Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Lincoln O’Brien
President Roosevelt tells Robert Lincoln O’Brien that “the trouble is that the courts need to have a little rapping now and then,” and that they should not feel that they are above criticism. Roosevelt believes it is unhealthy to not criticize such decisions as that of Judge J. Otis Humphrey in the recent beef trust case, but is not sure if he will personally say anything. He qualifies this by saying that not all criticism of the courts is justified, and that many criticisms from papers owned by William Randolph Hearst are counterproductive.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-04-16