Letter from Lyman Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Democratic Party (U.S.), Editorials, Elections, Political parties, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Tariff--Government policy
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Lyman Abbott informs President Roosevelt that he will publish the editorial forwarded by Roosevelt without intimating from where it came. Abbott goes on to say that public interest in the coming election seems languid and he attributes it to a feeling that Roosevelt will inevitably be re-elected. He also predicts that this election will put an end to “individualist or Jeffersonian Democracy” and leave the country with two parties “one populistic or semi-socialistic” and “the Republican party, the party of real though conservative and cautious progress.” Abbott also hopes that Roosevelt will read Abbott’s editorial on tariff reform which Abbott believes should be the Republican party’s stance on the issue as well.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-10-03
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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 Lyman Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 3, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47105. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922. Letter from Lyman Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt. [3 Oct. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 27, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47105.
APA:
Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922., [1904, October 3]. Letter from Lyman Abbott to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47105.
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.
