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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Sparks

President Roosevelt received the letter from Governor Sparks of Nevada which makes it clear Sparks did not convene the legislature, as he believed troops were necessary for dealing with an ongoing labor conflict in Goldfield but did not think the legislature would request them from the federal government. The use of the troops under these circumstances would be against the Constitution, and the state does not appear to have made an effort to solve the issue. Roosevelt will remove the troops from Goldfield immediately unless Sparks convenes the legislature within five days of receipt of the telegram.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-12-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Parsons

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Herbert Parsons

President Roosevelt does not wish to interfere in New York State judicial politics, but feels the New York State Court of Appeals has been unwise in its treatment of laborers and could benefit from the addition of judges who interpret the law broadly and use it to protect working class people. Roosevelt fears there will be dangerous consequences if corporations continue to control the court, and he does not want the tabloid press to use this opportunity to paint themselves as “champion of the plain man.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from William H. Fleming to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William H. Fleming to Theodore Roosevelt

Politician and orator William H. Fleming believes President Roosevelt wishes “to do the best thing possible for the whole country, including our Southern white people, and not excluding the negroes.” Many Georgia locals agree with outspoken men like T. W. Hardwick though the South owes no allegiance to the 14th and 15th Amendment. South Carolina politician Coleman Livingston Blease has argued against education for African Americans and called for the university in Orangeburg to be torn down. Fleming asks Roosevelt if the government can make a statement of clarity regarding the amendments to help “check the riotous tendency down here.” Fleming believes that any man not willing to commit to the Constitution and its amendments should be stripped of their seat and discusses counter efforts against the passage of disenfranchisement laws.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-24

Creator(s)

Fleming, William H. (William Henry), 1856-1944

Letter from Lovell H. Jerome to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Lovell H. Jerome to Theodore Roosevelt

Lovell H. Jerome announces the formation of the Constitutional League, organized to enforce the United States Constitution. Jerome encloses a copy of Warren Mills’s Republican Club speech and writes of Ohio General Charles Dick’s introduction of a resolution regarding apportionment in proportion to active vote. Jerome mentions Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna’s positive attitude toward this movement.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-11-16

Creator(s)

Jerome, Lovell H. (Lovell Hall), 1849-1935

The Federalist

The Federalist

Volume I, Number 6 of the newspaper, “a National Journal devoted to Politics, Literature and Finance.” This issue includes a portion of an address on federalism by Alexander Del Mar given before the Liberal Club of New York City, as well as details of the debate that followed Del Mar’s remarks.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1873-02-22

Language

English