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Bill Taft: Certainly we should proceed prudently in dealing with them upon the basis of ascertained facts rather than hastily and…

On the recordAugust 16, 1911
Certainly we should proceed prudently in dealing with them upon the basis of ascertained facts rather than hastily and without knowledge to make a reduction of the tariff to satisfy a popular desire.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval an Act Revising the Schedule of Duties on Wool and Wool...

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