordAugust 21, 1911
Pledged to support a policy of moderate protection, I can not approve a measure which violates its principle.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBill Taft: “Pledged to support a policy of moderate protection, I can not approve a measure which violates its principle.”
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Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval an Act Reducing the Duties on Cotton Manufactures,...
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