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Charles Emory Smith encloses a letter discussing unspecified points of President Roosevelt’s domestic policy. Smith suggests more of his foreign policy should be clarified and assures Roosevelt he has not discussed these issues with anyone else.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-06
Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte did not agree with Henry L. Stimson’s letter. Bonaparte thinks it is particularly important to indict Joseph Pulitzer, as the lesson would be lost without this indictment. “From the standpoint of the public good,” President Roosevelt agrees with Bonaparte. Even though there is less of a chance of successfully indicting Pulitzer, Roosevelt thinks this option is the greater public service than going after easier indictments of Pulitzer’s subordinates.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909-02-10
The Indianapolis News reports on a speech delivered by Governor Winfield T. Durbin at the eighteenth annual old settlers’ reunion in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Durbin spoke on recent tensions between capital and labor in the state and the need for each side to concede something for the general good of the community. The last part of the newspaper page includes other news from within the community.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-08