Bryan, William Smith, 1846-1940

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-09-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Bryan, William Smith, 1846-1940

Language

English

Theodore Roosevelt thanks William Smith Bryan for giving him the opportunity to read sketches from Fitz-Mac (probably Political Portraits, published that year). He enjoyed reading them, as some of the points made in the articles were ones that he himself has tried to make. Roosevelt believes that devotion to what Fitz-Mac terms “‘bric-a-brac’ (not only in furniture, but in literature and habits of thought as well)” is ignoble and is to blame for misgovernment. Roosevelt hopes to meet Fitz-Mac at some point, however, as there are several points he did not agree with, including the influence of money in elections.

Collection

Denver Public Library

Creation Date

1888-11-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919