Address by Curtis Guild Jr. on Grant Day in Des Moines, Iowa
Subject(s): American Civil War (1861-1865), Argentina, Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886, Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873, Civil service--U.S. states, Congo (Democratic Republic), Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658, Dominican Republic--Santo Domingo, England, Fort Donelson, Battle of (Tennessee : 1862), Germany, Gold standard--Government policy, Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, Haiti, Iowa--Des Moines, Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891, Monroe doctrine, Political corruption--U.S. states, Silver question--Government policy, Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886, Venezuela
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Lieutenant Governor Guild of Massachusetts delivers a speech at an event commemorating President Ulysses S. Grant in Des Moines, Iowa. Guild reminds Iowans of their special connection to Grant, as Iowa regiments were key in his first great victory of the American Civil War, the Battle of Fort Donelson. Guild points out how Grant’s administration saw the beginnings of a lot of contemporary issues, like the fight between the gold and silver standard, the corruption of machine politics, and the ills of the spoils system. Guild does, however, defend Grant against his harshest critics, stating that Grant did punish many of the instigators of scandals like Credit Mobilier and the Whiskey ring, and that Grant’s idea to annex the Dominican Republic seems less extreme in light of recent South American upheavals.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-04-27
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Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
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Record Type
Multi-image
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These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
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Chicago:
Address by Curtis Guild Jr. on Grant Day in Des Moines, Iowa. [April 27, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o284289. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Guild, Curtis, 1860-1915. Address by Curtis Guild Jr. on Grant Day in Des Moines, Iowa. [27 Apr. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o284289.
APA:
Guild, Curtis, 1860-1915., [1905, April 27]. Address by Curtis Guild Jr. on Grant Day in Des Moines, Iowa.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o284289.
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. January 22, 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.
