Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge
Subject(s): African Americans--Politics and government, Business and politics, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Elections, Employees--Appointment, qualifications, tenure, etc., Gorman, Arthur P. (Arthur Pue), 1839-1906, Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904, Maryland, Minorities--Employment, New York (State)--New York, Political campaigns, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Tammany Hall
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President Roosevelt thinks that the Republican Party is still in good shape, even after disappointing defeats in Maryland and New York City. Roosevelt’s personal fortunes are more in question as he is opposed by the “corrupt crowd of wealthy men in Wall Street” who will support Marcus Alonzo Hanna, Arthur P. Gorman, or Grover Cleveland in order to defeat him. However, Roosevelt is most interested in the “larger standpoint of national well-being.” He dislikes that Gorman won by appealing to “the basest race prejudice” and notes that while in office, he has appointed more men of color in the South than any other president, Republican or Democrat.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-11-05
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge. [November 5, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186383. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge. [5 Nov. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186383.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, November 5]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186383.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
