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William N. Tilchin introduces to readers the longest ever issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal at 104 pages in length. Tilchin explains that the length is the result of a backlog of manuscripts and of production delays stretching back to 2009. Tilchin gives an overview of the issue’s contents and notes that plans are underway to mark the fortieth anniversary of the Journal in 2015.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2012
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal editor William N. Tilchin summarizes the contents of the issue, explains why he enjoys serving as editor, and notes that the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) has established a fund solely devoted to supporting the production of the TRA Journal. A photograph of Tilchin appears at the beginning of the column.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2011
William N. Tilchin opens the “Faithfully yours” column with a summary of the contents of the current issue. Tilchin also asks readers for their thoughts on a letter from President Theodore Roosevelt to Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes published in the “Presidential Snapshots” column in the Winter-Spring 2011 issue. Tilchin wonders if the final paragraph of that letter was meant as a rebuke to Holmes.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2011
In his “Faithfully yours” column, Journal editor William N. Tilchin highlights the contents of the issue and provides some of the guidelines for submitting manuscripts to the Journal. He closes with some personal thoughts about the death of Leslie Dangel Roosevelt, wife of Theodore Roosevelt Association President Tweed Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2011
William N. Tilchin introduces a new feature, “Faithfully yours,” to the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Tilchin, the editor of the Journal, notes that its title comes from a letter closing used by former Journal editor John A. Gable and Theodore Roosevelt. Tilchin highlights some of the articles in the current issue, and he discusses the painful process of reviewing James Bradley’s The Imperial Cruise. A photograph of Tilchin accompanies the editorial.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2010
David Sarasohn describes how both Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton looked to Theodore Roosevelt for inspiration and as someone to emulate. Sarasohn also asserts that Roosevelt’s reputation has risen in recent decades because Roosevelt seems perfectly suited to the modern age of politics with its emphasis on images and sound bites, both of which Roosevelt mastered in his own time.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2002
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-04-04
Winship, Albert E. (Albert Edward), 1845-1933
English
(1911-1912) Progressive Party Candidate
A Jewish Morning Journal editorial discusses the issue of Russia not allowing any Jews into the country even with American passports, and Theodore Roosevelt’s suggestion this be taken up in arbitration at the Hague. The author calls Roosevelt a friend of Jewish people, but questions if this is worth pursing since they believe Russia to be unreasonable and uncivilized, other officials have tried and failed to resolve this issue, and if the Hague were to side with Russia then the U.S. would be compelled to accept it without complaint.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-17
Yiddish language version of the Jewish Morning Journal’s editorial “Nothing to Arbitrate.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-17
Yiddish language version of the Jewish Morning Journal’s editorial “Nothing to Arbitrate.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-17
While Charles Phillips, editor of The Monitor, praises Theodore Roosevelt’s sentiments in wishing for greater cooperation between Catholics and Protestants, he criticizes Roosevelt’s specific praise of the Y. M. C. A. in this regard, as that organization does not allow Catholics to hold office. Phillips attests that the Y. M. C. A. “deliberately falsified its real attitude toward Catholics, in order to get money out of them for its new building.” While he acknowledges the good work the organization does, Phillips strongly objects to this hypocrisy and believes that Roosevelt will eventually agree with this sentiment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-25
An editorial from the Jewish Morning Journal considers the divergences in the wings of the political parties and the differences between politics in the East and West.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-25
A complete reprint of Byron B. Waters’s report to the Tri-Counties Reforestation committee on opening the San Bernardino forest reserve to private holdings of forty-acre tracts.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-07
An editorial in The Outlook responds to an article in the same edition of the magazine that provides a sympathetic account of the principles and actions of the Western Federation of Miners. While the writer of the letter agrees that it is good to understand principles the same way their advocates do, it is not always good to approve them. Opinions can all be freely advocated, but all practices cannot be freely undertaken. The Western Federation of Miners are free to advocate for anarchy, but not to practice it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906
A paragraph by Booker T. Washington to be appended to an editorial he has written on lynching. Washington contests the idea that Roosevelt’s presidency has caused an increase in chaos in the South, and asserts that under Roosevelt there have been fewer lynchings than in any year since 1885, and that the highest number of lynchings had instead come during years of Benjamin Harrison and Grover Cleveland’s presidencies.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-17
The author of this editorial suggests that if the evidence presented regarding the railways matches what it is said to be, then it will shed a great deal of light on the question of railway freight rates. The need to use private cars to carry certain types of goods has led to railroads giving special rates and concessions to these companies in order to secure traffic, ultimately giving private-car companies a great deal of power.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-10-10
Draft of an editorial describing a meeting between Frederick Morgan Davenport, a professor at Hamilton College, and Secretary of War William H. Taft. Davenport compares the current political and economic climate with that in 1812, with the patriotic and commercial interests at cross-purposes. The author trusts that the popular interests will prevail over the commercial ones, and goes on to relay Davenport’s thoughts on the election chances of both Taft and New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-01-13
Arthur Hamilton Lee refutes President Roosevelt’s characterization in the British press as disseminated by A. Maurice Low, a correspondent for the London Morning Post. Lee claims that Low is sympathetic to Roosevelt’s political enemies and unfriendly publications and that his reporting does a disservice to Roosevelt and the British public.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-01-11
Silas McBee editorializes on several topics, including the idea that upcoming Jamestown Exposition is not only a time for antiquarian interest in the past but a foundation for a wider vision that will allow the Church to continue growing in the United States and adapting so it can achieve that growth, and the importance of the construction of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City and the need for its art and architecture to reflect the lives of its people. In the “Chronicle and Comment,” McBee discusses President Roosevelt’s statements about railroad regulation and the recent financial instability; as well as a recent charge, which McBee terms “preposterous,” that Roosevelt would make or withhold a nomination because of a financial gift from Edward Henry Harriman.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-13
The outcome of the New York Republican state convention, committing the state’s delegates to support Theodore Roosevelt as the party’s nominee for the presidency at the upcoming national convention, is not surprising. It confirms the party’s stated intention of two years ago. In conjunction with several other states having declared their support, Roosevelt is now the presumptive Republican candidate. What is unusual, however, is that Roosevelt is the first vice president, having succeeded to the presidency through the death of a president, to receive such unanimous support for re-election. Part of the reason for this is that Roosevelt had already been a strong candidate when he was chosen to run as vice president. Another unusual characteristic of the upcoming convention is that it is not “packed” for Roosevelt, but that his candidacy truly reflects the will of the people.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-04-12