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Letter from Charles Fremont Amidon to Milton Dwight Purdy

Letter from Charles Fremont Amidon to Milton Dwight Purdy

Judge Amidon asks Judge Purdy about where he can find the full speech that President Roosevelt gave at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Amidon explains that he will be delivering the address at the next meeting of the American Bar Association, and he would like to speak to the recent criticisms of Roosevelt and Secretary of State Elihu Root. He quotes a variety of former politicians and justices to make the point that state issues have become important on a national scale. Amidon believes the Constitution should be interpreted liberally and “should respond only to the deep, abiding, organic things of the nation’s life.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-08

Creator(s)

Amidon, Charles Fremont, 1856-1937

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Owen Wister

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Owen Wister

Until President Roosevelt received Owen Wister’s letter, he was unaware of the anniversary celebration, and does not believe he will accept an invitation. Roosevelt felt that he had to keep quiet about the election of John E. Reyburn as mayor of Philadelphia, as the alternative would have been to take part in every municipal election. Roosevelt thinks, however, that Reyburn is “a rather unusually well-developed type of prize hog.” He also comments on his attendance of the Harrisburg celebration, which he attended with Philander C. Knox, and tells Wister that if he declined to visit state capitals if he did not like the governors or legislatures, he would have a tall order.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge

President Roosevelt asks Senator Lodge to review his speeches, and states that it is best to attack “Hearstism” and “Moranism” without naming anyone. For Roosevelt is aiming his criticism “more at agitators, at corrupt or sinister or foolish visionaries, at reckless slanders in the newspapers and magazines, and at preachers of social unrest and discontent,” rather than any political movement as a whole, because he sees that all matters, of labor or capital, should be met fairly. Roosevelt also shares his thoughts about Republican candidate Charles Evans Hughes and the upcoming election for governor of New York. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-10-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucien Hugh Alexander

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lucien Hugh Alexander

President Roosevelt informs Lucien Hugh Alexander he will allude to James Wilson’s service as statesman during his upcoming speech at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. However, he cannot speak at the Wilson Memorial. Regarding past statesmen, Roosevelt finds no value in attending memorial meetings. Instead, as president and when necessary, Roosevelt feels he should “point a lesson in present day affairs from their lives.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-24

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from John O’Hara Cosgrave to William Loeb

Letter from John O’Hara Cosgrave to William Loeb

Editor John O’Hara Cosgrave surrenders the rights from Everybody’s Magazine in order to see its contents published in a book on the Nature Fakers controversy. He looks forward to the book. He would like President Roosevelt to know that the writer Owen Wister will be covering the overspending scandal in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Cosgrave hopes Wister can adequately cover the topic.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-28

Creator(s)

Cosgrave, John O'Hara, 1866-1947