Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ray Stannard Baker
Subject(s): Connecticut, Constitutional law, Judicial review, Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921, Moody, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1917, Railroads--Freight--Rates--Law and legislation, Standard Oil Company, United States. Interstate Commerce Commission, United States. Supreme Court
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President Roosevelt tells Ray Stannard Baker that while he agrees that it would be better to give the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to fix definite, rather than maximum, railroad rates, Attorney General William H. Moody believes that this power is unconstitutional. Roosevelt believes it is better to pass a constitutional law allowing for maximum rates, and then, if it is a success, to pass the definite rate law as an amendment. Then even if the Supreme Court declared the amendment unconstitutional, the maximum rate law would still stand.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-11-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Baker, Ray Stannard, 1870-1946
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 Ray Stannard Baker. [November 13, 1905]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193109. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ray Stannard Baker. [13 Nov. 1905]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 5, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193109.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1905, November 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ray Stannard Baker. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o193109.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 5, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
