Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Adams, Brooks, 1848-1927, Bennet, William S. (William Stiles), 1870-1962, Chanler, Lewis S. (Lewis Stuyvesant), 1869-1942, Elections--U.S. states, Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948, Metcalf, Victor Howard, 1853-1936, Murray, Lawrence O., 1864-1926, New York (State)--Buffalo, New York (State)--New York, Ohio--Cleveland, Scheduling, Speeches, addresses, etc., Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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Senator Lodge is glad to hear that Secretary of the Navy Victor Howard Metcalf’s quote about him was misrepresented. Regarding what President Roosevelt says about Comptroller Lawrence O. Murray, Lodge says that the thing to do is “weed out the bad men,” which Murray has not done. Rather, Murray has denounced all men, good and bad, in speeches. In response to Roosevelt’s telegram, Lodge says that he can give speeches for three days this month, but that he will only speak in big cities, because he has to miss meetings to give the speeches. In a postscript, Lodge expresses surprise at a meeting Brooks Adams presided over in Quincy, where he praised Roosevelt and William H. Taft.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-10-17
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 17, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59308. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt. [17 Oct. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59308.
APA:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924., [1908, October 17]. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59308.
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 6, 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.
