President Roosevelt appreciates the clippings sent by John M. Grainey, and especially appreciates the highlighted paragraph. He believes that this is an appeal on behalf of William Jennings Bryan to “the worst spirit of religious liberty,” by attacking William H. Taft because of the way he worships. Taft is a Unitarian, and Roosevelt notes that John Quincy Adams was also a Unitarian. Roosevelt also believes that Taft acted correctly in the Philippines regarding the distribution of the property of the Catholic Church.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-10-19