Law enforcement--Public opinion

Theodore Roosevelt describes attending his Harvard Class dinner to his sister Anna Roosevelt. He was elected overseer and then spend the night with the Lodges. Roosevelt has read about Anna in the papers and her activities in London. His work as police commissioner has come up against an ugly snag, the Sunday excise law, which he enforces fully to the anger of many in the city.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1895-06-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Senator Lodge writes Police Commissioner Roosevelt about an article by George W. Smalley. The article indicates that public opinion on Roosevelt’s enforcement of the excise law has shifted in his favor and gives an account of his reply to Senator T. C. O’Sullivan.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1895-08-11

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924