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Willson, Augustus Everett, 1846-1931

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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Augustus Everett Willson

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Augustus Everett Willson

Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte showed President Roosevelt Governor Willson’s letter, and Roosevelt agrees that the scenario Willson sets forth is grave. Roosevelt believes that free government cannot exist where there is defiance of the law and mob rule, particularly in the case of such secret societies that Willson has mentioned. The first responsibility for policing this sort of criminality lies with the states, Roosevelt says, but if Kentucky is unable to stop the violence and appeals to the federal government, Roosevelt will send federal troops to help.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-03-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919