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Letter from William N. Freeman to Frank Harper

Letter from William N. Freeman to Frank Harper

William N. Freeman writes to Frank Harper to inform him of his new book, Created Equal: The Romance of Democracy. In this book, Freeman argues that the country was originally designed as a “government by agreement of states,” but became a “government by party.” He credits this evolution to the work of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Andrew Jackson. Freeman admires Jackson greatly and believes Roosevelt is the only other president of his caliber. Freeman hopes that Theodore Roosevelt will share his opinion on the premise of the book. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-23

Creator(s)

Freeman, William N. (William Neely), 1860-1925

Letter from William N. Freeman to Frank Harper

Letter from William N. Freeman to Frank Harper

William N. Freeman thanks Frank Harper for his letter. He discusses a possible daily school exercise of a flag honor guard. He recalls a movement to assign a generic name to American soldiers, as British soldiers are called “Tommy Atkins”. He suggests “Johnny Trump”, and hopes that Roosevelt can endorse the idea. He would like to meet Roosevelt and give him a handshake.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-20

Creator(s)

Freeman, William N. (William Neely), 1860-1925

Letter from William N. Freeman to Frank Harper

Letter from William N. Freeman to Frank Harper

William N. Freeman tells Frank Harper he is writing a lecture on “The Romance of American Democracy” he will expand into a book, and while he received Harper’s previous letter inviting him to visit The Outlook office to shake hands with Theodore Roosevelt, Freeman says he will wait to do so until he has his book completed in hand to give to Roosevelt for review. He shares a quote that praises Roosevelt from his lecture.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-17

Creator(s)

Freeman, William N. (William Neely), 1860-1925