Speech at the Union League Club against report of Committee on Political Reform
Subject(s): Alcohol--Taxation, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Sugar--Taxation, Tariff, Tobacco, United States. Navy
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Theodore Roosevelt explains why he cannot agree with the report given by the Committee on Political Reform for the Union League. He does agree taxes should be removed from tobacco and sugar, but not alcohol. He also speaks about building up America’s naval defenses. Roosevelt goes on to find numerous faults with President Cleveland’s administration.
Collection
Creation Date
1889-01
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Author and Family Man (1887-1888)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Speech at the Union League Club against report of Committee on Political Reform. [January 1, 1889]. Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280071. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Speech at the Union League Club against report of Committee on Political Reform. [1 Jan. 1889]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280071.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1889, January 1]. Speech at the Union League Club against report of Committee on Political Reform.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o280071.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
