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Report on California politics

Report on California politics

The writer reports on the political situation in California, now that Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna has died. It appears likely that the Republicans will nominate President Roosevelt at their state convention next week. If William Randolph Hearst is nominated for the Democrats, there will be a fight to carry California, but it is likely Roosevelt will win the state. If Alton B. Parker or another conservative Democrat is nominated, it is all but certain that he will win it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04

Creator(s)

Unknown

The Child and the Community

The Child and the Community

Judge Lindsey contemplates the duty of the community in raising children. It is important for communities to provide places where children can play and grow, because without areas where this is permitted they will still act and play as children, but may do so where it is not permitted and thus risk wrongly running afoul of the law. Communities play almost as important a role as parents in the raising of children.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909

Creator(s)

Lindsey, Ben B. (Ben Barr), 1869-1943

“The Joy of Living Is His Who Has the Heart to Demand It”

“The Joy of Living Is His Who Has the Heart to Demand It”

Theodore Roosevelt argues that young men are best suited for dangerous adventures in the wilderness, but he believes that older men can also find suitable encounters with nature “close beside the beaten roads of present travel.” He describes the many ways and places in which one can encounter the wilderness, and many of the examples are taken from his own experiences.

A drawing of Roosevelt talking to children around a campfire accompanies the piece.

A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association along with the members of its executive, finance, and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace committees is found on page two of the article.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

A chapter in the history of the American conservation movement: Land, Trees, and Water, 1890-1915

A chapter in the history of the American conservation movement: Land, Trees, and Water, 1890-1915

In this chapter excerpt from his book John Muir and His Legacy: The American Conservation Movement, Stephen Fox examines efforts to expand Yosemite National Park, the battle between preservationists and conservationists over the use of forests, and provides portraits of John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, John Burroughs, and Theodore Roosevelt. He looks at the work undertaken by the conservation movement to preserve Niagara Falls, the redwood forests of California, and Mount Desert Island in Maine. Fox concludes the chapter with a look at the battle over the city of San Francisco’s desire to build a dam at the southern end of Hetch Hetchy valley in Yosemite National Park. In addition to looking at the life and work of Muir, the chapter provides information on many lesser known figures in the turn of the twentieth-century conservation movement.

A listing of the officers and the members of the executive, finance, and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace committees of the Theodore Roosevelt Association is found on the second page of the excerpt.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1981

Probation and the criminal law

Probation and the criminal law

Judge Lindsey describes a recent Colorado law putting in place probation for children in cases of misdemeanors. Unlike previously, the law now places the priority on the individual and helping correct their behavior, instead of purely on the property in the case. At present, the laws are so harsh as to make them infrequently applied, letting many people go without any sort of restitution or punishment. This harsh punishment, even when it is applied, does little to prevent similar crimes, and Lindsey predicts that this new method may prove more effective.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-08

Creator(s)

Lindsey, Ben B. (Ben Barr), 1869-1943

Childhood and morality

Childhood and morality

Judge Lindsey recounts the history of how children and young adults have been treated in the judicial system. He considers the morality of children, and how they come to be taught the correct ways to act as adults. In a perfect society, the home and church could be relied upon to provide moral training, but instead the state also must play its role through schools and the courts. Lindsey especially points out the duty of schools to condemn the crimes of businesses and public officials when they see them, so that they do not become bad examples that youths begin to emulate.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909

Creator(s)

Lindsey, Ben B. (Ben Barr), 1869-1943

Edgar Chambless and his runaway town

Edgar Chambless and his runaway town

Gerald Stanley Lee recalls his conversation with Edgar Chambless, the inventor of Roadtown–a conceptual design for a city. While Lee was personally bored by his conversation with Chambless, he was struck by the scope of his ideas and is glad that men like Chambless, whom he believes to be a great man, exist. Lee believes Chambless’s book on Roadtown to be a tremendous work.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01

Creator(s)

Lee, Gerald Stanley, 1862-1944