Letter from Lafayette Young to William Loeb

Subject(s): Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.), Iowa, Political conventions, Presidents--Public opinion, Press and politics, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Tariff--Government policy

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Lafayette Young reports that the Iowa Republican convention has killed the “Iowa idea” on the tariff and encloses multiple newspaper articles about the issue. This will not affect President Roosevelt as Iowa is for Roosevelt “first, last, and all the time.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-02

Creator(s)

Young, Lafayette, 1848-1926

Recipient

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Printed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Lafayette Young to William Loeb. [July 2, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41115. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Young, Lafayette, 1848-1926. Letter from Lafayette Young to William Loeb. [2 Jul. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41115.

APA:

Young, Lafayette, 1848-1926., [1903, July 2]. Letter from Lafayette Young to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o41115.

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. March 5, 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.

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