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Nicholas Murray Butler sends an article about tariff reform. Richard Watson Gilder wants Butler to write an article about President Roosevelt for the Century magazine. Butler asks Roosevelt’s permission to write it. Butler would use a conversation he and Roosevelt had about the books “busy men” should read as the basis of the article.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-01
Joseph Wharton, a businessman and lobbyist, advises President Roosevelt on tariff revision. Wharton, a member of the Industrial League, does not think a special session of Congress should be called to address the tariff. With the Republican majority in both houses, Wharton believes any debate on the issue can be controlled.
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1904-11-26
Eugene Foss writes to President Roosevelt about an “alleged interview” printed in newspapers. Foss’s views on the tariff were incorrectly attributed to Roosevelt. Foss encloses clippings from Boston newspapers that illustrate his efforts to correct the mistake.
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1904-11-23
Albert Clarke, secretary of the Home Market Club in Boston, wires to President Roosevelt to express concern that tariff revisions may be imminent. Clarke refers to a recent newspaper article on the subject. Clarke discusses reactions in Michigan, and New England, regarding possible reciprocity with Canada.
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1904-11-20
Elihu Root urges President Roosevelt to make tariff revision the first priority of his term. Root wants a special session of Congress to be convened immediately following the inauguration. Root is worried that the Republican Party will be considered incapable if the legislation is not passed before the next election cycle in 1908.
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1904-11-16
John Byrne congratulates President Roosevelt on the recent election results. Byrne is sure that Roosevelt will be one of the greatest presidents ever. He writes about the major issues the president must address.
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1904-11-15
William Emlen Roosevelt gives President Roosevelt his advice on selecting a new Secretary of the Treasury. He tells the president that jealousy among businessmen might undermine their impartiality when offering advice.
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1904-11-14
President Roosevelt throws horseshoes at “honesty.” “Fair Deal” has landed squarely on the stake, and Roosevelt holds another labeled “National honor” in his hand. “Tariff reform,” “equal rights,” and “corporation control” are all on the ground beside him.
The Washington Herald, during Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency, designed itself to be the most Republican newspaper in the capital. To that end it hired someone named Jack H. Smith to carry political-cartoon water in the cause. His concepts were clear, unlike those of other putative cartoonists, although routinely unspectacular.
Message given by President Roosevelt to Congress at the beginning of the second session of the Fifty-seventh Congress in which Roosevelt describes his legislative priorities for the year.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1902
Ansley Wilcox commends President Roosevelt’s policy on the “negro question” and is sorry to hear of the failure of the Philippine tariff bill.
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1903-03-05
The House of Delegates of Puerto Rico submits a resolution to the United States Congress seeking protection for Puerto Rican sugars.
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1902-01-04
President Roosevelt asks Joseph Bucklin Bishop to give his opinion about Roosevelt’s policies and actions. He comments on speeches that he has given and the reactions of various members of Congress. Roosevelt goes on to discuss the tariff question and provides his opinions on the matter. He also mentions the reaction of the press to his response to labor issues surrounding the Union Pacific Railroad.
1903-04-27
The article proposes having a maximum and a minimum tariff.
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1904-12-03
Article reports Theodore Roosevelt’s speech in Hartford, Woodrow Wilson, tariffs and workmen’s compensation.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1912-09-03
The Republicans want protection but they agree that adjustments to tariff schedules are necessary. There has been much change in industries since the last law was passed that changed the tariff. To protect this new business and open new markets, such as in the Philippines, tariff revision is necessary.
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1904-11-16
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Douglas Robinson for his letter and informs him that he has not used the $50,000 yet, as Andrew Carnegie will be providing for expenses. He writes that his payment for the Scribner’s Magazine articles will pay for his and Kermit Roosevelt’s trip.< He mentions that he is glad to have been away from the United States and criticizes the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act.
1909-10-16
John Byrne congratulates President Roosevelt on the recent election results. Byrne is sure that Roosevelt will be one of the greatest presidents ever. He writes about the major issues the president must address. Roosevelt’s notes are at the top of page one.
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1904-11-15
Director of the Boston Museum of Art Edward Robinson writes a letter to the editor of the Herald where he criticizes the United States Treasury Department’s recent decision to tax the frames of imported paintings.
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1904-10-11
Civil Service Commissioner Roosevelt informs his sister Corinne Roosevelt Robinson of his correspondence with their brother, Elliott Roosevelt, and expresses his concern. Roosevelt recounts his daily routines of dining, work, and recreation in Washington, D.C., and mentions a tariff deadlock and his plans to return home for a visit.
1894-08-12
Columbia, holding an apple labeled “1904,” appears as a teacher with students named “Rep. President (looking like Theodore Roosevelt), Rep. Senate, [and] Rep. House.” Beyond her on the board are these questions: “When is a Trust not a Trust? How about Tariff Revision and if so, why? Shall we have reciprocity with other countries?”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904