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Theodore Roosevelt writes to John Callan O’Laughlin about the recent appointment of new Cardinals. Roosevelt is disappointed that no one from the Ireland school of thought was appointed.
1911-11-06
Theodore Roosevelt thanks M. Abbott Charles for the kind and interesting letter. Although he did not write the article in The Outlook, he agrees with it. While Spalding and Kane cannot be made cardinals, the writer likely meant that men of their “stamp” should be ordained. Roosevelt sincerely wishes the Catholic Church well. He has only been able to work with a few Protestant clergymen. The clergymen he admires, both Catholic and Protestant, have a combination of serene, lofty spirituality, broadminded charity, and a sincere desire to do good. Archbishop O’Connell is opposite this, and Roosevelt’s non-Catholic friends use him to illustrate the folly of his attitude toward the Catholic church. Despite differences in theology, individuals of different religions can work together for the country’s good. Roosevelt invites Charles to lunch with the editors of The Outlook.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-20
Theodore Roosevelt regrets that The Outlook has already reviewed William Roscoe Thayer’s essays, but in a way that would make them difficult to review again. He notes a paradox regarding different factions of the Catholic Church in America.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-07
Theodore Roosevelt will show Minister Maurice Francis Egan’s letter to Hamilton Mabie, the author of an article in The Outlook. While he is not orthodox, Roosevelt tries to avoid the type of “intensely offensive spiritual pride” that conceits being heterodox. Roosevelt believes greatly in the doctrine of works and knows many men whose doctrinal beliefs are incompatible, yet they can work harmoniously. He strongly condemns religious men who disapprove of the search for scientific truth. Roosevelt found Egan’s conversation with Frederik VIII, King of Denmark, interesting.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-19
President Roosevelt extends his congratulations and good wishes to John H. O’Neil to pass along to Archbishop William O’Connell and the visitors from Japan who will be present at O’Neil’s banquet.
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1906-04-06
John Callan O’Laughlin encloses a note from Lyman Abbott, and presumes The Outlook will take a strong stance on new Catholic cardinals. O’Laughlin discusses the new cardinals and wishes Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt a happy birthday.
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1911-10-31
Ambassador Egan shares with Theodore Roosevelt that Father Daniel E. Hudson, editor of the Ave Maria, is “a most enthusiastic admirer of yours.” He hopes to see Archbishops John J. Keane and John Lancaster Spalding on his upcoming trip. Following this, he wants to meet with Roosevelt and deliver a message from Christian X, Crown Prince of Denmark.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-04-18
As a follow-up to their recent conversation, William Roscoe Thayer sends Theodore Roosevelt a book, instructing him to read the section on Cardinal Gustav Adolf von Hohenlohe and his letter to Pope Leo XIII. He comments on the press criticizing Catholics. Thayer hopes Roosevelt will soon “lift your powerful voice” against the tariff pension.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-01-29
Bellamy Storer writes to President Roosevelt asking him to consider the facts, which Storer has enclosed as a statement of points, regarding his dismissal from diplomatic service. The dismissal was based on the grounds that both Storer’s conduct, in his capacity as an American ambassador, and his wife Maria Longworth Storer’s conduct in Rome, blurred the lines of public office and personal opinion regarding the promotion of Archbishop John Ireland to Cardinal. Storer defends his actions, including full and partial correspondence between those chiefly involved, to prove that he was acting in his public capacity at the request of President Roosevelt, which Roosevelt now denies. Storer is aggrieved that he was dismissed before his letter of resignation could have reached Washington since he was on leave in Egypt at the time he received Roosevelt’s request for his resignation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-11-18