Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert J. Gross
President Roosevelt has passed Robert J. Gross’s letter concerning Judge John T. McDonough along to New York Governor Frank Wayland Higgins. Roosevelt wishes to make a point, however, that he has previously recognized McDonough by appointing him to a high position in the Philippines, but also that he did this not out of some desire to influence McDonough for his political advantage, but because of McDonough’s ability. If he thought McDonough were the kind of person to be influenced by such appointments, it would have been cause for Roosevelt to not appoint him.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-05-19