Address of President Roosevelt at Sioux Falls, South Dakota April 6, 1903, The wage-worker and the tiller of the soil
Subject(s): Character, Deforestation, Farmers, Industrial relations, Industries, Livestock, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, South Dakota--Sioux Falls, Strikes and lockouts, United States. Anthracite Coal Strike Commission, United States. Department of Agriculture, United States. Dept. of Agriculture, Working class
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President Roosevelt speaks about “The wage-worker and the tiller of the soil” to a crowd in Sioux Falls. He speaks about the modern problems of farmers, stock growers, and soil tillers as well as problems between “employer and employed.” He links the well-being of the state with the well-being of farmers, and also of the needs of those classes in light of industrial changes.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-04-06
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
28
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Address of President Roosevelt at Sioux Falls, South Dakota April 6, 1903, The wage-worker and the tiller of the soil. [April 6, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289689. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Address of President Roosevelt at Sioux Falls, South Dakota April 6, 1903, The wage-worker and the tiller of the soil. [6 Apr. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289689.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, April 6]. Address of President Roosevelt at Sioux Falls, South Dakota April 6, 1903, The wage-worker and the tiller of the soil.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289689.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
