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Sibley, Joseph Crocker, 1850-1926

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Letter from Joseph Gurney Cannon to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Joseph Gurney Cannon to Theodore Roosevelt

Speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon tells President Roosevelt that he did not know of Roosevelt’s suggestions before delivering his speech, but he still thinks the speech was close to Roosevelt’s proposal. Cannon describes the part of his speech that spoke about tariff revision and explains his thoughts on when the matter should be broached by the Republican Party. He also shares the pressure within his home state of Illinois for him to run for President in 1908 and drop out of the House of Representatives now.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-17

Creator(s)

Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926

Excerpt of letter from Joseph Crocker Sibley

Excerpt of letter from Joseph Crocker Sibley

In a transcribed letter purportedly from Pennsylvania Representative Joseph Crocker Sibley to an unknown recipient, Sibley describes a meeting with an unnamed senator, Mr. B., who is against the policies regarding corporations of President Roosevelt and Secretary of Commerce and Labor James Rudolph Garfield, and can make a courageous argument against them on the floor of the Senate. In a postscript, Sibley says Mr. B. approves of the government fixing railroad rates, but against a separate court for this purpose.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-26

Creator(s)

Unknown

“Much ado about nothing”

“Much ado about nothing”

A marching band plays in front of the “Headquarters of the New Silver Party” next to a notice that states, “Now is the time to join – Step right in,” and a poster that states, “Triumph of the New Silver Party.” Joseph C. Sibley is sitting at a desk in the “headquarters” next to a notice that states “For President Jos. C. Sibley.” Members of the band are identified as “Stewart, Bland, [and] Gen. Warner.”

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-04-03

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

A down-hill movement

A down-hill movement

A wagon labeled “Free Silver” is filled with a group of “free silver” supporters identified as “Tillman, Boies, Sheehan, Bland, Blackburn, Bryan, Sewall, Pattison, Sibley, Jones, Geo. Fred Williams, Peffer, [and] Altgeld.” Tillman holds a pitchfork with flag labeled “Repudiation” and Altgeld holds a burning torch. The wagon had been harnessed to a mule wearing a halter labeled “Democracy.” It has broken loose and is gathering speed as it rolls backwards down a hill. Caption: Silver Lunatics–Hip, hip, hurrah! Just see how much faster we are going since we cut loose!

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896-08-12

Creator(s)

Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929