It is hereby ordered that Executive order of June 14, 1879, creating a reservation for use of the 'Pima and Maricopa Indians' be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to make said reservation available for use of the Pima and Maricopa…
William Taft
The Public Record
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.
As I say farewell to you, let me renew my expressions of affection and sincerest respect for you, and of my profound gratitude for your hard work, your unvarying loyalty, and your effective public service.
I do not hesitate to say that you have been the object of one of the most unscrupulous conspiracies for the defamation of character that history can show.
The department is mobilizing a division at full strength at San Antonio, Texas, for the purpose of field training of officers and men, and for the further purpose of holding manoeuvres Involving possible operations against Galveston.
It will also put to a practical test the preparedness of the staff departments for the mobilization of troops.
On the Pacific Coast the mobilization will involve a brigade of infantry In the Los Angeles district for the purpose of defending San Diego and San Pedro against possible attack by the navy.
The mobilization of these troops will furnish an excellent opportunity for the instruction of a number of senior officers in the elements of higher command.
There will be assembled at Galveston a force of three regiments for the protection of that place against possible attack by the navy.
I hope and pray that success may attend you in your profession and that real happiness will come to you and yours when you return to that community where you live, and whose members know your worth as a man and a citizen, and who will…
Every fibre of my nature rebels against such hypocrisy and nerves me to fight such a combination and such methods to the bitter end, lest success in this instance may form a demoralizing precedent.
by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby proclaim and declare that an extraordinary occasion requires the convening of both Houses of the Congress of the United States





