Letter from Edmund Platt to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Actions and defenses, Burroughs, John, 1837-1921, New York (State)--Poughkeepsie, Sherman Act (United States), Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Trusts, Industrial, United States Steel Corporation, Wickersham, George W. (George Woodward), 1858-1936
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Edmund Platt believes that President William H. Taft’s administration is mistaken in its anti-trust policy, and a note of protest is needed against the trust disintegration and the form in which the Steel Trust suit was brought. Many businessmen in Poughkeepsie, New York, believe in regulating trusts but not in disintegration. Platt feels that the government did not act fairly by the small investor and should have made their plans public. He argues that the United States Steel Corporation was organized after the Sherman Act, and there is no evidence of illegal business.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-11-01
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
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 Edmund Platt to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 1, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71876. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Platt, Edmund, 1865-1939. Letter from Edmund Platt to Theodore Roosevelt. [1 Nov. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71876.
APA:
Platt, Edmund, 1865-1939., [1911, November 1]. Letter from Edmund Platt to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71876.
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. January 16, 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.
