Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry W. Lucy
Theodore Roosevelt comments on the 1912 election and his own political future. He bemoans the fact that his efforts to put the Republican Party back on “the Abraham Lincoln basis” had been undermined by the party being turned over to financiers and political bosses. Roosevelt also believes that the principles of the Progressive Party will triumph, but the party likely cannot succeed under him and he is simply waiting for an appropriate replacement.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-12-18
