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Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William Emlen Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

William Emlen Roosevelt congratulates Theodore Roosevelt on being awarded the Nobel Prize and offers his opinions on Theodore’s address opening a new session of Congress. Roosevelt disagrees with Theodore’s proposition concerning graduated taxes, but agrees with everything else in the speech. William also offers opinions on the currency question and hopes that discussions will shed light on the matter and that Congress will get something done.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, William Emlen, 1857-1930

Inheritance tax laws

Inheritance tax laws

The writer quotes various inheritance tax legislation passed by the United States Congress that “are pertinent to the subject which you have under consideration” and states the constitutionality of collecting death duties has been proven by case law. The writer also quotes income tax legislation and provides the judicial opinion on the constitutionality of income tax.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-08

Creator(s)

Unknown

Speech of Theodore Roosevelt in Syracuse, New York

Speech of Theodore Roosevelt in Syracuse, New York

Theodore Roosevelt addresses the issue of machine party politics in New York. He touches on the gubernatorial race and various Senators in the state legislature, including Charles Francis Murphy and William Barnes. Roosevelt is campaigning for a non-machine politics candidate, “stalwart of good government, the unflinching fighter for real reform, Frederick M. Davenport.” Roosevelt continues to cover tariffs while mentioning the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act and the Revenue Act of 1913.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919