Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Byrne
President Roosevelt tells Major Byrne that tax revision cannot be undertaken by people who think that the tariff is unconstitutional “robbery.” He acknowledges a shared belief with Byrne that there are “grave inequalities” in the tariff, but he will not make promises he is unable to keep. Roosevelt cares too much about the “color problem” issue to make it a partisan battle, and holds up Democrats and ex-Confederates as examples to this end.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-08-31