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Letter from Charles Fremont Amidon to Milton Dwight Purdy

Letter from Charles Fremont Amidon to Milton Dwight Purdy

Judge Amidon asks Judge Purdy about where he can find the full speech that President Roosevelt gave at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Amidon explains that he will be delivering the address at the next meeting of the American Bar Association, and he would like to speak to the recent criticisms of Roosevelt and Secretary of State Elihu Root. He quotes a variety of former politicians and justices to make the point that state issues have become important on a national scale. Amidon believes the Constitution should be interpreted liberally and “should respond only to the deep, abiding, organic things of the nation’s life.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-08

Address of Hugh Gordon Miller at the Annual Lincoln Dinner of the Republican Club of the City of New York

Address of Hugh Gordon Miller at the Annual Lincoln Dinner of the Republican Club of the City of New York

Hugh Gordon Miller addresses the Annual Lincoln Dinner of the Republican Club of the City of New York. He jokes about his previous speaking engagement in New York. He describes the historical and contemporary relationship between Virginians and New York. He celebrates the rebuilt union of states. Miller reviews the accomplishments of the United States and New South since the American Civil War. He teases about Kentucky’s politics. He pays tribute to Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, William McKinley, and Rough Riders. Miller regrets that the South is aligned with the Democratic Party and calls on Republicans in the North to help settle “the problem of the suffrage and of the races.” Miller concludes with a vision of the ideal United States. Club President Henry Edwin Tremain introduces Senator John M. Thurston.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-02-12

Speech of the President at Asheville, North Carolina

Speech of the President at Asheville, North Carolina

President Roosevelt reminds the crowd in Asheville, North Carolina, of the state’s connection to American history. He mentions his recent visits to the battlegrounds at Chickamauga and Chattanooga and says no citizen can visit them without becoming a better American. He discusses his multi-state journey, saying it is a good thing for a president to travel so he can see that sectional and class differences are trivial. He notes how military arms and tactics may change but the necessary spirit of the good soldier remains the same; so too may laws and constitutions change, but Americans must always possess the qualities of good citizens: honesty, courage, and common sense. He concludes by reminding the crowd that all Americans are part of the government.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-09

Remarks of President Roosevelt at Statesville, North Carolina

Remarks of President Roosevelt at Statesville, North Carolina

President Roosevelt briefly addresses the crowd gathered at Statesville, North Carolina, saying he is glad to see the region’s industrial development. He says that the men of North Carolina are real men and the women are real women, using an anecdote from the War of 1812 to make the point. He says that all men, especially the president, should travel so they will see that good citizens are the same all over while sectional differences are trivial.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-09

Remarks of the President at Salisbury, North Carolina

Remarks of the President at Salisbury, North Carolina

President Roosevelt tells the crowd at Salisbury, North Carolina, that it is good for Americans, especially the president, to travel, for it teaches one that sectional and class differences are trivial while good citizenship is the same everywhere. He praises the industrial growth of North Carolina and Tennessee, saying it will bring about prosperity for Americans in all sections. He adds that good laws can help this progress, but that no law can create prosperity without a hard-working citizenry possessing wisdom, honesty, perseverance, and courage. He concludes by saying he believes in the people of the region.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-09

Remarks of President Roosevelt at Greensboro, North Carolina

Remarks of President Roosevelt at Greensboro, North Carolina

President Roosevelt tells the crowd that he has enjoyed his visit to North Carolina and Tennessee, especially in seeing its industrial growth. Referencing the depression of 1893, he says that the sections of the country share in times of prosperity and suffering, that good and bad times “do not stop for state lines.” Roosevelt states that the government cannot make every individual prosper but that it can give the chance to prosper to everyone who possesses honesty, bravery, and common sense. He notes North Carolina’s natural advantages, but says that character is even more important. To conclude, Roosevelt predicts that the region will be one of the world’s most prosperous within the next fifty years and that the people will work hard to achieve this reality.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-09

Remarks of President Roosevelt at Danville, Virginia

Remarks of President Roosevelt at Danville, Virginia

President Roosevelt tells the crowd he is glad to see them but wishes he could have passed through in daylight to see their “grand and beautiful historic state.” He says he will visit Virginia again soon. Referring to his journey through North Carolina and Tennessee, Roosevelt says that all Americans, especially the president, should travel and see that sectional differences are trivial while American similarities are fundamental. He states that Americans will rise or fall together. Roosevelt concludes by recognizing the special relationship Virginia has with American history in peacetime and war.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-09