Spreckels, Rudolph, 1872-1958

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Spreckels, Rudolph, 1872-1958

President Roosevelt expresses shock at the attempted assassination of Francis J. Heney. The attempt on Heney’s life illustrates the true character of the struggle that Rudolph Spreckels and his associates face in trying to stop corruption and violent crime.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-14

William Loeb sends Rudolph Spreckels the enclosed letter from President Roosevelt, which he is welcome to publish. He requests that the letter not be published until after the Republican National Convention.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-08

President Roosevelt offers encouragement to Rudolph Spreckels, Francis J. Heney, and William Henry Langdon in their fight against political corruption. Roosevelt believes it is important for people to relate to each other as people, and not judge people solely by the class they belong to, and that good people representing both labor and capital must stand together against abuses of power by both labor leaders and capitalists.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-08

President Roosevelt encourages Rudolph Spreckels not to get downhearted in his struggle against political corruption and to keep up the fight.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-30