Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

Theodore Roosevelt sends Frederick W. Whitridge an edition from The Outlook with his article on the Courts and social progress. Roosevelt believes that a person has the right to criticize a court that decides against him, a belief he thinks the country will have to adopt. He considers the court doctrines proposed by Supreme Court justices Oliver Wendell Homes Jr. and J. Mckenna to be enough to solve the problem, though he is unsure if they will be adopted.

Comments and Context

The article mentioned in the letter by Theodore Roosevelt, “Judges and Progress,” is from January 6, 1912.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Theodore Roosevelt finds that the Lodge and Root resolutions for the treaties make them meaningless, as they should be. He asks John Callan O’Laughlin to thank James Keeley.

Comments and Context

The Root Resolution, passed on March 14, 1912, allowed the President to “use the United States military to prohibit the exportation of arms to any country where conditions of domestic violence exist.” (NYT article – 3/15/1912)

The Lodge Resolution is related to the later Lodge Collorary, ratified in 1912, that made it so corporations or associations from foreign nations could not control land in the Western hemisphere “as to give that government practical power of control for national purposes.” The treaties referred to in the letter are likely the arbitration treaties being discussed between the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.

President Roosevelt issues a proclamation setting aside lands containing the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River as a National Monument using the Antiquities Act of 1906. The Proclamation includes a map showing the overlap of the Grand Canyon National Monument and Grand Canyon National Forest, which will coexist.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1908-01-11

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-02-19

Creator(s)

Gleason, Patrick J. (Patrick Jerome), 1844-1901

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-03-11

Creator(s)

Cooper, Charles L. (Charles Lawrence), 1845-1919

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-03-31

Creator(s)

Collis, Lloyd, 1870-1942

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

George B. Cortelyou explains to Mrs. A. S. Richards that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt does not interfere with governmental affairs. Therefore, he will send Richards’s letter to Secretary of War Elihu Root.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-16

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-03-22

Creator(s)

Corbin, Henry Clark, 1842-1909

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

In a letter to Governor General Taft, President Roosevelt expresses his admiration for certain members of the Senate with whom he has been able to work to pass legislation through Congress, but he also makes clear his frustration with others, including those from his home state of New York. Roosevelt concedes that the administration failed to pass tariff relief for the Philippines, and he hopes that Taft will take up the post of Secretary of War when Elihu Root leaves the position.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1903-03-19

Michelle A. Krowl of the Library of Congress presents twenty items from the library’s Theodore Roosevelt Collection. The material, consisting of twelve letters, four other documents, three political cartoons, and a campaign poster, encompass the years 1884 to 1934. Twelve of the documents were penned by Roosevelt, and Krowl provides context and background for each item while including quotes from the document in her description. The twenty items are preceded by a short introductory essay by Krowl which includes two photographs of the Library of Congress.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2021

In a letter to his friend and novelist Owen Wister, President Roosevelt reviews his recently won election victory in the presidential contest of 1904. Roosevelt highlights some of the accomplishments of his first term and notes that his Democratic opponent, Alton B. Parker, proved to be a poor candidate. Roosevelt expresses gratitude for members of his Cabinet, and he believes that he won the election because of the support of ordinary citizens.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1904-11-19

Wharton Barker, during recent testimony in front of the Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce, alleged that he had been told that financiers supported Theodore Roosevelt in the 1904 election because he had made a bargain on the railroad question. Barker additionally alleged that Roosevelt was made aware of the impending 1907 financial crisis, but did not act to save the country. Senators present at the meeting were skeptical of Barker’s claims.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-29

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-01-07

Creator(s)

Robinson, Joseph

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-01-07

Creator(s)

Corbin, Henry Clark, 1842-1909

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Pearl Wight encourages J. R. Thornton to amend the Arbitration Treaty Bill with Senator Elihu Root’s amendment and then pass it because it will be able to prevent many wars in the future. Wight compares international arbitration to businessmen settling their disputes with compromise rather than long lawsuits.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-12-15

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1900-12-17

Creator(s)

Smith, George L., 1864-

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

This pamphlet is a long list of reasons to reelect President Roosevelt. It outlines Roosevelt’s personal virtues and successful political record, as well as that of the Republican Party.

Comments and Context

In his letter to Theodore Roosevelt, John O. Haynie says he printed thousands of this leaflet and distributed them in several states during Roosevelt’s campaign for president. Haynie sends it to Roosevelt in 1911 but it was probably created in 1904.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

President Roosevelt discusses literature and a visit from his friends from North Dakota, the Sewall family and Mrs. Dow and her son. He lists all the attractions they saw in Washington, D.C., and who they met. Roosevelt relates that he has a cold but is very busy, and met the new French ambassador.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1903-02-08

Draft of a speech prepared by Theodore Roosevelt to deliver before the 1912 Republican Convention in Chicago, Illinois. He believes the nominating votes have been fixed in President Taft’s favor and refuses to accept any nomination from the convention. Roosevelt announces he will run on a progressive platform.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-06

William Stephen Devery and a saloon known as “the pump” have returned to the Democratic party with fanfare. Although the article points out that Devery had previously been removed from the Democratic party, his return has been greeted warmly by high-ranking party officials including Thomas Taggart and Norman Edward Mack. Other articles on this page include commentary on vice presidential candidate Henry Gassaway Davis’s age, the delay in the opening of the subway system, and the inspection of the boat, the Grand Republic.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-03