Aguinaldo, Emilio, 1869-1964

Several items from the editorial page of the Commercial Advertiser are highlighted. They include comments on the current gridlock in the Senate, the Michigan Republican State Convention, which endorsed President Roosevelt’s policies, and a criticism of Secretary of War Elihu Root’s response to new information about an insurgency in the Philippines. An article from the Chattanooga Times criticizes the New Orleans Picayune’s criticism of Roosevelt’s social equality platform.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1903-03-07

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Unknown

Newspaper article discussing three Philippine issues; Admiral Dewey’s testimony before Congress and Senator Carmack, Major Gardner admitting that he cannot supply evidence to support the charges in his report, and an amnesty for political offenders and prisoners.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1902-06-30

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Unknown

William Jennings Bryan stands in the stirrups of his mount, a donkey labeled “Democracy,” directing the honor guard led by Adlai E. Stevenson, and including Henry R. Towne, Joseph Pulitzer, and Carl Schurz carrying a large flag with a portrait of Emilio Aguinaldo under the heading “The George Washington of the Philippines.” Also included are Oswald Ottendorfer, Edwin Lawrence Godkin, William Bourke Cockran, John Peter Altgeld, and William Sulzer.

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1900-10-17

Illustration showing Senator George Frisbie Hoar having a troubled sleep due to writing on his bedroom wall, as stated at the Ohio Republican convention in Columbus, Ohio, April 1900: “We have faith in American patriotism, character, and capacity, and we know that American government will extend the inestimable blessings of freedom, law, and civilization to the peoples who are brought under our protection” signed, “Rep. State Platforms.” Also shows a portrait of the Filipino insurgent leader Emilio Aguinaldo on the wall.

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1900-05-23

Theodore Roosevelt states he does not know of any conspiracy in the freemason societies and discusses his experiences with international freemason lodges.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1914-12-16

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt was so interested in Ambassador Reid’s recent letter to his wife Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt that he feels compelled to write Reid himself. He responds to a number of stories Reid told in his letter, and reflects at length upon the duties and responsibilities of rich officials verses poorer ones. Roosevelt believes that each man should live and entertain and conduct himself in “such a position as he has been accustomed to live.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1905-11-13

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt was distressed by Father John J. Wynne’s published letter regarding the friars in the Philippines. The letter put Roosevelt in a “warlike” mood but he would like to avoid a public fight. In terms of the friars, much has been made of them being loyal to the United States. However, their loyalty is entirely based on the fact that American authorities are the only thing stopping Filipinos from taking violent reprisals against the friars.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1902-07-31

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt enjoyed the poem from the Transcript and the editorial from the Century. He would like to discuss with Richard Watson Gilder the reasons why he feels Emilio Aguinaldo should not be brought to the United States.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1901-12-27

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt will answer Emilio Aguinaldo if he writes. Roosevelt feels he has good reason to fear the Democrats are allowing the insurgency in the Philippines to continue for political reasons. He wants Lyman Abbott to meet with William Howard Taft as soon as Taft arrives.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1901-12-24

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt will ask Governor Taft about Lyman Abbott’s proposal. He appreciates Abbott not signing the petition to bring Emilio Aguinaldo to the United States. Aguinaldo’s presence would encourage Filipinos to “instigate armed resistance instead of working for peace and order.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1901-12-16

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Several figures petition President Roosevelt to allow Emilio Aguinaldo and a delegation from the Philippines to come to the United States to present the desires of the Filipino people in person.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901

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Green, David H.; Huntington, William Reed, 1838-1909; Stewart, William R.; De Forest, Robert W. (Robert Weeks), 1848-1931; Potter, Henry Codman, 1834-1908; Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909

President Roosevelt responds to a request from Senator Lodge that he comment on an article about Egypt written by Charles Francis Adams. Roosevelt observes that Adams was apparently not aware of many of the issues related to holding colonies before traveling to Egypt. Comparing the British occupation and control of Egypt and India with the relationship of the United States to Cuba, Puerto Rico, and particularly the Philippines, Roosevelt asserts that the goal of the United States must be to administer the islands for the good of the natives with an eye towards eventual self-government (whereas this has not always seemed to be the goal of the British). Roosevelt also quotes a letter from General Leonard Wood regarding the condition of British colonies and the topic of Chinese labor. Roosevelt believes that the United States has acted much more benevolently towards its island holdings than the British have towards their colonies, and praises the efforts that the United States has made in reducing corruption and increasing the effectiveness of the governments of these dependencies.

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1906-04-30

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

R. W. Boone read and greatly enjoyed President Roosevelt’s book The Winning of the West. Boone’s great-great-grandfather is Daniel Boone, and Boone enjoyed reading about his heritage and thinking about his ancestor’s role in history. Boone invites Roosevelt to North Carolina the next time he wants to shoot a bear, and will also ask his friend Senator Alexander Stephens Clay to introduce them the next time Boone is in town.

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1908-02-14

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Boone, R. W.

S. B. M. Young hopes to present his soon-to-be wife to President Roosevelt sometime in 1908 and thinks the appointment at West Point would be a perfect trip for a bride. Though he would welcome the appointment, if there is another who Roosevelt would honor this year, he can wait until 1909. He is currently busy handling coyotes, and he enjoys the climate as well as the work.

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1907-12-30

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Young, S. B. M. (Samuel Baldwin Marks), 1840-1924

Senator Lodge responds to statements made by Charles Francis Adams and discusses the advancement of societies that have been under or are currently under the possession of the United States. Lodge agrees with Adams about the important role white societies have in helping non-white societies “advance.” Lodge disagrees, however, with Adams’s assessment of Secretary of War William H. Taft, who Lodge says has not at all exploited the Philippines, but actually devoted many years of his life to help “elevate” the people of the Philippines. Lodge ends by commenting that the administration has also been trying to “take charge” of the Dominican Republic to help them pay their debts.

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1906-05-01

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Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Addison B. Atkins reports that, amid fears of the schism caused by Gregorio Aglípay y Labayán and general anti-Catholic sentiments in the Philippines, Catholics are supporting Republicans over Democrats following candidate Alton B. Parker’s letter stating his belief that the United States should leave the islands and grant Filipinos self-government.

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1904-09-06

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Atkins, Addison B. (Addison Butler), 1855-1905

Addison B. Atkins reports that, amid fears of the schism caused by Gregorio Aglípay y Labayán and general anti-Catholic sentiments in the Philippines, Catholics are supporting Republicans over Democrats following candidate Alton B. Parker’s letter stating his belief that the United States should leave the islands and grant Filipinos self-government.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-06

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Atkins, Addison B. (Addison Butler), 1855-1905

The Lexington Leader prints Secretary of War William H. Taft’s speech at the Lexington, Kentucky auditorium in its entirety. He discusses at length the question of race and its relation to political participation. Taft details the differences between President Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan and appeals to Kentuckian Democrats to evaluate their party alliance.

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1907-08-22

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Unknown

Secretary of War Taft defends American rule in the Philippines. He states that the islands will be held for the benefit of the Filipinos but that this situation can also be economically beneficial to the United States.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

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1904-04-21

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Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Emilio Aguinaldo stands at center, wearing military uniform, and holding a flag and a sword. Around him are many old men dressed as women, supplicating themselves and tossing roses at his feet. Among them are Carl Schurz, John P. Jones, Charles A. Boutelle, Edwin L. Godkin holding a paper labeled “N.Y. Evening Post,” William B. Cockran, Eugene Hale, George G. Vest, Donelson Caffery, George F. Hoar playing a lyre labeled “Sen. Hoar,” William Lloyd Garrison Jr. reading his “Ode to Dear Aguinaldo,” George F. Edmunds, Joseph Pulitzer, Oswald Ottendorfer, [and] William Jennings Bryan. A bundle of “Editorials” lies on a rock in the left foreground.

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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1899-05-10

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Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905