On the record
The legislation is imperfect, in my opinion, in certain particulars, but it is a most important step in the right direction, and I earnestly hope that it will be carefully studied and perfected by Congress.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Taft expresses his belief that while the new legislation has flaws, it is a significant advancement that should be refined by Congress.
Share
More from Bill Taft
Oct 26, 1911
I would rather cut off my right hand than do anything to disturb the business of this country.
Feb 16, 1912
The purpose of this exclusion is to restore the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation in all respects to the status existing prior to the said proclamation of March 2, 1909, as though the inclusion of the lands within the Trinity National Forest…
Aug 21, 1911
The empirical and haphazard character of this bill is shown more clearly perhaps in the amendment to Schedule A than in any other.
Oct 22, 1911
Executive Order of June 14, 1879, temporarily withdrawing from sale and settlement for Indian uses all of townships 1 and 2 north, ranges 5 and 6 east, in Arizona, lying south of the Salt River, is hereby amended so as to withdraw…
Other voices in this conversation
