Civil service--Law and legislation

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt will be greatly surprised if Senator Cameron is guilty but leaves the matter in the hands of Charles J. Bonaparte, Holmes Conrad, and the Department of Justice. He simply wants “exact justice” to be done. Roosevelt does not believe that the Civil Service Commission meant for the fourth class postmasters to be classified. If they did, Roosevelt’s signature was acquired through subterfuge. They had agreed that such classification was impossible and undesirable at present.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou

In accordance with the decision of the Civil Service Commission, William A. Miller will be reinstated at the Government Printing Office. President Roosevelt will withhold his final decision until the investigation of Miller’s second communication is complete. His initial impression is that Miller’s removal violated the law.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Glenway Maxon

Theodore Roosevelt read Glenway Maxon’s article on the Supreme Court decision with great pleasure. Roosevelt is glad that the Civil Service law was sustained.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge

Theodore Roosevelt remarks on the interesting piece written by a friend of Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge. In particular, he is struck by the writer’s understanding of the breakdown of Civil Service law.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-03-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ansley Wilcox

President Roosevelt has heard about Ansley Wilcox’s conversation with Civil Service Commissioner Henry F. Greene, and believes that Greene will prepare a rule following Wilcox’s suggestion.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the United States Civil Service Commision

President Roosevelt asks the United States Civil Service Commission to carefully consider Secretary of War William H. Taft’s letter. Commissioner Alford Warriner Cooley has told Roosevelt that he objects to have civil service law apply to the Canal Commission, and Roosevelt thinks that the law should be withdrawn.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou

Due to multiple complaints about its classification, President Roosevelt requests George B. Cortelyou investigate the rural free delivery service system this summer.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Gurney Cannon

President Roosevelt writes to Joseph Gurney Cannon, Chairman of the Notification Committee, to formally accept his nomination as the Republican presidential candidate and to approve the platform adopted by the Republican National Convention. In the letter, Roosevelt provides a comprehensive defense of his foreign and domestic policies and outlines what he believes are the major differences between the Republican and Democratic parties in the upcoming election. Roosevelt discusses, among other topics, his position on international relations, antitrust legislation, tariffs, the gold standard, pensions for Civil War veterans, the military, civil service, commerce, agriculture, taxation, and self-government in the Philippines.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt believes if Carl Schurz will vote for Alton B. Parker after Parker’s speech on the Philippines, then he will be satisfied with Parker’s civil service law. Roosevelt wishes that Schurz would tell the “plain truth” about Roosevelt’s work in civil service law, which has surpassed that of any previous President. He has put a “pretty stiff” statement about civil service reform in his letter.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Charles Black

President Roosevelt offers John Charles Black the position of Civil Service Commissioner and provides his opinion on how the civil service laws should be administered and discusses the appointment of veterans.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-12-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alford Warriner Cooley

President Roosevelt thinks that it is nonsense that there has been debate over whether the order classified fourth class postmasters. Either the Civil Service Commission will agree that they never intended to classify fourth class postmasters or Roosevelt will create a new order removing fourth class postmasters from the classified service.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to the United States Civil Service Commission

President Roosevelt would like the Commission to clarify their opinion of whether fourth class postmasters are currently classified. When he signed the order of April 15, Roosevelt was under the impression that they agreed not to classify fourth class postmaster positions.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt will be sorry and surprised if Senator Cameron is found guilty but wants “exact justice” done. Roosevelt feels indignant over the controversy surrounding the classifying of fourth class postmasters.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alford Warriner Cooley

President Roosevelt asks if the recent revision of civil service rules added fourth class postmasters to the classified service as he does not remember any member of the commission speaking to him of it.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-09-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry C. Payne

President Roosevelt instructs Postmaster General Payne to work with the Civil Service Commission and investigate “letter carriers’ conventions.” Members of the classified service should not go as delegates to conventions or take “offensive political action.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Mary Leontine Roosevelt Leaycraft

Miss Stowe, Mary Leontine Roosevelt Leaycraft’s friend, is mistaken in her belief that many people receive civil service appointments without examination. There are only a few positions of “highly confidential or technical nature” that do not require examination.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George B. Cortelyou

President Roosevelt supports labor unions and does not want a labor conflict in the year before a presidential election. However, the influence of the union in the Government Printing Office is intolerable. As a civil service office, employees must be hired and retained according to civil service rules. Roosevelt has a low opinion of Public Printer Francis Wayland Palmer and suggests a preliminary investigation into his office.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-07-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Matthew Stanley Quay

W. R. Andrews has sent out another circular featuring Senator Quay’s name and President Roosevelt’s, which is a violation of civil service law. Roosevelt knows that Andrews acted without Quay’s knowledge. Attorney General Knox will take action unless the circular is immediately withdrawn.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Matthew Stanley Quay

President Roosevelt would like to meet with Senator Quay regarding the Anthracite Coal Strike. Roosevelt has also been informed by the Civil Service Commission that a circular to government employees with Quay’s signature may have violated a political assessment law. The circular should be withdrawn and Roosevelt would like Quay to meet with Mr. Garfield of the Civil Service Commission to work out the details.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George L. Shoup

President Roosevelt agrees that it is absurd to seriously consider prosecuting Senator Shoup’s alleged and merely technical violation of the civil service law. However, Roosevelt has an unfavorable impression of Perrault’s conduct.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-08-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919