William Taft
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William Howard Taft was the 27th President of the United States, serving from 1909 to 1913. A member of the Republican Party, he was known for his trust-busting policies and efforts to promote international trade. After his presidency, Taft continued to serve the nation as the 10th Chief Justice of the United States from 1921 until his death in 1930, making him the only person to have held both the presidency and the chief justiceship. His tenure as Chief Justice was marked by a commitment to judicial restraint and the rule of law.
So it is I am here, after having traversed I don't know how many states and visited I do not know how many cities.
Now that they can be studied and understood—all the business men who touch the decision in any way will conduct their business hereafter according to the law.
There may be a change of persons, but the government of the United States is in the people of the United States and there are a good many of the people of the United States in Chicago.
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…
Executive order of June 14, 1879, temporarily withdrawing from sale and settlement for Indian uses so much 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 permanently…
It is hereby ordered that the following described lands in New Mexico, namely, T. 16 N., R. 1 E., New Mexico principal meridian, excepting any tract or tracts the title to which has passed out of the United States Government, or to which…
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 tested and determined facts.
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.
I can not make myself a party to dealing with the industries of the country in this way.





