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We grow wiser as we grow older

We grow wiser as we grow older

A large female figure labeled “Enlightenment” pushes open doors labeled “Pan-American Exposition” and knocks out of the way an old woman labeled “Sabbatarian Fanatic” and a man labeled “Sabbatarian Bigot” who were attempting to prevent the Exposition from opening on Sunday. Caption: The managers of the Buffalo Exposition have decided to open it on Sunday.

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Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1901-05-01

Letter from Frank Harper to S. Janette Reynolds

Letter from Frank Harper to S. Janette Reynolds

In response to S. Janette Reynolds’s request, Frank Harper summarizes Theodore Roosevelt’s views on the temperance movement. Roosevelt supports the initiative and referendum which will allow a majority of each state to decide on temperance. He is opposed to the shipping of liquor into states that have prohibited it as he favors the “enforcement of every law on the statute book.” As an example, Harper points to Roosevelt’s enforcement of the blue laws when he was the Police Commissioner of New York City.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-10-02

Creator(s)

Harper, Frank, 1882-1971

Letter from John A. Chamberlain to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John A. Chamberlain to Theodore Roosevelt

John A. Chamberlain asks Theodore Roosevelt to express his support for upholding and enforcing The Sunday Law in Cleveland, Ohio. A report from the Baptist Brotherhood of Cleveland found two thousand saloons remain open on Sundays despite the law, and the mayor, Herman C. Baehr, and Director of Public Safety in Cleveland have not addressed these transgressions.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-22

Creator(s)

Chamberlain, John A., 1874-1949

Letter from Seth B. Strong to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Seth B. Strong to Theodore Roosevelt

Postmaster Seth B. Strong sends Theodore Roosevelt a letter from the City Pastors Association of Houston, Texas. While they are not asking that Roosevelt comment directly on the effort in Houston to close post offices on Sundays, they feel that it is in line with Roosevelt’s previous addresses on ‘Civic Righteousness.’ Strong tells Roosevelt of the pastors’ plans to speak to their congregations on the subject on March 19.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-09

Creator(s)

Strong, Seth B. (Seth Bates), 1851-1913

Letter from E. Sinclair Smith to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from E. Sinclair Smith to Theodore Roosevelt

E. Sinclair Smith, of the Houston City Pastors’ Association, welcomes Theodore Roosevelt to the city. The Pastors’ Association and the Post Office are about to begin a campaign to advocate for closing post office buildings on Sunday, and Smith asks if Roosevelt would consider speaking a few words on behalf of this cause.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-03-07

Creator(s)

Smith, E. Sinclair (Ed Sinclair), 1858-1938

Roosevelt-Keane mass meeting

Roosevelt-Keane mass meeting

Program for a mass meeting “In the Interests of the Enforcement of Laws and a Proper Respect for the Lord’s Day.” Speakers include Bishop John J. Keane, president of the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and New York City Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt. Program includes copies of the invitations extended to Roosevelt and Keane, proceedings of the meeting, and the text of the speeches.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1895-09-11

Creator(s)

Unknown

“In the interest of labor and morality”

“In the interest of labor and morality”

On the left, many businessmen and women appear in stocks and pillories for such offenses as serving guests wine on Sunday, “for shaving on Sunday,” “for delivering ice on Sunday,” “for selling a glass of beer on Sunday,” “for blacking shoes on Sunday,” and “for working the growler on Sunday.” A notice states, “Behold the Punishment of the Wicked Sabbath Breaker. Let All Evil Doers Beware.” On the right is a group of New York legislators dressed as Puritans, including Lieutenant Governor Charles T. “Saxton,” Thomas C. “Platt,” Jacob M. “Patterson,” Hamilton “Fish,” Frederick S. “Gibbs,” Warner “Miller,” Governor Levi P. “Morton,” Chauncey M. “Depew,” and Jacob S. “Fassett.” Caption: The glorious revival of blue Sundays, stocks and pillories, that our good Republican Puritans are trying to bring about.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-10-16

Creator(s)

Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905

A rational law, or – Tammany

A rational law, or – Tammany

The owner of a wine and beer store puts up a sign that states, “As long as it is the law it shall be enforced, Theo. Roosevelt.” A man representing Tammany Hall implies that if Tammany men were running the government, there might be ways to get around the laws without having to repeal them. Caption: Tammany–Goin’ to wait till dem reformers repeal dat law, are yer? Put me back and you won’t need to repeal! See?

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-07-24

Creator(s)

Taylor, Charles Jay, 1855-1929

Father Knickerbocker’s next job

Father Knickerbocker’s next job

Father Knickerbocker, a symbolic figure for New York City, tosses an old man with a long beard out of a building labeled “N.Y. City.” Papers labeled “Anti Local Option, Blue Laws, Hayseed Legislation, [and] Anti Home Rule Laws” fall out of his hat labeled “Hayseed Legislator.” Sitting on the ground outside the building is Richard Croker, the Tammany Hall boss, rubbing his head. The State House labeled “Albany” is visible in the distance. Caption: He got rid of Tammany rule, and now, if he gets rid of Hayseed rule, he will be ready for home rule.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-08-28

Creator(s)

Hutchins, Frank Marion, approximately 1867-1896

He never could stand prosperity

He never could stand prosperity

A “Hayseed” legislator wearing a hat labeled “N.Y. Republican Party” sits in a stupor on a large jug labeled “Raines Law,” holding a large wine bottle labeled “Hayseed Legislation.” He is slumped against a wall labeled “Albany,” with a bottle of alcohol at his feet labeled “Progressive Inheritance Tax,” and a bottle in his coat pocket labeled “Black’s Civil Service Bill.” The figure may represent Frank Swett Black, governor of New York. A man wearing a cap labeled “Tammany” is pulling papers labeled “Greater New York Patronage” from inside the coat of the legislator.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1897-05-26

Creator(s)

Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905

Mrs. Partington outdone

Mrs. Partington outdone

A woman labeled “Blue Law Enforcement” stands on the shore of the ocean, using a broom labeled “Raids on Gambling Houses” to sweep puddles labeled “Police Graft” and “Gambling House Profits” back into the ocean as a wave labeled “The Tendency of Man to Gamble” rolls toward shore. Caption: Municipal Reformer — I’ll push this ocean back if it takes me a thousand years!

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1912-08-21

Creator(s)

Glackens, L. M. (Louis M.), 1866-1933