Bill Taft

I know it exists, that 'Call of the East' that Kipling speaks of in his poem.

I am only speaking to you as executives who have felt the injustice of that sort of criticism that comes from the lack of that feature of the English system I have pointed out.

The States differ somewhat, but generally the Executive has the veto power and has that sort of relation to the legislature that the Chief Executive of the United States has toward Congress.

I regard this movement as of the utmost importance.

Gentlemen, I am delighted to welcome you here.

I should be glad to regard what has happened only as a personal reflection, so that I could pass it over and take no official cognizance of it.

When the People of the United States elected me President, they placed me in an office of the highest dignity and charged me with the duty of maintaining that dignity and proper respect for the office on the part of my subordinates.

In point of fact it usually profits, because it can seldom be required to return more than a fraction of the excess charges collected.

Moreover, if I were to pass over this matter in silence, it would be most demoralizing to the discipline of the executive branch of the Government.

By your own conduct you have destroyed your usefulness as a helpful subordinate of the Government.

If a railroad company, by mere allegation in its bill of complaint, supported by ex parte affidavits, can overturn the result of days of patient investigation, no very satisfactory result can be expected.

Distilled spirits are manufactured under the close supervision of revenue officers.

Potable strength varies from 90° to 100° or 103°.

All distilled spirits pay, under the internal-revenue laws, a heavy tax.

I am glad to be here, if, by being here and saying so, I can convince you that the so-called chasm between you and people who seem for the time to be more fortunate is not a chasm.

I know it is difficult for you to believe that I, who for the time being am receiving a large salary from the United States and living in comfort, could understand or take into my heart, the feeling that you may have of desperation and of…

I am glad to come here and to testify by my presence as to my sympathy with the great work of Dr. Klopsch in this mission.

I am just about as much surprised at being here as you are at seeing me.

It is curious to see how the Almighty works His ways.

I like to think of Methodism among the denominations as an affirmative, aggressive, pushing, practical church militant.

I hope he will take back in his pocket that $300,000 that is necessary to aid him in the great work he is there carrying on.

I haven't lost hope that you may know a good thing when you see it.

I am very glad to be here to bear witness to my very great interest in that which this meeting celebrates—the attack of the Methodist Church upon Africa.

The missionaries in China and the missionaries in Africa are the forerunners of our civilization.

We are a great power in the world, and we may be, and hope we are, a great power for usefulness.