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Letter from John Graham Brooks to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John Graham Brooks to Theodore Roosevelt

John Graham Brooks relates to President Roosevelt a conversation he had at one of the recent meetings of Economic Clubs from all over the New England area. At the Portland, Maine, meeting, the leader of the Massachusetts socialists criticized Roosevelt and his policies. The gentleman claimed that Roosevelt was “embarrassing,” criticized his “new attitude on taxation and coal lands,” and added that the socialists hope a “safe man” becomes his successor.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-23

Creator(s)

Brooks, John Graham, 1846-1938