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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt asks Attorney General Bonaparte to tell him the facts of a grand jury investigation concerning Charles F. Brooker. Roosevelt is concerned for his friend and Assistant United State Attorney, Alford Warriner Cooley, and asks Bonaparte if he can be given sixty days pay before ending his service. Roosevelt also asks for Bonaparte’s opinion on a letter from Emory Speer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-14

Speer agrees with president

Speer agrees with president

Judge Emory Speer of Georgia seems to be of the opinion that President Roosevelt “did not proceed without authority and certainly not without precedent” when he discharged without honor the African American troops involved in the “shooting up” of Brownsville, Texas, comparing the situation to an incident involving George Washington and the “Connecticut Light Horse” militia. Speer notes that the language of Article 5 of the Federal Constitution suggests that a “different method of punishment” can be inflicted by the President when crimes are committed by members of land and naval forces.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-09

Judge Speer on the race problem

Judge Speer on the race problem

The writer summarizes Judge Speer’s statement to a grand jury in Savannah, Georgia, regarding efforts to “solve the negro problem and restore the good name of the South.” Speer discusses how racial conflict increases crime and hinders criminal investigations.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas E. Watson

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas E. Watson

President Roosevelt tells Thomas E. Watson he is unsure what to do about Captain John M. Barnes. The president previously acted on Judge Emory Speer’s positive statements regarding Barnes, but now Roosevelt is not sure how to proceed. He hopes Watson can come and discuss some matters about Georgia with him. While Roosevelt and Watson do not agree on a number of fundamental points, Roosevelt believes Watson to be “fearless, disinterested, and incorruptible.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-30

Letter from William H. Fleming to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William H. Fleming to Theodore Roosevelt

Politician and orator William H. Fleming believes President Roosevelt wishes “to do the best thing possible for the whole country, including our Southern white people, and not excluding the negroes.” Many Georgia locals agree with outspoken men like T. W. Hardwick though the South owes no allegiance to the 14th and 15th Amendment. South Carolina politician Coleman Livingston Blease has argued against education for African Americans and called for the university in Orangeburg to be torn down. Fleming asks Roosevelt if the government can make a statement of clarity regarding the amendments to help “check the riotous tendency down here.” Fleming believes that any man not willing to commit to the Constitution and its amendments should be stripped of their seat and discusses counter efforts against the passage of disenfranchisement laws.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-08-24

Letter from John M. Barnes to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John M. Barnes to Theodore Roosevelt

John M. Barnes informs President Roosevelt that Harry Stillwell Edwards borrowed $400 from him, and despite Barnes’s best efforts, Edwards has still not repaid the full amount. Being a poor man, he cannot afford this loss. Barnes also complains of Judge Emory Speer, who he says has “pursued [him] with such implacable revenge” that no one will hire Barnes in Georgia. He is selling his property in hopes of returning to New York where he once held a good position.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-03-15