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Marcus Alonzo Hanna, as an old sailor sitting on a box on the dock, smokes a pipe and watches a ship labeled “Ship of State” sail out to sea. Caption: “Smash m’ gaff! Who’d ‘a’ thought the old ship could sail like that, without me?”

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Comments and Context

Senator Marcus Alonzo Hanna (R-OH) also served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee in 1903 — honors, enough, perhaps, for many men. But Hanna, an industrialist who entered politics as the virtual amanuensis of William McKinley, his sites had been set higher. For one thing, history (largely through cartoons by Opper, Davenport, et al., depicting “Dollar Mark” as the power behind the throne of McKinley) has distorted Hanna’s role in Republican politics. He was an organizer and financier, and well positioned to run McKinley’s two presidential campaigns.

In response to Theodore Roosevelt’s article in The Outlook, Henry Writt argues strongly against the direct election of senators and the idea of expanding referendum votes. He thinks that more democracy will be bad for America and that increased voting opportunities places undue burden on voters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-02-04

George Otto Trevelyan discusses the books that President Roosevelt sent, and assures him that “trash” is published in England, alongside good old books that are reprinted. He has discovered a newfound love of Cicero. Trevelyan describes his apartment in Rome, and talks about his pleasant experiences with Americans there. He is particularly glad to be near his old friends Ambassador Henry White and his wife.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-12-01

In her draft of a speech in response to her trial on The Woman Rebel dissemination, Margaret Sanger discusses social problems and the manner in which birth control can address these issues and help the working class. Sanger critiques anti-obscenity laws and the notion of birth control education as pornography. She asks whether former President Roosevelt is truly moral for encouraging large families and she is immoral for encouraging small families. Sanger also addresses the charge that her article concerning an assassination attempt incited murder. She includes quotations from well-known ancient orators and writers and also from Roosevelt, claiming that if these writings on assassination are not accused of inciting murder, she should not be accused of such either.

Collection

The Margaret Sanger Papers Project

Creation Date

1916-01