Calvin Coolidge

The fundamental question there is a question of administration, and it is the difficulty of having an elective legislature and a Governor that serves by reason of appointment from here.

I do hereby admonish all citizens of the United States and every person to abstain from every violation of the provisions of the Joint Resolution above set forth, hereby made applicable to Honduras

I do hereby enjoin upon all officers of the United States, charged with the execution of the laws thereof, the utmost diligence in preventing violations of the said Joint Resolution and this my Proclamation issued thereunder, and in…

I have found that there exist in Honduras such conditions of domestic violence which are or may be promoted by the use of arms or munitions of war procured from the United States as contemplated by the said Joint Resolution

I do hereby warn them that all violations of such provisions will be rigorously prosecuted

It is always rather embarrassing for me to discuss legislation that is pending, about which there is a controversy in the Congress.

Nobody knows what the bill may contain when it gets here, so that I have to wait and see.

I have to keep my mind open about those things until the proposal comes to me.

I can't very well announce beforehand that I am going to veto a bill, or that I am going to sign it.

I have general policies about legislation which I have announced quite a good many times.

NO, the War Finance Corporation has been designated to help out the banks.

The Agricultural Credit Corporation is the corporate name.

I know that, because I was Mayor of Northampton [1910-11], and after I had given a very excellent administration for a year there was a division of opinion as to whether I ought to be re-elected.

It is a matter of such imminent importance that I have no hesitation in recommending that the public welfare would be much advanced by temporarily laying aside all other legislation and enacting a resolution for this purpose, which ought…

It would be very unusual that Commissioners would be in office for three years without there being two opinions as to whether they functioned properly.

It would remove an element of uncertainty from the current financial year at once, which would be a strong stimulant to business, with its resultant benefit to the wage earner and the agriculture of our country.

I haven't made any final determination about the appointment of Commissioners in the District.

It would be a positive step in the right direction, which is much needed at this time to justify the confidence of the people that the Government is intent solely on the promotion of the public welfare, without regard to any collateral…

I inquired of them if they would be willing to serve, if I should make up my mind to appoint them.

I think at the last conference we had, I indicated the very unanimous endorsement that had come from the many different organizations in Washington of the two City Commissioners.

The taxpayers, the business interests, agriculture, industry, finance; in fact all the elements that go to make up the economic welfare of the people of America would be greatly benefited by such action.

Since then I have received a number of communications, not exactly in the nature of charges, but in the nature of protests that I thought perhaps I ought to clear up before I sent the names up, and for that reason I am obliged to take a…

I don't think they really amount to anything.

A decrease in said duty on bran, shorts, and by-product feeds obtained in milling wheat (within the limit of total decrease provided for in said Act) from 15 per centum ad valorem to 7½ per centum ad valorem.

An increase in said duty on wheat flour, semolina, crushed or cracked wheat, and similar wheat products not specially provided for from 78 cents per hundred pounds to $1.04 per hundred pounds;