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  2. Presidency of William Howard Taft - Wikipedia

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    Stanley Solvick argues that President Taft abided by the goals and procedures of the "Square Deal" promoted by Roosevelt in his first term. The problem was that Roosevelt and the more radical progressives had moved on to more aggressive goals, such as curbing the judiciary, which Taft rejected. [117]

  3. Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act - Wikipedia

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    The William Howard Taft Presidency (University Press of Kansas, 2009) 51–64. Mowry, George E. Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Movement (1946) pp. 36–65 online. Mowry, George E. The Era of Theodore Roosevelt, 1900–1912 (1958) pp. 242–247 read online; Solvick, Stanley D. "William Howard Taft and the Payne–Aldrich Tariff."

  4. 1910 United States House of Representatives elections

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    The Presidency of William Howard Taft (1973) pp 101–120. Dubin, Michael J. (1998). 1788 United States Congressional Elections-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses. McFarland and Company. ISBN 978-0786402830. Gould, Lewis L. The William Howard Taft Presidency (2009) pp 107–120. Hechler, Ken.

  5. William Howard Taft - Wikipedia

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    Taft followed custom and remained in Washington, but Roosevelt went to Chicago to run his campaign [153] and told his supporters in a speech, "we stand at Armageddon, and we battle for the Lord". [154] [155] Taft had won over Root, who agreed to run for temporary chairman of the convention, and the delegates elected Root over Roosevelt's ...

  6. History of tariffs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The tariff issue was pulling the GOP apart. Roosevelt tried to postpone the issue, but Taft had to meet it head on in 1909 with the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act. Eastern conservatives led by Nelson W. Aldrich wanted high tariffs on manufactured goods (especially woolens), while Midwesterners called for low tariffs. Aldrich outmaneuvered them by ...

  7. Insular Government of the Philippine Islands - Wikipedia

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    The Insular Government evolved from the Taft Commission, or Second Philippine Commission, appointed on March 16, 1900. This group was headed by William Howard Taft, and was granted legislative powers by President William McKinley in September 1900. The commission created a judicial system, an educational system, a civil service, and a legal code.

  8. Bibliography of William Howard Taft - Wikipedia

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    The following are some of the books and papers which have been written concerning William Howard Taft, the 27th president of the United States: General sources

  9. 1912 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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    Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 5, 1912. Democratic governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey unseated incumbent Republican president William Howard Taft while defeating former president Theodore Roosevelt (who ran under the banner of the new Progressive/"Bull Moose" Party) and Socialist Party nominee Eugene V. Debs.