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Letter from Horace G. Knowles to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Horace G. Knowles to Theodore Roosevelt

Horace G. Knowles has been wanting to write to Theodore Roosevelt for a long time, and has now finally gotten the chance. Knowles has just returned from a trip around North America, and tells Roosevelt that he enjoyed his article, “Race Decadence.” Knowles also is concerned about the headway the Democratic Party is making in the elections, and hopes that Roosevelt is paying attention and is ready to fight for Republican success. Knowles will speak with Roosevelt about these matters in person soon. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-18

Creator(s)

Knowles, Horace G. (Horace Greeley), 1863-1937

The writing on the wall

The writing on the wall

At a dinner party is presidential candidate James Gillespie Blaine, who is trying to cover himself with pages of the New York Tribune, and by his side, vice-presidential candidate John A. Logan. Seated around a table set with “Pension Pie, Monopoly Stew, [and] Star Route Shortcake” are James W. Husted, Chancey M. Depew, Powell Clayton, Joseph Medill, Stephen W. Dorsey, Thomas J. Brady, a man identified as “Elkins,” William H. Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, Cyrus W. Field, Whitelaw Reid on his feet, John Roach, and Robert G. Ingersoll fleeing with a bone labeled “Star Route Spoils.” Blaine wears an “Anti-Sunstroke Cabbage Leaf” on his head, to which is attached a quill pen labeled “Gail Hamilton.” Projected onto a wall at the far end of the room are the words “Republican Revolt,” which has frightened everyone in the room.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1884-06-18

Creator(s)

Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894