He was responsible for a revision to the Dingley Tariff, the Payne-Aldritch Tariff, and he instituted a tax on corporate income and supported the Sixteenth Amendment, passed as he left office.
The Secretary of the Interior he appointed, former Seattle mayor Richard Ballinger, was famously accused by Gifford Pinchot that he prioritized timber and coal development over conservation. He was responsible for a revision to the Dingley Tariff, the Payne-Aldritch Tariff, and he instituted a tax on corporate income and supported the Sixteenth Amendment, passed as he left office. For 10 points, identify this Republican, who later became Chief Justice after he finished third in a reelection bid, having faced the strong challenge of the Bull Moose party of Teddy Roosevelt, the twenty-seventh president.
The Secretary of the Interior he appointed, former Seattle mayor Richard Ballinger, was famously accused by Gifford Pinchot that he prioritized timber and coal development over conservation.
William Howard {Taft}