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Letter from George Robert Carter to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from George Robert Carter to Theodore Roosevelt

Governor Carter of Hawaii informs President Roosevelt that due to some information that was unfavorable to the sale of bonds, he has dispatched Alatau L. C. Atkinson to follow up on the matter with the Department of the Interior. Carter mentions Atkinson’s credentials, and says that he possesses Carter’s confidence. He hopes that while Atkinson is in Washington, D.C., he might be able to advocate for several causes relevant to Hawaii.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-08

Creator(s)

Carter, George Robert, 1866-1933

Letter from Paul Morton to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Paul Morton to Theodore Roosevelt

Paul Morton sends his ideas about a recent conversation with President Roosevelt about currency reform. Morton warns that unless currency laws are revised soon the U.S. may undergo a financial crisis. Morton does not think Roosevelt should support a particular reform plan, but does believe that he should insist on the revision. Morton recommends Roosevelt meet with Frank A. Vanderlip, John B. Claflin, and Charles A. Conant.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-13

Creator(s)

Morton, Paul, 1857-1911

An earnest appeal for the maintenance of the national honor and the suppression of sectionalism, repudiation and mob rule

An earnest appeal for the maintenance of the national honor and the suppression of sectionalism, repudiation and mob rule

Major General Sickles urges United States military veterans to set aside partisan differences to oppose the election of the Democratic Party’s candidate for the 1896 presidential election, William Jennings Bryan. Sickles primarily denounces Bryan on the issue of replacing the gold standard with a looser silver standard, which will, according to Sickles, allow debtors to pay off creditors and government bonds with less valuable currency, defrauding many veterans and army widows of the value of their pensions. Sickles considers this an unconstitutional attack on the public credit, a move towards Populist mob-rule. Sickles also accuses Bryan of encouraging the type of sectionalism that sparked the American Civil War. Although Sickles identifies as a Democrat himself, he denounces the platform and candidate, Bryan, approved at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and voices support for the Republican Candidate, William McKinley.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1896-07

Creator(s)

Sickles, Daniel Edgar, 1819-1914