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Letter from the Tariff Committee to the Executive Committee of the National Association for Agricultural Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers

Letter from the Tariff Committee to the Executive Committee of the National Association for Agricultural Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers

The Tariff Committee sends their report on the effect of tariffs on their industry to the Executive Committee. The Tariff Committee states the tariffs on cattle hides, steel, and lumber are the most detrimental to their business as well as unnecessary for the continued success of the supplying industries. The Tariff Committee recommends removing trusts and tariffs and working to secure reciprocity on these goods with Canada. The Tariff Committee believes these measures are vital to protecting American manufacturing and the American wage.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-07-12

The opening lesson of the fall term

The opening lesson of the fall term

Uncle Sam stands in front of a class of men, including a “shopman,” “manufacturer,” “railroad man,” “lawyer,” “farmer,” “banker,” and “merchant,” and instructs them on a document titled “President on the live issues,” which each man holds a copy of. Caption: The teacher—”Our first reading lesson will be the article entitled, ‘President on the Live Issues,’ beginning on page one. We will continue through to the end as it is one of the best things that has been written.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-09-12

Address of Hugh Gordon Miller at the Annual Lincoln Dinner of the Republican Club of the City of New York

Address of Hugh Gordon Miller at the Annual Lincoln Dinner of the Republican Club of the City of New York

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.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-02-12

Remarks of President Roosevelt at Athens, Tennessee

Remarks of President Roosevelt at Athens, Tennessee

President Roosevelt briefly addresses the crowd gathered in Athens, Tennessee, saying he is glad to see East Tennessee improving with growing cities, manufacturing, railroads, and universities like the nearby Grant University (now Tennessee Wesleyan University). However, he is even more pleased to see men and women of character and honesty.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-08