Monopolies--U.S. states

Henry Cabot Lodge spoke with Attorney General Moody about the platform he is preparing for the Republican State Convention. During their conversation, Lodge learned that President Roosevelt is thinking about appointing Democratic Judge Horace H. Lurton to the Supreme Court. Lodge has strong feelings that the Republican Party should only appoint Republican judges. As a Hamiltonian in his beliefs on the Constitution, he worries about appointing a “strict constructionist who inherits the separatist tradition.” Lodge concludes with some comments about William Jennings Bryan, the beef trust, and “the silver question,” also called bimetallism.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-01

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

Senator Lodge writes to President Roosevelt sharing his opinions about a letter by Harvard President Eliot. Senator Tillman requested that Lodge contact Roosevelt for a discussion regarding Senator Cullom. Lodge goes on to mention thoughts on the Standard Oil Company and their monopoly.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-22

Creator(s)

Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924

This article celebrates the McKinley Bridge opening on November 10, 1910. The new McKinley Bridge benefits people traveling to and from St. Louis, Missouri, increases access to trade, and will not charge extra toll expenses.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910

Creator(s)

Unknown

President Roosevelt speaks to a crowd in Wheeling, West Virginia. After thanking and praising native Senator Nathan B. Scott for the introduction, Roosevelt discusses how America is living in a period of unparalleled prosperity and advancement in the wake of the Industrial Revolution. However, that prosperity comes with its own problems, namely those related to the rise of large, interstate corporations. He encourages the crowd to reject patent solutions or revolutionary reactions to the problems introduced by trusts. Rather, he asserts that the country must evolve, with the federal government regulating corporations, gaining facts and encouraging publicity but not opposing corporations as such. He compares the need to adapt the law to address trusts with the evolution of military arms and tactics; the means may change, but the need for citizen courage, honesty, and character remain.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919