Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Campbell Greenway
Theodore Roosevelt is genuinely touched by Representative Chester A. Congdon’s letter and thinks he is right. However, as he shares with John Campbell Greenway, he does not see how he could have stayed out of the fight. If he had, his friends and supporters would have felt he abandoned the fight for decency. Roosevelt will do all he can to regulate the use of great wealth in business, eliminate privilege, and work for more equality of opportunity and better conditions for those not well off. However, he will not go into general assaults or accept visionary theories as panaceas, regardless of who promotes it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1910-12-19
