William Taft actually said...

"The empirical and haphazard character of this bill is shown more clearly perhaps in the amendment to Schedule A than in any other."

"Pledged to support a policy of moderate protection, I can not approve a measure which violates its principle."

"The important thing is to get our tariff legislation out of the slough of guesswork and logrolling and ex parte statements of interested persons, and to establish that legislation on the basis of test..."

"I can not make myself a party to dealing with the industries of the country in this way."