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Why should I vote for Roosevelt?

Why should I vote for Roosevelt?

This pamphlet is a long list of reasons why someone should vote for Theodore Roosevelt to be president and continue the prosperity the Republican Party has brought to the United States over the last seven years. The author lists Roosevelt’s fearlessness, loyalty, and patriotism among other personal qualities. Deeds such as securing the Panama Canal, improving the Army and Navy, and his work for the workingman are also included.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904

Creator(s)

Unknown

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles E. Magoon

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles E. Magoon

President Roosevelt appeals to Charles E. Magoon, Provisional Governor of Cuba, on behalf of Granville Fortescue and encloses a letter from him. He asks Magoon if Major Herbert J. Slocum might be convinced to give Fortescue a trial on his merits. Fortescue served alongside Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War, and also served with distinction in the Philippines. The President believes he is a good man who has learned from his mistakes and will not repeat them.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt agrees with Secretary of War Taft and has removed the reference to receivership from his speech. The “Philippine question” is the only point on which he remains uneasy. He details his thoughts and concerns about the United States’ continued relationship with the islands, including their strategic importance in the event of a conflict with Japan and the issue of granting autonomy.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from William Loeb to James Alexander Scrymser

Letter from William Loeb to James Alexander Scrymser

William Loeb sends James Alexander Scrymser, of the Central & South American Telegraph Company, a letter from President Roosevelt about the opening of a telegraph cable connection between New York, Guantánamo, and Colón, Cuba. Loeb requests Scrymser to leave out a certain phrase from his original telegram if he should publish the leters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-31

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Letter from James Franklin Bell to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from James Franklin Bell to Theodore Roosevelt

United States Army Chief of Staff Bell thanks President Roosevelt for the opportunity to read General Leonard Wood’s correspondence and states that he has always had a high respect for him. Bell agrees with Wood’s letters and orders, particularly one paragraph that highlights a system of military competition used by the French Army with much success. Although Bell would like to see more of this type of competition, he has not advocated for this in the entire Army due to a lack of officers in the United States, as most are stationed overseas. He concludes by informing Roosevelt that he has kept these matters strictly confidential as the president requested.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-12

Creator(s)

Bell, James Franklin, 1856-1919

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Attorney General Bonaparte informs President Roosevelt of his meeting with Charles B. Morrison regarding the Standard Oil case. Morrison reported that Standard Oil magnates had met with Frank B. Kellogg and himself confidentially to come up with a settlement that would “preserve them from a criminal prosecution.” Bonaparte told Morrison that the government could not deal more favorably with the Standard Oil Company as compared with the Drug Trust and that the whole matter would have to be presented to President Roosevelt for consideration. Bonaparte also mentions other matters, including correspondence from Governor Charles E. Magoon of Cuba and the present situation in Oklahoma Territory.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-08

Creator(s)

Bonaparte, Charles J. (Charles Joseph), 1851-1921

Letter from Frank W. Carpenter to Clarence Ransom Edwards

Letter from Frank W. Carpenter to Clarence Ransom Edwards

In anticipation of General Edwards’s arrival in Manila, Frank W. Carpenter informs him of the political and economic conditions of the Philippines during American occupation. Carpenter has lived in the Philippines for nine years and has a thorough understanding of the Filipino people. Although many in the United States worry about an insurrection in the Philippines, Carpenter assures Edwards that most Filipinos are peaceful and that public order is in good condition. Carpenter believes that a Nationalist majority in the Assembly would be beneficial to American interests, even though people in the United States think differently.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-06

Creator(s)

Carpenter, Frank W. (Frank Watson), 1871-1945

Cipher cable from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Cipher cable from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft reports to President Roosevelt on the progress of the Panama Canal. He has heard from the men working on the canal, those in charge of steam shovels, locomotive engineers, and construction conductors, but does not want to make a decision until he hears back from the President. Taft tells Roosevelt he should receive a letter with Taft’s in-depth analysis and a copy has also been sent to George W. Goethals. Taft is in Cuba for the next week and then travels to Puerto Rico.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-07

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930