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President Roosevelt says it is not possible for him to accept Nebraska Representative Hinshaw’s request. If he accepted one such invitation he would be obligated to accept all such invitations from different states, and would then, in effect, be making a months long railroad campaign, which would be both inadvisable and inappropriate.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-23
President Roosevelt must decline Representative Hinshaw’s request for a letter of support, but encloses a letter to Representative James E. Watson expressing his support for all Republican congressional candidates.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-15
President Roosevelt thanks Representative Hinshaw for sending him the clipping about the Hepburn railroad rate bill and says that he believes that the most important part of the bill is the “prompt application of the rate schedule” as directed by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Congress has done everything that it can to ensure that the bill will not be held up by the courts in the event of an appeal. However, Roosevelt notes that there is no way to completely prevent any legislative action from being appealed to the courts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-02-20