On the recordJanuary 17, 1910
I regard this movement as of the utmost importance.
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presidency.ucsb.eduI regard this movement as of the utmost importance.
Address to the Conference of Mayors
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I must therefore withhold my approval from this resolution if in fact I do not approve it as a matter of governmental policy.
If I fail to guard as far as I can the industries of the country to the extent of giving them the benefit of a living measure of protection, and business disaster ensues, I shall not be discharging my duty.
An evil which menaces the general health of the people strikes at the life of the Nation.
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.