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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert M. La Follette

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert M. La Follette

President Roosevelt has given a letter to Charles D. Walcott and J. A. Holmes, both from the U.S. Geological Survey, to present to Senator La Follette to explain why he has chosen to withdraw coal lands from entry. Roosevelt states that there will be great opposition to La Follette’s bill because it will significantly impact the states that are affected. Roosevelt has given Walcott a draft of a bill to show La Follette which supports the essentials of La Follette’s bill and leasing natural resources in the public lands, but leaves some matters up to the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert M. La Follette

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert M. La Follette

Theodore Roosevelt was pleased with Senator La Follette’s article in The American. Roosevelt has been amused that many reformers seem to think that the key to reform is changing the machinery of government. Roosevelt provides the example of open primaries only working if the majority chooses to take the trouble of seeking good government.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert M. La Follette

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert M. La Follette

Theodore Roosevelt writes Senator La Follette stating he does not want to have a prominent part in any political movement but is willing to endorse the National Progressive Republican League in The Outlook. Roosevelt has been trying to engage in politics like a private citizen, as an ex-president should, without claiming special status.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert M. La Follette

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert M. La Follette

Theodore Roosevelt is in general accord with the Wisconsin platform and believes that Wisconsin has taken the lead in “practical efficiency of progressive state legislation.” However, Roosevelt is not prepared to join the National Progressive Republican League as suggested by Senators La Follette and Bourne. States vary on the progress they have made towards progressive principles and Roosevelt prefers a broad platform that will give strength to the progressive movement and not surprise people into opposition. Given some time, Roosevelt believes that many people will gravitate towards progressive principles.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert M. La Follette

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert M. La Follette

President Roosevelt discusses with Senator La Follette the case of Martin J. Bentley, Indian agent for the Kickapoo nation. It appears that Bentley has not been acting in good faith on behalf of the Kickapoos but instead has persuaded some of them to move to Mexico and become his wards. The Department of the Interior wishes that if Bentley believes himself to be innocent of this charge, he submit to judicial investigation.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-03-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert M. La Follette

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert M. La Follette

President Roosevelt agrees with Wisconsin Senator La Follette that leasing “is a means to an end” but remains firm in his beliefs that preventing “noxious combinations” will ensure any combination agreed upon will be in the public’s best interest. Roosevelt has done what he could by temporarily withdrawing lands and by encouraging effective legislation, but further action will be difficult given Congress’s refusal to act on the matter. Roosevelt concludes that if this continues, he will carefully confide with Secretary of the Interior James Rudolph Garfield and United States Commissioner of General Lands Richard Achilles Ballinger and do what is necessary. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert M. La Follette

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert M. La Follette

President Roosevelt tells Senator La Follette that in his view, La Follette’s bill would be less desirable than some alternatives. After speaking with the invested politicians and civil servants, Roosevelt believes that any action on the matter of leasing coal mining rights would be progress, and that they should not be overly selective in their attempt to pass such a bill. It is important that the representatives of the states affected by such a bill support it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert M. La Follette

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert M. La Follette

President Roosevelt tells Senator La Follette that while he appreciates La Follette’s feelings regarding the postmastership of Marinette, Wisconsin, the course Roosevelt has decided upon seems to be the most equitable one, and one which will not create a damaging precedent. If Roosevelt were concerned only with La Follette, he would have been pleased to reappoint the man who currently holds the position.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert M. La Follette

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert M. La Follette

President Roosevelt sends Senator La Follette, of Wisconsin, a duplicate of a letter which he is also sending to Senator John C. Spooner. La Follette and Spooner have been in disagreement regarding which of them should make recommendations for government positions in Eastern Wisconsin, and which should make recommendations for Western Wisconsin. In the past, former Senator Joseph Very Quarles of Wisconsin made recommendations for the Eastern portion of the state, while Spooner made recommendations for the Western. Roosevelt has decided to keep this sort of framework, with Spooner continuing to recommend for the Western portion and La Follette taking up the Eastern portion. He emphasizes that while he will take their recommendations into consideration, he is the final judge of whether nominees are fit for the positions. Roosevelt also comments on the post office of Marinette, and likewise tries to set out rules for nominations in these cases, stating that he will accept recommendations of the Congressmen of the district.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert M. La Follette

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert M. La Follette

President Roosevelt provides Senator La Follette with an update on the matters he had contacted him about in relation to the Indian appropriation bill. Secretary of the Interior Ethan Allen Hitchcock believes he has the power to settle the Mrs. Lou Bumgarner matter equitably, and that there is no reason to fail to sign the bill. Hitchcock also ordered an immediate investigation into the other matter that La Follette mentioned to Roosevelt concerning the conduct of an assistant of Dawes Commissioner Tams Bixby.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919