Letter from Richmond Pearson Hobson to Theodore Roosevelt
Richmond Pearson Hobson sends a transcript of the statement he made following his recent lecture.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-05
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Hobson, Richmond Pearson, 1870-1937
Captain Hobson’s statement
Personal remarks made by Richmond Pearson Hobson at the end of a lecture in Ashtabula, Ohio. He notes that the sponsoring committee considered cancelling his engagement to speak, because of incendiary remarks he was said to have made against President Roosevelt at Columbia City, Indiana. Hobson clarifies what he did say, characterizing as lawlessness on the part of the President his making executive appointments without the consent of the Senate and other charges.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-02
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Letter from Richmond Pearson Hobson to Theodore Roosevelt
Representative Hobson informs President Roosevelt that he would like to retract certain portions of his last letter, because he has come to realize he was in the wrong.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-08-09
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Letter from Richmond Pearson Hobson to Theodore Roosevelt
Representative Hobson of Alabama writes to President Roosevelt that due to the probability of war with Japan, he feels they must maintain permanent control of the Pacific. After attempting to warn others at the Resolutions Committee at Denver, Hobson now asks Roosevelt if he will consider raising the issue in the next message to Congress, to secure the building of additional battle ships and the creation of an emergency fund, and to make his feelings on the matter clear.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-07-21
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Letter from Richmond Pearson Hobson to Theodore Roosevelt
Alabama Representative Hobson rebukes President Roosevelt for accusing him of misquoting him to the press. Hobson claims the statement made by Roosevelt regarding battleships was not to him, but to Representative James E. Watson in Hobson’s presence. Further, Hobson claims that Roosevelt never bound Hobson to confidentiality. Hobson goes on to say that the “country is drifting on a strong current setting direct toward war,” for which it is unprepared due to apathy in Congress, and that not informing the American people of the danger is tantamount to treason. Hobson concludes that the personal relationship between him and Roosevelt must certainly end, because he feels “unutterable scorn and loathing” for Roosevelt.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-08-01