Letter from Frank W. Coolbaugh to Theodore Roosevelt
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-11-22
Creator(s)
Coolbaugh, Frank W., 1848-1914
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-22
Coolbaugh, Frank W., 1848-1914
Frank W. Coolbaugh appreciates Theodore Roosevelt for his speech at the Women’s Conference stating his position on women’s suffrage and the judiciary and also expresses his support for universal suffrage.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-23
Thinking they may be of some value, Frank W. Coolbaugh sends Theodore Roosevelt several enclosed clippings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-29
Frank W. Coolbaugh shares W. T. Marshall’s views as expressed in his recent letter to the North American, “Trusts Retard Progress.” It is competition that has allowed the United States to develop so quickly into an industrial power, and the elimination of competition through the establishment of trusts has left the country with its resources only half developed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-29
Frank W. Coolbaugh writes to Edwin A. Van Valkenburg to express his thanks for Van Valkenburg’s editorials on the U.S Steel Corporation. Coolbaugh offers a series of thoughts, including who owns the bulk of the U.S. Steel Corporation’s stocks and encouraging unrestricted competition between companies.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-06-05
Frank W. Coolbaugh believes that the ownership of telephone and telegraph lines would be a winning issue for 1912. He hopes Theodore Roosevelt and “the party representing the insurgent element” will not overlook the issue.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-27
Frank W. Coolbaugh strongly encourages Senator Penrose to support the Borah resolution which would allow for the direct election of Senators.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-07
Frank W. Coolbaugh expresses his displeasure at Senator Lodge’s opposition to the direct election of United States Senators.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-07
Frank W. Coolbaugh received George Horace Lorimer’s reply to his letter to Samuel G. Blythe. Lorimer, the Saturday Evening Post editor, admits to Theodore Roosevelt’s past public service and hopes he will do more in the future. Yet, as Coolbaugh argues, publishing articles like Blythe’s will frustrate Roosevelt’s future success. He makes this request for the public’s sake, not Roosevelt’s.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-12-19
Frank W. Coolbaugh criticizes Samuel G. Blythe’s article in the Saturday Evening Post about Theodore Roosevelt. He urges Blythe and other journalists to elevate themselves above the influence of money and instead fight for the rights of the people.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-12-16
Paper fragment with the name and address of Frank W. Coolbaugh.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-07