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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Gurney Cannon

President Roosevelt tells Speaker of the House Cannon what he said to Representative James E. Watson in his letter to him last year, and stresses he was “speaking for the Republican Party and for the Republican majority in Congress.” Roosevelt hopes the House of Representatives will soon pass a bill addressing railway employees and limiting their hours of employment.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-16

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Peters Hepburn

President Roosevelt would like Representative Hepburn to explain why the legislation shortening hours worked by railroad employees has stalled in committee. Roosevelt publicly promised that he would enact such legislation, and is eager to have it passed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-14

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Gurney Cannon

President Roosevelt wants Speaker Cannon to explain the stall of the passage of the bill limiting railroad employees’ hours of service, and to know how he can assist. As it was part of their platform in the last election, Roosevelt feels that should Congress fail to pass such a law the Republican Party would be seen to have breached the voters’ trust.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-06