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Abbott, Lyman, 123–124acceptance speech
by Roosevelt in 1904, 67by Taft in 1908, 94–95by Taft in 1912, 168–170
accidents, industrial and liability, 29–30, 33–34
Adams, Henry, 95Adams, John Quincy, 129Addams, Jane, 128Addyston case, 34–36administration, approaches of Taft and
Roosevelt to, 94–95age, of justices, 96, 121–122, 192aggressiveness of Taft’s 1912 campaign,
158–163Aldrich, Nelson, 104, 107ambitions, of Helen Taft, 23, 62amendment, income tax, 106–107American Railway Union strike, 30–33Anderson, Donald, 104, 105–106Anderson, Judith, 6–7annual message to Congress, by
Roosevelt, 78–79, 86Anthony, Carl, 4, 23anthracite coal strike of 1902, 60antitrust law
Addyston case, 34–36law suit against U.S. Steel,
146–149Roosevelt’s stand on, versus that of
Taft, 196, 197Taft’s campaign for, 143–146
Taft’s comments on, in 1912 acceptance speech, 169
Arthur, Chester, 10, 11Article X, League of Nations Covenant,
186–187, 188assistant county solicitor, Taft as, 15assistant to Cincinnati prosecutor, Taft
as, 10Associate Justices. See justices, Supreme
Courtassumption of risk, 37attorney, Taft as, 15–17
Bailey, Joseph, 106Bailey, Thomas, 103Ballinger, Richard
Ballinger–Pinchot controversy, 108–117
replacement of, 138–140Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
Railway Co., v. William Voight case, 33–34
Bancroft, George, 197Bannard, Otto, 139Bar exam, Taft’s, 9Beard, Charles, 176–175bells, case involving casting of, 21Bering Sea fishing-rights debate, 26Bernstein, Michael, 160Beveridge, Albert, 107–108Bible reading case, Ohio Superior
Court, 4–5big business
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antitrust campaign, 143–149Taft’s stand on, 96, 97
Bishop, George, 163black persons, discussion of, in Taft’s
inaugural address, 98–99Blaine, James G., 13The Blood of Government: Race,
Empire, the United States, and the Philippines (Kramer), 41
Blum, John Morton, 37Boardman, Mabel, 77, 130–132Bonaparte, Charles, 167boycotts, secondary, 21–23, 31–33, 100Brandegee, Frank, 179–180, 190–191Brandeis, Louis, 114, 181–182, 184bricklayers, case involving union of,
21–23Bryan, William Jennings, 83Buenker, John, 36Bull Moose Convention, 168Butt, Archie, 144, 158–159
cabinet, of Taft, 91–95, 162calibrated colonialism, 50campaigns, presidential. See specific
entries beginning with “presidential campaign”
Campbell, Thomas, 13, 15–16Canada, proposal for tariff reciprocity
between U.S. and, 147Cannon, Joseph
ouster of, by House insurgents, 102, 105, 118–119
in Republican party crisis, 83–86tariff reform, 104, 141
capitalism, 17, 96, 97, 184, 197casting bells, case involving, 21Century Association, nomination of Taft
for membership in, 178Chaffee, Adna, 44–47chairman of 1912 Republican
Convention, 164–165, 166Chief Forester, Pinchot as, 108–117Chief Justice, Supreme Court
promotion of justices to, 124–126Roosevelt’s hints about appointing Taft
as, 71Taft as, 190–193, 199
Taft’s appointment of White as, 123–127
Cincinnati, Ohio. See also Superior Court of Cincinnati
case concerning Bible reading in schools, 4–5
overview, 3William Taft as assistant to prosecutor
of, 10Cincinnati Bell Foundry Co. v. John B.
Dodds et al. case, 21Cincinnati Orchestra, establishment
of, 29circuit judge, Taft
appointment as, 28–29end of career as, 37–38major decisions as, 29–37
civil government in Philippines. See Philippine Commission
classical legal thought, 16–17Cleveland, Grover, 13coal strike of 1902, 60coeducation, 7Collector of Internal Revenue, Taft as,
10–12colonialism, calibrated, 50commissions
Taft’s use of, 196tariff, 140–142, 169
conference committee, in tariff battle of 1909, 107
Congress 1910 congressional elections, 132–135inquiry regarding Ballinger–Pinchot
controversy, 113–114ouster of Cannon by insurgents,
118–119Roosevelt’s message to in 1908,
78–79, 86Taft’s dealings with during tariff battle
of 1909, 103–107tariff commission, 140–142
consecutive presidential terms, limit on, 159
conservation, 108–117, 196–197conservatism, of Taft, 129, 150, 195–199constitutional amendment, income tax,
106–107constitutionalism, Taft’s focus on, 175
big business (cont.)
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consultation, by Taft before making decisions, 62
contract, liberty of, 33–34, 35–36contributory negligence, 37Convention, Republican, of 1912,
164–166corporate law, 143–149.
See also antitrust lawcorporate lawyers, in Taft’s cabinet, 95corruption
in Philippines, 51–52Taft’s views on as young man, 11–12
county solicitor, Taft as assistant, 15courts. See also specific courts by name
authority to issue injunctions in industrial disputes, 100–101
civil, under Philippine Commission, 44–48
criticism of by Roosevelt in 1910, 133–134
in progressive view, 128Taft’s appreciation of, 16–17Taft’s reaction to comments on by
Roosevelt, 86courtship, Taft’s, 14–15cross-country trips
by Taft during 1911, 150–151by Taft during first year in office, 108
Crunden, Robert, 36
Daugherty, Harry M., 191Day, William, 43, 61, 191, 192decisiveness of Taft, 40, 62Democratic Party
in 1884 presidential elections, 13tariff issue in 1911, 141–142
discrimination, racial, 49–53
early career, Taft’s, 10–13E.C. Knight case, 35education, Taft’s, 6–9elected office, former presidents in, 129elections, congressional, of 1910,
132–135elections, presidential
of 1884, 13of 1904, 64–65of 1908, 83of 1912, 170–173
of 1916, 176–177of 1916, 182of 1920, 189–190
Emery, Henry C., 141, 169England, dispute with regarding Bering
Sea fishing rights, 26executive governance
difference in approaches of Taft and Roosevelt to, 136–137
Taft’s ideas concerning, 98, 103–107, 196
expertise in government, 140–143, 160
fellow servant rule, 29–30feminine rights, 7fiesta politics, 50Fifteenth Amendment, discussion of, in
Taft’s inaugural address, 98Fisher, Walter L., 139–140fishing rights debate, Bering Sea, 26Foraker, Joseph, 12, 17–19, 24foreign policy, Taft’s support of Wilson’s,
179, 182–183, 185–190Forest Service and Ballinger–Pinchot
controversy, 108–117freedom, individual, during Gilded
Age, 16
Garfield, James 1910 congressional elections, 134complaints to Roosevelt about Taft,
113, 114–115conservation, 109removal of Pinchot, 114Roosevelt’s possibilities for
renomination, 150Taft’s choices for cabinet, 92–94Taft’s decision not to retain as
Secretary of Interior, 136Taft’s possibility for
reelection, 152Taft’s replacement of Ballinger with
Fisher, 140Gilded Age, legal thought in, 16–17Glavis, Louis, 109–110, 111, 114goals, of Taft’s administration, 97–101Gompers, Samuel, 79, 101GOP. See Republican Party
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Gould, Lewis 1912 elections, 171antitrust campaign of Taft, 144lack of correspondence between
Roosevelt and Taft, 129–130Southern support for Taft, 127tariff battle of 1909, 103U.S. Steel lawsuit, 147
government difference in approaches of Taft and
Roosevelt to, 94–95, 136–137power of Philippine Commission to
establish, 46–47governorship
of Ohio, 1883 campaign for, 12of Philippines, Taft in, 56
Grant, Robert, 154–156Guam, as destination for exiled
Filipinos, 48
habeas corpus, under Philippine Commission, 44–48
Hammer v. Dagenhart case, 61Hanna, Mark, 31Harding, Warren
1920 election, 189–190Taft’s appointment to Chief Justiceship
by, 190–193Harlan, John Marshall, 34, 56, 125Harmon, Judson, 18Harrison, Benjamin, 24–25, 28health problems, of Taft, 54–55Hearst, William Randolph, 74Hemphill, J. C., 156Herron, Helen, 13–15. See also Taft,
HelenHigginson, Henry Lee, 144–145High Court. See U.S. Supreme CourtHilles, Charles, 125, 150–151Hitchcock, Lawrence, 149Hoadley, George, 12House of Representatives
ouster of Cannon by insurgents, 118–119
tariff bill of 1909, 105Houston Post, 165Hughes, Charles Evans, 72, 80,
122–126, 182Hull, John, 49
inaugural address, Taft’s, 97–101inclusionary racial formation, 50income tax, in tariff battle of 1909, 107independence, of Philippines, 66–67independent judiciary, Taft’s focus
on, 159individual liberty, during Gilded Age, 16industrial accidents and liability, 29–30,
33–34industry
American Railway Union strike, 30–33authority of courts to issue injunctions
in disputes, 100–101blacks in, discussion of, in Taft’s
inaugural address, 99labor violence and, 17Moores case, 21–23Taft’s stand on big business, 96, 97tariff battle of 1909, 102–108
initiative, referendum, and recall. See judicial recall
injunctions, authority of courts to issue in industrial disputes, 100–101
inquiry, Congressional, regarding Ballinger–Pinchot controversy, 113–114
insurgents Roosevelt’s view of, 132–133Taft’s reaction to ouster of Cannon by,
118–119Taft’s view of, 105, 107–108, 142–143
integrated political and social framework in Philippines, 50
IRS, William Taft’s career in, 10–12
Johnson, Andrew, 129judges. See also circuit judge, Taft as;
Superior Court of Cincinnatilength of time in office, Taft’s position
on, 96in progressive view, 128Roosevelt and Taft’s positions on abuse
by, 79Taft’s reaction to comments on by
Roosevelt, 86judicial recall
Roosevelt’s endorsement of, 156Root’s comments regarding, 166Taft’s opinion of, 172, 177
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judiciary. See also judges; U.S. Supreme Court
criticism of by Roosevelt in 1910, 133–134
Taft’s focus on independence, 159Taft’s involvement with while
president, 120–129justices, Supreme Court. See also specific
justices by nameage of, 96, 121–122, 192nomination of Taft by Wilson,
178–179, 180–182promotion of Taft to Chief Justice,
124–126Taft’s appointment of, 120–129
Karger, Gus appointment of Taft to Superior Court,
178, 191, 192–193League of Nations Treaty, 188overview, 176
keynote address, by Root at 1912 Republican Convention, 166
Knight case, 35Knox, Philander, 71, 91Kramer, Paul, 41, 50, 53
La Follette, Robert, 80labor
American Railway Union strike, 30–33authority of courts to issue injunctions
in industrial disputes, 100–101and capital, strife between, 17discussion of, in Taft’s inaugural
address, 100industrial accidents and liability,
29–30, 33–34Moores case, 21–23National War Labor Board, 184, 197Pitney’s views regarding, 128Roosevelt and Taft’s positions on rights
of, 79–80Lamar, Joseph Rucker, 127law
in progressive view, 128study of, by Taft, 8–9
law practice, of Taft, 15–17law suits, antitrust
overview, 143–146
against U.S. Steel, 146–149Lawler, Oscar, 110lawyers
Taft as, 15–17in Taft’s cabinet, 95
League of Nations Treaty attempt, 185–190
lecturer Taft’s side occupation as, 177–178at Yale University, 174–177
legal thought, in Gilded Age, 16–17legalistic approach to executive
leadership, 95–91legislative power in Philippines.
See Philippine Commissionlegislature, Taft’s dealings with during
tariff battle of 1909, 103–107liability, in industrial accidents, 29–30,
33–34liberty
of contract, 33–34, 35–36individual, during Gilded Age, 16
Lincoln Memorial Commission, 178–179Lochner v. New York case, 36, 133–134Lodge, Henry Cabot
friendship with Roosevelt, 80, 116inability to support Taft in 1912
campaign, 161League of Nations Treaty, 187,
188, 189nomination of Brandeis as justice, 181tariff reform, 105
Lurton, Horace, 73, 121–122
MacArthur, Arthur, 41–44MacArthur, Douglas, 42Manners, William, 107, 113manufacturing process, case involving
secret, 21marriage, Taft’s, 13–15martial law, in Philippines, 43McAdoo, William, 189–190McClure, S. S., 125McGerr, Michael, 49McGovern, Francis, 166McKinley, William
1896 presidential campaign of, 37–38appointment of Taft to Philippine
Commission, 39–40
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conflict between military and civil government, 46
Roosevelt as assistant Secretary of the Navy, 53
support for Taft by, 58Taft’s 1912 campaign, 164
McReynolds, James, 178–179Mencken, H. L., 189–190message to Congress, by Roosevelt in
1908, 78–79, 86military, conflict with, in Philippines,
41–49Moody, William, 73, 126–127Moores & Co. v. Bricklayers’ Union
No. 1 case, 21–23Morgan, J. P., 145Morris, Edmund, 52, 122Murdock, Victor, 131–132
Narramore case, 37National Committee, Republican,
164–165National War Labor Board, 184, 197negligence, cases involving, 30, 37neutrality, Taft’s support of Wilson’s
policy on, 179new nationalism, 133New York Sun, 171New York Times, 143, 153, 163,
165, 171New York World, 171–172Nobel Prize, won by Elihu Root, 178Nomination, presidential, of 1908, 80nomination, presidential, of 1911,
Roosevelt and Taft’s struggle for, 149–152
nomination, presidential, of 1912 aggressiveness of Taft’s campaign after
April, 158–163choice of Taft for, 164Roosevelt and Taft’s campaigns before
April, 153–158Roosevelt’s decision to try for,
149–152nomination, presidential, of 1916
Roosevelt’s attempt to gain, 176–177Taft’s support for Hughes, 182
Norris, George, 118–119
Norton, Charles, 125
Ohio, 1883 campaign for governorship of, 12
Ohio Superior Court Alphonso Taft’s career in, 4–5influential judges from, 18William Taft’s career in, 13–19, 20–25
organized labor, 128, 184. See also unions
ouster of Cannon by House insurgents, 118–119
Outlook journal, 130–131
pacification of Philippines. See Philippine Commission
Panama Canal, 130Parks, William, 166party affiliation, in nineteenth century, 4patronage
in politics, 10, 11Taft’s denial of to insurgents, 118–119
Payne–Aldrich tariff, 107–108, 140, 142Peckham, Rufus, 36, 121personality
of Helen Taft, 15of Roosevelt versus that of Taft, 86of Taft, 6–8, 12, 82–83
Phelan, F. W., 31–33Philippine Assembly, 68Philippine Commission, 39–63
conflict with American military, 41–49overview, 39–41race, Taft’s viewpoint on, 49–53Taft’s commitment to, 56Taft’s relationship with Roosevelt prior
to 1904, 53–55Taft’s removal of president of while
Secretary of War, 68Philippine tariff provisions of 1909,
105–106Philippines, Taft’s interest in while
Secretary of War, 66–67, 68Pinchot, Gifford, 87, 108–117, 134,
136, 148Pitney, Mahlon, 127–128plutocracy, Roosevelt’s position
regarding, 78politics
McKinley, William (cont.)
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Alphonso Taft’s involvement in, 5–6appointment of blacks to office, 98–99in appointment of Pitney to Supreme
Court, 127–128of Taft, as seen in appointment of
justices, 120–121Taft’s lack of insight into, 119–120Taft’s views on, 10–13, 37–38,
179–180presidency, Roosevelt, Theodore
after McKinley’s death, 54–55ambivalence regarding nomination of
Taft for presidency, 75–77campaign for reelection in 1904, 64–67difference in approaches of Taft to
government, 94–95disinclination to endorse Taft as
presidential candidate, 69–73offers to Taft of Supreme Court
appointment, 56opinion of Taft as Secretary of War,
67–68political/policy positions before 1908
elections, 78–87relationship with Taft immediately
before Taft’s presidency, 91–92, 96–97
presidency, service in elected office after, 129. See also specific entries beginning with “presidency;” specific presidents by name
presidency, Taft, 91–117, 118–137, 138–152, 153–173
acceptance of idea of being nominated in 1908, 68–78
aggressiveness of Taft’s campaign after April 1912, 158–163
antitrust campaign, 143–146appointment of justices, 120–129Ballinger–Pinchot controversy,
108–117campaign for, in 1908, 73–78,
80–83elections of 1912, 170–173lack of interest in presidency, 54,
64–65lawsuit against U.S. Steel, 146–149nomination in 1908, 80nomination in 1912, 164
ouster of Cannon by House insurgents, 118–119
policies of Taft when assuming presidency, 91–101
relationship with Roosevelt in first half of term, 129–137
replacement of Ballinger, 138–140Roosevelt and Taft’s campaigns before
April 1912, 153–158Roosevelt’s decision to try for
renomination in 1912, 149–152tariff battle of 1909, 102–108tariff reform, 140–143views regarding, immediately before
assuming office, 96waking interest in while Secretary of
War, 68presidency of Philippine Commission,
40–41, 68President-elect, Taft as, 83–87, 91–101presidential campaign of 1884, 13presidential campaign of 1904, by
Roosevelt, 64presidential campaign of 1908, by Taft,
80–83presidential campaign of 1912
aggressiveness of Taft’s campaign after April, 158–163
elections, 170–173nomination of Taft by GOP, 164Roosevelt’s and Taft’s campaigns
before April, 153–158Roosevelt’s decision to try for,
149–152presidential campaign of 1916, 182presidential elections. See elections,
presidentialprimaries, 1912, 157–158, 161,
163Pringle, Henry
antitrust law, 34Bar exam, 9corporate law, 143difficulties with Taft as attorney, 16on Foraker’s appointment of Taft to
Superior Court, 18on IRS of 1882, 11Taft’s choices for Supreme Court
appointments, 128
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professor of law at Yale University, Taft as, 174–177
progressive conservatism Roosevelt’s statements regarding,
during 1912 campaign, 153–154of Taft, 195–199in Taft’s statement of Republican party
positions, 160Progressive Era, 36Progressive Party
formation of, through split in Republican party, 164
position on tariff, 160Taft’s view of after presidency,
179–180progressive wing of Republican party, 98,
114–115progressivism
in appointment of Pitney to Supreme Court, 127–128
Beard’s comments on Taft’s, 176income tax amendment, 106–107in Lurton’s jurisprudence, 122overview, 195–199of Taft compared with Roosevelt, 150in Taft’s appointment of justices,
120–121in Taft’s inaugural address, 101Taft’s National War Labor Board
work, 184tariff reform efforts by Taft, 140–143women’s right to vote, Taft’s view on,
185–186property rights, Taft’s ideas
concerning, 196prosecutor of Cincinnati, Taft as assistant
to, 10protectionism, 102–108, 140public schools
Bible reading in, 4–5Taft’s education in, 6–7
Pullman, George, 31Pullman strike, 30–33
race, Taft’s viewpoint on in inaugural address, 98–99while in Philippines, 48, 49–53
railroad worker’s strike, 30–33recall, judicial. See judicial recall
reciprocity, tariff, between U.S. and Canada, 147
Reed, Thomas, 116reform, within Republican party, 83–86relationship between Roosevelt and Taft
first acquaintance with Taft, 26in first half of Taft’s presidency,
129–137immediately before Taft’s presidency,
91–92, 96–97prior to 1904, 53–55rapport at beginning of 1911, 138–139during Wilson’s presidency, 183
religion, in case regarding Bible reading in schools, 4–5
Republican party. See also campaigns, presidential; elections, presidential; specific entries beginning with “nomination”
antitrust campaign, 144, 149authority of courts to issue injunctions
in industrial disputes, 100–101Ballinger–Pinchot controversy, 112conflict between progressive and
conservative wings, 102dissent within, during 1908, 83–86division in, after Taft’s first year in
presidency, 119–120divisions in, due to Taft’s stand on
tariff, 96and growing rift between Roosevelt
and Taft, 132–135labor disputes, 79Taft family involvement in, 4Taft’s alienation of, 114–115Taft’s Southern strategy, 125, 127Taft’s statement on positions of, and
progressive conservatism, 160tariff reform, 102–108, 140
reservations, in League of Nations Treaty, 186, 187–189
revenue collector, Taft as, 10–12risk, assumption of, 37Roosevelt, Theodore. See also
presidential campaign of 1912; relationship between Roosevelt and Taft
1916 nomination, attempt to gain, 176–177
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antitrust suit against U.S. Steel, 146–149
Ballinger–Pinchot controversy, 112–113
campaign for reelection in 1904, 64–67conservation efforts by, 108–109difference in approach of Taft to
government, 94–95disinclination to endorse Taft as
presidential candidate, 69–73dispute between Taft and Chaffee, 45impact on beginning of Taft’s
presidency, 101–103injunctions in industrial disputes, 101legislature, way of dealing with,
103–104military in Philippines, 44negativism toward, before 1908
elections, 77–78nomination of Taft for presidency,
ambivalence regarding, 75–77offers to Taft of appointment to
Supreme Court while in Philippines, 56, 57–60
opinion of Root, 178opinion of Taft as Secretary of War,
67–68opinion of Taft’s first year in
presidency, 114–117political/policy positions before 1908
elections, 78–87progressive conservatism, 196Secretary of War, appointment of Taft
as, 60–63Self-rule in Philippines, 52similarity of views of Taft as Secretary
of War and, 78–87in Taft’s appointment of justices,
122–125Taft’s expectations for reelection of, in
1908, 73–74Taft’s opinion of, after 1912 election,
175tariff bill of 1909, 108trusts, 143–144World War I, attempt to participate
in, 183Roosevelt Republican Club of Cincinnati,
74–75
Root, Elihu appointment of Taft as Secretary of
War, 61appointment of, to Supreme Court,
Taft’s decision regarding, 124as chairman of 1912 Republican
Convention, 164–165, 166communication with Taft after end of
presidential term, 175confrontations with MacArthur, 42critique of Roosevelt’s behavior in
1912 campaign, 170–171dismissal of Pinchot as Chief Forester
by Taft, 113lack of participation in Taft’s 1912
campaign, 160–161notification of nomination to Taft in
1912, 168offers to Taft of appointment to
Supreme Court, 56, 58opinion regarding Roosevelt for 1912
nomination, 154as possible replacement for Roosevelt
in presidency, 72reaction to Roosevelt’s criticism of
courts, 134relationship with Roosevelt, 62–63relationship with Taft after end of
presidency, 178Roosevelt’s approval of, 102Roosevelt’s view of, as presidential
candidate for 1908, 65, 76Self-rule in Philippines, 66suggestions to Roosevelt regarding
1910 congressional elections, 132–133
support for Taft by, 58Taft’s appointment to Philippine
Commission, 40, 41Ross, Ishbel, 11Ross, William G., 128Rules Committee, and ouster of Cannon,
119
Schlesinger, Arthur Jr., 181School Board, Ohio, 4–5schools
Bible reading in, 4–5Taft’s education, 6–9
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Schurman, Jacob, 39, 142–143Scott, Charles, 163secondary boycotts, 21–23, 31–33, 100secret manufacturing process, case
involving, 21Secretary of State, Philander Knox as, 71Secretary of the Interior, Ballinger as,
108–117, 138–140Secretary of War, Taft as, 64–87
acceptance of idea of presidential campaign, 68–78
appointment, 61–63overview, 64–68similarity of views of Taft and
Roosevelt, 78–87self-rule in Philippines, 52–53, 66–67Senate tariff revision of 1909, 105, 107senior oration at Yale, by Taft, 8Sherman, John, 10Sherman Antitrust Act, 34–36, 143–145Shiras, George Jr., 33, 59“The Signs of the Times” lecture, 177Solicitor General, Taft as, 25–29South, discussion of, in Taft’s inaugural
address, 98–99Southern strategy, Taft’s, 125, 127speeches, by Taft
during first cross-country trip, 108inaugural address, 97–101Roosevelt’s suggestions regarding, 67
split, in Republican party, 164Stimson, Henry, 156, 161strikes
authority of courts to issue injunctions in industrial disputes, 100–101
Roosevelt’s settlement of, in 1902, 60Taft court decisions regarding, 30–33
suffrage Taft’s stand on rights of blacks to, 99for women, 7
Superior Court of Cincinnati Alphonso Taft’s career in, 4–5influential judges from, 18William Taft’s career in, 13–19, 20–25
Supreme Court Addyston case, 35–36age of justices, 96, 121–122, 192Bering Sea fishing-rights debate, 26
Day, appointment of, by Roosevelt, 61first suggestions regarding appointment
of Taft to, 24–25mention of Taft appointment while
Secretary of War, 65–66, 71offers of appointment to Taft while in
Philippines, 55–61promotion of justices to Chief Justice,
124–126Taft as Chief Justice of, 190–193,
199Taft as Solicitor General before, 26–27Taft’s appointment of justices, 120–129Taft’s suggestions to Roosevelt
regarding appointments to, 73Voight case, 33–34Wilson’s nomination of justices,
178–179, 180–182Sutherland, George, 192Swift, Lucius, 114
Taft, Alphonso 1884 presidential election, 13Campbell case, 16career of, 3–6death of, 28expectations for William, 9regarding offer of post of Solicitor
General, 25William’s appointment as tax
collector, 10William’s courtship, 14–15
Taft, Charles Phelps, 25Taft, Helen
ambitions of, 23appointment of Taft as Secretary of
War, 62cerebral hemorrhage of, during Taft’s
first year as president, 107description of Alphonso Taft by, 4dislike of Roosevelts, 53, 64establishment of Cincinnati
Orchestra, 29marriage to Taft, 13–15racial integration in Philippines, 50regarding offer of post of Solicitor
General, 25role of, in selection of cabinet, 91
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Roosevelt’s comments to, about supporting Taft for presidency, 72
views on appointment as circuit judge, 28
Taft, Henry, 57–58Taft, Horace, 40Taft, Louisa, 4tariff
battle over, in 1909, 102–108dissent in Republican party over,
83–86proposal for reciprocity between U.S.
and Canada, 147Taft’s stand on, for Philippines, 67Taft’s stand on in 1911, 140–143Taft’s stand on in 1912, 160, 169Taft’s stand on while assuming
presidency, 96, 97–98tariff commission, 140–142, 169tax collector, Taft as, 10–12“Teddy Envoy to Taft Says He Won’t
Refuse to Run” (article), 153Thornton, Amasa, 125trade secrets, case involving, 21travel, by Taft
during 1911, 150–151during first year in office, 108
trusts. See antitrust law
unions American Railway Union strike, 30–33in Moores case, 21–23Pitney’s views regarding, 128
United States v. Addyston Pipe and Steel Co. case, 34–36
United States v. E. C. Knight case, 35university professor, Taft as, 174–177Urofsky, Melvin, 195U.S. circuit judge, Taft as
appointment, 28–29end of career, 37–38major decisions, 29–37
U.S. Steel, antitrust suit against, 146–149U.S. Supreme Court
Addyston case, 35–36age of justices, 96, 121–122, 192Bering Sea fishing-rights debate, 26Day, appointment of, by Roosevelt, 61
first suggestions regarding appointment of Taft to, 24–25
mention of Taft appointment while Secretary of War, 65–66, 71
offers of appointment to Taft while in Philippines, 55–61
promotion of justices to Chief Justice, 124–126
Taft as Chief Justice of, 190–193, 199Taft as Solicitor General before, 26–27Taft’s appointment of justices, 120–129Taft’s suggestions to Roosevelt
regarding appointments to, 73Voight case, 33–34Wilson’s nomination of justices,
178–179, 180–182
Van Devanter, Willis, 127vice presidency, of Roosevelt, 54Villard, Oswald Garrison, 156violent strikes, decisions regarding,
30–33Voight case, 33–34vote. See also elections, presidential
for 1912 Republican candidate, 164Taft’s stand on rights of blacks to, 99for women, Taft’s support of, 185–186
Wall Street Journal, 83Wall Street, Taft’s view of, 143war, Taft’s support of Wilson’s policy on,
179, 182–183War Department, Taft’s insistence
on proper behavior within, 66. See also Secretary of War, Taft as
War Labor Board, 184, 197Washington, Booker T., 99Washington, Taft’s absence from, while in
office, 198wealth, Roosevelt’s position regarding, 78Weeks, Edgar, 49White, Edward D., 125, 191–192White, Henry, 102–103White, William Allen, 76“Why Theodore Roosevelt Charges
‘Theft’ and ‘Robbery’ “ (essay), 170–171
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antitrust campaign, 144, 145–146, 197Cannon showdown, 119salary reduction when joining
cabinet, 95Taft’s nomination of Lurton to
Supreme Court, 121–122Wiecek, William, 16Wilson, Woodrow
1912 elections, 171League of Nations, 185–190Taft’s opinion of presidency of, 176,
178–184women’s rights, 7, 185–186Woodward High School, Taft’s education
at, 6–7
wool, effect of Payne–Aldrich tariff on, 142
World War I, 179, 182–183, 184Wright, Luke, 68writings, by William Taft, 20writs of habeas corpus, under Philippine
Commission, 44–48writs of injunction, authority of courts to
issue in industrial disputes, 101
Yale University Taft as professor of law at, 174–177Taft’s education at, 7–8
“yellow dog contracts,” 184Young, Thomas, 11youth, Taft’s, 3–9
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