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Only people who object to a square deal for everyone are opposed to President Roosevelt. Roosevelt will do his duty fearlessly and ensure that all interests are equal before the law.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-29
Theodore Roosevelt writes an endorsement for Regis Henri Post who is running for Assemblyman on the Progressive ticket in the second district of Suffolk County, New York. He appeals to the honest rank and file of both parties to repudiate the political bosses and elect an “absolutely independent public servant.”
1913-10-04
President Roosevelt’s determination to hire civil service workers based on merits rather than political motivation has alienated the party machine and lost him support in the South. In particular, Roosevelt’s focus on civil service reform has led to the removal of many unqualified party machine appointees, including many African American workers. These same actions, however, have won Roosevelt support elsewhere, and no one is likely to oppose him successfully for the Republican nomination for the presidency in 1904.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-18
Extracts from several Colorado newspapers supporting D. B. Fairley’s candidacy for governor of Puerto Rico.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-11
The editorial states that the two United States Senators from Delaware cannot seem to agree on anything – particularly in recommending a district attorney appointment and in post office matters – and this discord has frustrated President Roosevelt. While Roosevelt would appreciate unity, the editor asks why the Delaware senators should be expected to agree when they represent different things.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-10-05
In this editorial in The Philadelphia Press, Charles Emory Smith notes that the proposal by England and Germany that President Roosevelt should arbitrate their dispute with Venezuela reflects the growing importance of the United States in the world community and should be seriously considered. It might be better that the United States not be an arbitrator of differences, but remain simply an adviser to the other nations of the Americas. However, if it becomes necessary that Roosevelt act, he will do so with strict justice and to the credit of the nation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-22
Charles Emory Smith editorializes that the European powers’ insistence on the United States arbritrating their dispute with Venezuela might be solved by having a United States Supreme Court justice serve as arbitrator. This would have the advantages of having American issues arbitrated by Americans (rather than Europeans, were the Hague Tribunal to be involved); keeping the judicial and executive actions of the United States separate; and allowing for succession to another justice if the negotiations were protracted beyond the term or life of the one named (succession being a concern if President Roosevelt were named).
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-12-24