Calvin Coolidge actually said...

The great satisfaction in Porto Rico at the passage of this act is the best evidence of its liberality

There is no disposition in America, and certainly not on my part, to discourage any reasonable aspiration of the people of Porto Rico

The request is made that Porto Rico be constituted as a 'free State' and not 'a mere subjected colony.'

The people of Porto Rico are citizens of the United States, with all the rights and privileges of other citizens of the United States