Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Howard Allen Bridgman
Subject(s): Editorials, Elections, France, Populism, Revolution (France : 1789-1799), Scylla and Charybdis (Greek mythology), Trusts, Industrial
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President Roosevelt thanks Howard Allen Bridgman for his recent editorial, both because he personally enjoyed it and because he thinks it sets out important facts. Roosevelt comments that there is a danger in trying to work between the excesses of populism and demagoguery on one hand, and the real abuses and wrongs that have been committed by businesses and the wealthy on the other. Roosevelt compares the two sides to the French nobility and the leaders of the French Revolution, both of which went to very dangerous and damaging excesses.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-07-14
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Bridgman, Howard Allen, 1860-1929
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 Howard Allen Bridgman. [July 14, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196082. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Howard Allen Bridgman. [14 Jul. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196082.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, July 14]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Howard Allen Bridgman.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o196082.
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. February 27, 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.
