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Letter from Ebenezer J. Hill to William Loeb

Letter from Ebenezer J. Hill to William Loeb

Ebenezer J. Hill writes to William Loeb concerning Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw’s views regarding the German tariff issue. Hill asserts that Shaw’s takes both on the alcohol duty in Cuba and other places, and on the necessity of a tariff war with Germany are wrong. Hill especially discusses “the tariff question” as it relates to the upcoming Presidential election and expresses concerns that the Republican party must “adjust itself to changing conditions” and not “stand pat forever on schedules made ten years ago.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-13

Creator(s)

Hill, Ebenezer J., 1845-1917

Letter from Ebenezer J. Hill to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Ebenezer J. Hill to Theodore Roosevelt

Representative Ebenezer J. Hill offers Theodore Roosevelt his opinion on the German tariff issue. Hill is concerned that a retaliatory tariff increase could be detrimental to the American people and economy and writes that passing such a tariff would be “ruinous to the Republican Party.” Hill also offers assessments on the benefits of producing alcohol within the United States to lower the costs, and also to produce kerosene and gasoline more cheaply domestically.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-04

Creator(s)

Hill, Ebenezer J., 1845-1917