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Director Wilkie writes to Benjamin F. Barnes regarding plans for President Roosevelt’s trip to Syracuse and the attendance of representatives.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-08-25
In a recent speech, Representative Humphreys suggested that some Southerners would be willing to accept a reduction of their representation in Congress in return for a repeal of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution. Humphreys portrayed the amendment as an “incubus” that was sapping the South’s liberties. The article’s creator faults Humphreys for his ignorance and states that the Fifteenth Amendment will never be repealed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1903-06