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President Roosevelt thanks William L. Love for the letter and thought it best not to distinguish between “pilgrim” and “puritan.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-23
On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary informs LeRoy Bisbee that he is unsure which edition of Roosevelt’s works Sir Harry Johnson referred to, noting that both P. F. Collier and the Review of Reviews have published editions. He recommends consulting The Brooklyn Daily Eagle or The New York Times for reports of Roosevelt’s Decoration Day speech and states he cannot identify the Pilgrim and Puritan speech without further details.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-13
Helen J. Kelsey expresses appreciation for Theodore Roosevelt’s article on arbitration and asks for his advice on publishing her own writing. She shares her pride in her patriotic heritage as a descendant of Nathan Dane and William Kelsey.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-08
Secretary of State Root feels President Roosevelt’s Provincetown speech is strong and presents Roosevelt’s view “with great force.” He offers some points of revision, in particular removing the reference to receivership. Root believes they can better discuss the Japanese situation in person than in letters. Overall, Root thinks the tendency leans towards a war occurring several years in the future.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-08
Senator Lodge feels President Roosevelt’s Provincetown speech is strong and sound and offers some points of revision. He warns against using “Puritans” to refer to “Pilgrims.” Lodge shares some of the topics his speech covers, including the control of corporations and the observance of law.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-08-16
On the left, many businessmen and women appear in stocks and pillories for such offenses as serving guests wine on Sunday, “for shaving on Sunday,” “for delivering ice on Sunday,” “for selling a glass of beer on Sunday,” “for blacking shoes on Sunday,” and “for working the growler on Sunday.” A notice states, “Behold the Punishment of the Wicked Sabbath Breaker. Let All Evil Doers Beware.” On the right is a group of New York legislators dressed as Puritans, including Lieutenant Governor Charles T. “Saxton,” Thomas C. “Platt,” Jacob M. “Patterson,” Hamilton “Fish,” Frederick S. “Gibbs,” Warner “Miller,” Governor Levi P. “Morton,” Chauncey M. “Depew,” and Jacob S. “Fassett.” Caption: The glorious revival of blue Sundays, stocks and pillories, that our good Republican Puritans are trying to bring about.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1895-10-16
Draft of a speech with handwritten corrections. President Roosevelt praises the Puritans for their “iron sense of duty” and “will to do the right.” Everyone should strive for a “life of effort” and the Puritan’s descendants must try to shape modern industrial civilization with the same “justice and fair dealing.” These altered conditions call for different laws and government methods, including greater control over business and corporations. Good laws and institutions must also be based on a “high quality of individual citizenship.”
1907-08-20