Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Stephen Minot Weld
Subject(s): Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925, Budget surpluses, England, Field, Marshall, 1834-1906, Hearst, William Randolph, 1863-1951, Income tax, Inheritance and transfer tax, Land value taxation--U.S. states, Massachusetts, Moran, John B., 1859-1909, New York (State), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Spanish-American War (1898), Taxation--Law and legislation--U.S. states, United States. Supreme Court
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Senator Lodge writes to Stephen Minot Weld about rumors of an inheritance tax being proposed. Lodge points out that the country has a budget surplus and is not in need of raising money, but says that he finds inheritance tax to be one valid method of raising funds for civilized nations. Lodge thinks rich men should pay tax upon their property to even the burden. Public ownership of property, for which William Jennings Bryan, John B. Moran, and others are calling, verges on socialism and could cause disaster. Lodge is confident in President Roosevelt’s stand against government ownership.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-10-09
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Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Stephen Minot Weld. [October 9, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54579. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Stephen Minot Weld. [9 Oct. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54579.
APA:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924., [1906, October 9]. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Stephen Minot Weld.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54579.
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. May 15, 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.
