Eyes to the front
Pages 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Theodore Roosevelt’s draft of “Eyes to the Front,” which discusses business and labor relations in the United States.
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Creation Date
1918
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Business and politics
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gerrit J. Diekema
President Roosevelt is sorry to hear of issues in Michigan, but glad that the state will go for William H. Taft. Roosevelt is pleased that Representative Diakema agrees that William Jennings Bryan should be attacked with more force. In addition, Roosevelt feels that Ohio Senator Joseph Benson Foraker should be disowned by the Republican party, as he is representative of corrupt practices between corporations and politicians.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-09-21
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George O. Greene
President Roosevelt praises George O. Greene, editor of The Clifton Forge Review, “as a mighty good citizen,” and congratulates his wife for being the mother of eight children. While Roosevelt believes business troubles in 1893 were probable, he also feels the actions of the Democratic party aggravated the situation. He asks Greene to regard this statement as private and not for quotation.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-09-01
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft
President Roosevelt encourages William H. Taft to accept a substantial campaign contribution from William Nelson Cromwell, and to have him serve on an advisory board. Roosevelt points out that Elihu Root made a large contribution to his campaign in 1904, but that did not stop him from appointing Root Secretary of State when the opportunity arose.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-08-07
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Darwin R. James
President Roosevelt is glad to hear from Darwin R. James and informs him Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte was misquoted. He counsels that not only is it “out of the question for a conscientious executive not to enforce laws,” but it would be unbeneficial to the public.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-17
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis J. Heney
President Roosevelt is deeply touched by Francis J. Heney’s letter. Wall Street believes Roosevelt’s policies have ruined the country, and many individuals have written to Roosevelt on the matter, two of which letters he encloses for Heney. Roosevelt begins his Mississippi River trip on October first and asks Heney if he can join him.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-08-17
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Allen White
President Roosevelt shares his thoughts regarding the upcoming presidential election and the land fraud case against Idaho Senator William Edgar Borah with William Allen White. Roosevelt outlines his personal reasons for supporting Secretary of War William H. Taft for president as well as the political considerations necessary to secure his nomination. In the case of Borah, Roosevelt would like White to come to Oyster Bay to discuss the matter with him and Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte; Roosevelt thinks it would look bad for Borah to come himself, and asks White to bring Borah’s lawyers on August 9.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-07-30
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James H. Eckels
President Roosevelt does not share James H. Eckels’ view on the regulation of corporate business by the government. On the question of the tariff, Roosevelt believes the most important thing is stability.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-10-11
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Wayne MacVeagh
Within the next two weeks, President Roosevelt would like to meet with Wayne MacVeagh to discuss several matters, including “the constitutional side of the corporation business” that they had spoken about previously.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-10-07
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Montgomery Roosevelt Schuyler
President Roosevelt would be glad to see Montgomery Roosevelt Schuyler at any time but does not plan to change the current system of getting supplies for the White House.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-27
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Emlen Roosevelt
President Roosevelt does not think a government cable between the United States and the Philippines is desirable. A private company has submitted a proposition to lay a cable and if James Alexander Scrymser or any one else wants to talk about the matter they should do so without delay.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-09-27
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Memorandum in relation to proposed trust legislation
Memorandum reporting on the attempt by the Department of Justice to enforce the anti-trust law and discussing possible methods by which “recalcitrant corporations” can be made to comply with the law. The memorandum asserts that more laws are necessary due to the expansion of interstate trade.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-24
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Meeting minutes of the Board of Directors of the American China Development Company
The Imperial Chinese Government has cancelled and annulled the contract between the government and The American China Development Company for a railroad between Canton and Hankow in China. The settlement for the cancellation of the contract is currently under negotiation.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-20
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Letter from Charles Gates Dawes to Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Gates Dawes writes to clarify his position that he agrees there is some role for government supervision and fair regulation of corporations, but that any laws regulating capitalization should be carefully considered.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-02-08
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Letter from Charles Gates Dawes to Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Gates Dawes notifies President Roosevelt that an article Dawes wrote on the attitude of business men towards the current corporation problems will be appearing in the Saturday Evening Post under the editor-selected headline of “Roosevelt & Corporate Reform.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-23
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Letter from Yikuang to John Gardner Coolidge
Yikuang has forwarded several letters from John Gardner Coolidge and Edwin H. Conger about the Hankow-Canton Railway to the Board of Commerce and Zhidong Zhang and is awaiting their responses.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-18
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Letter from John Gardner Coolidge to Yikuang
John Gardner Coolidge requests an update from Yikuang as to whether the railroad contract between the Chinese government and the China American Development Company has been annulled.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-17
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Letter from John Gardner Coolidge to Yikuang
John Gardner Coolidge requests from Yikuang that the Chinese government postpone canceling its agreement with the American China Development Company until all interested parties can voice their concern over the issue.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-09
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Letter from John Grimes Walker to William H. Taft
John Grimes Walker responds to Secretary Taft’s request for his opinion on the necessity of maintaining and constructing steamships. Walker has nothing to say directly about that issue, but responds to the suggested abandonment of the Panama Steamship Line. He feels such a move would be disastrous for construction of the Panama Canal.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-03
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Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
William Emlen Roosevelt thanks President Roosevelt for his actions on “the Peruvian matter” and informs him of the death of Henry Norris.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-12-19