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Rose, John Carter, 1861-1927

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Letter from John Carter Rose to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John Carter Rose to Theodore Roosevelt

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.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-25

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Rose, John Carter, 1861-1927

Letter from John Carter Rose to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John Carter Rose to Theodore Roosevelt

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.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-17

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Rose, John Carter, 1861-1927

Letter from John Carter Rose to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John Carter Rose to Theodore Roosevelt

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.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-14

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Rose, John Carter, 1861-1927

Letter from John Carter Rose to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John Carter Rose to Theodore Roosevelt

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.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-19

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Rose, John Carter, 1861-1927

Letter from John Carter Rose to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John Carter Rose to Theodore Roosevelt

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.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-12

Creator(s)

Rose, John Carter, 1861-1927