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Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872

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Letter from Lewis R. Stegman to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Lewis R. Stegman to Theodore Roosevelt

Lewis R. Stegman sees President Roosevelt’s upcoming Memorial Day address as an opportunity to promote “patriotic sentiments” that can be useful during the upcoming Presidential election. Stegman identifies conservative Democrats who support Roosevelt. He discusses Roosevelt’s omission of Civil War General George B. McClellan’s name during the monument dedication at Antietam battlefield.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-06

Lincoln and the referendum

Lincoln and the referendum

George Judson King is quoted as having given a speech in which he related a story about Abraham Lincoln speaking regarding the initiative and referendum, predicting that eventually every state in the union will have those rights, leading to true government by the people. King is additionally quoted as relating conversations he had with Swiss politician Ludwig Forrer regarding why Switzerland adopted direct legislation. William Allen White’s book, The old order changeth, speaks to many similar questions, and can be purchased from the Woodbury Book Co., of Danville, Illinois.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-24