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Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary returns to Julian LaRose Harris a letter from Garrard Harris and a letter from Henry Woodfin Grady.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-07-25
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-12-04
Shaffer, John C. (John Charles), 1853-1943
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
English
Advance proof of an editorial by Julian LaRose Harris on the South’s political future, intended for publication in the March issue of Uncle Remus’s Home Magazine. Harris discusses the reasons why white southerners currently vote only for the Democratic Party, and why this has caused a stagnant political landscape that the Republican Party might exploit. Harris supports the disenfranchisement of African American citizens. However, he asserts that the focus on this disenfranchisement in the South has resulted in the diminishing influence of Southern Democrats over national Democratic Party policies and presidential nominations. He suggests that president-elect William H. Taft could encourage more bipartisan voting by white southerners if he heeds their political appointment suggestions and refuses to give federal appointments to African American candidates.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02
Hugh Gordon Miller addresses the Annual Lincoln Dinner of the Republican Club of the City of New York. He jokes about his previous speaking engagement in New York. He describes the historical and contemporary relationship between Virginians and New York. He celebrates the rebuilt union of states. Miller reviews the accomplishments of the United States and New South since the American Civil War. He teases about Kentucky’s politics. He pays tribute to Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, William McKinley, and Rough Riders. Miller regrets that the South is aligned with the Democratic Party and calls on Republicans in the North to help settle “the problem of the suffrage and of the races.” Miller concludes with a vision of the ideal United States. Club President Henry Edwin Tremain introduces Senator John M. Thurston.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-02-12
John Milliken Parker sends President Roosevelt a synopsis of Parker’s speech on the boll weevil from a merchant’s perspective and a clipping quoting Henry W. Grady’s views on the cotton plant. Parker applauds Roosevelt’s course in Panama and regrets that Roosevelt is not a Democrat or else he would have the vote of the “Solid South.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-12-03