Rose, John Carter, 1861-1927

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1899-11-08

Creator(s)

Rose, John Carter, 1861-1927

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-04-23

Creator(s)

Rose, John Carter, 1861-1927

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

John Carter Rose and Grace Beatson Rose hope Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is not suffering too much from her accident. John also mentions Theodore Roosevelt’s recent article in The Outlook.

Comments and Context

Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt had been thrown from her horse on September 30, 1911, causing her to hit her head and remain unconscious for several days.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

John Carter Rose thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his interesting letter. Rose thinks Roosevelt was wise to leave the tariff matter alone. Rose believes that most men are protectionists even though they claim to be in favor of free trade. According to Rose, advocating for free trade may win an election, but when the economy inevitably slows down, people are quick to blame free trade for the problems.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-25

John Carter Rose presents President Roosevelt with Virginia election results showing an interesting contrast between the presidential elections of 1876 and 1904.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-18

John Carter Rose accepts President Roosevelt’s invitation to dine. Rose also identifies Talbot J. Albert as the unidentified American diplomat he referred to in his previous letter and stresses that Albert’s retention should be based entirely on his record.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-14

John Carter Rose writes to President Roosevelt to ask whether a uniform way of reporting final election results can be established, to encourage him to use his recent mandate to push through policies to regulate big corporations, and to express the concern of an acquaintance of his currently serving in the Consular Service.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-12

Judge Rose thanks Theodore Roosevelt for an enjoyable visit to Sagamore Hill and remembers their first meeting at the 1884 Republican convention in Chicago. Rose reflects on Roosevelt’s career in public life and says he does not think any living man has been involved in more major events. He wishes that Roosevelt would begin writing a history so he has an excuse to turn down offers that are not worth doing, so that he can answer the call to public service when it comes.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-17

Judge John Carter Rose has found that he will not be able to visit Theodore Roosevelt during his upcoming trip after all, as his travel schedule requires him to leave sooner than he expected. He hopes to visit with Roosevelt later in the fall.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-06

John Carter Rose will be traveling north sometime in the middle of July, and asks what day would be convenient for him to visit Theodore Roosevelt. Rose does not have any particular topic to discuss, but wants to speak of the nation as a whole.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-01

John C. Rose informs Theodore Roosevelt that he will receive Roosevelt next Tuesday with Charles J. Bonaparte and W. Hall Harris.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-06-02

John Carter Rose remarks on how recent events have validated Theodore Roosevelt’s actions last fall regarding Senator William Lorimer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-26

John Carter Rose comments that the men “with a large stake in the community can now sleep quietly” because the legislative branch and the courts “are safe.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-23

John Carter Rose was interested in a statement that President Roosevelt said to him recently, that he was “successful in a larger portion of what [he] set out to do than any of [his] predecessors.” Rose considers all the previous presidents, and ultimately draws the comparison down to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Washington, Rose writes, made the nation, Lincoln preserved it, and Roosevelt has caused it to adapt to twentieth century conditions. He praises the various policies that Roosevelt has instituted during his term in office.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-14

John Carter Rose notes that for the first time since the Federalist Party, a political party has held a majority in the House of Representatives for eight consecutive terms. He praises President Roosevelt’s statesmanship and accomplishments in office.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-04

John Carter Rose thanks President Roosevelt for hosting him. Rose shares with Roosevelt some additional thoughts about the graduated income tax, abolition of child labor, and the eight-hour work day. Rose argues that while all of these policies are good things, Roosevelt needs to be careful about how he messages them so that he does not alienate any of his supporters. Rose also urges caution in Roosevelt’s criticism of judges and his promotion of progressive judges, as both those actions will jar the legal profession. Rose closes by congratulating Roosevelt on his “moderate revolution.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-19

In response to a “savage editorial” by the Evening Post which criticized increased government spending under President Roosevelt, John Carter Rose is sending the paper a table listing per capita government expenditures from 1880 to 1904, along with his own letter. In the letter, Rose argued that the comparison to decreased spending during Grover Cleveland’s presidency is unfair.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-12

District Attorney Rose informs President Roosevelt that Thomas W. McGregor and Columbus E. Upton were both found guilty.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-12-08

John Carter Rose wryly shows his support for Theodore Roosevelt and his policies.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-13

John Carter Rose informs President Roosevelt that he is available to meet and is currently involved with Post Office issues at the Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-12