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Edwin C. Eckel would like to help the progressive cause. He offers his geological expertise to counteract accusations from Augustus Owsley Stanley regarding the ore monopoly of Tennessee Coal and Iron.
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1912-06-23
John J. Eagan sends Theodore Roosevelt a circular letter from a bank in Alabama that represents the views of the South’s leading financial interests. He spent time in Birmingham, Alabama, in the fall of 1907 and recalls the rumors about the financial condition of Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.
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1911-12-09
Everett P. Wheeler is upset with the government’s attack on Theodore Roosevelt for his actions regarding the acquisition of the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railway Company.
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1911-10-27
Harry Worcester Smith commends Theodore Roosevelt’s “clean cut, open stand” in the Tennessee Coal and Iron matter. He warns that events leading up to 1916 will climax, and America will need Roosevelt more than ever.
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1911-08-26
Alford Warriner Cooley shares with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt how much he enjoyed the clippings detailing Theodore Roosevelt’s testimony before the Senate investigative committee regarding the acquisition of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company. He agrees entirely with Roosevelt’s ideas, especially those concerning governmental control of large corporations. However, the issue of restoring competition remains. Cooley and his wife, Susan Dexter Dalton Cooley, enjoyed seeing the “charming and delightful” Kermit Roosevelt. The doctor gave Cooley a clean bill of health, although he intends to rest for a few months before returning to work.
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1911-08-20
James A. Sleicher sends Theodore Roosevelt a marked copy of Leslie’s Weekly that might interest him. He is glad Roosevelt has not forgotten how to hit hard as he did before the committee investigating the acquisition of Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company.
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1911-08-16
Gilbert B. Daniels sends Theodore Roosevelt a clipping, giving his opinion of William Randolph Hearst’s attack against Roosevelt’s involvement in the United States Steel Corporation’s acquisition of the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company.
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1911-08-14
William J. Leary compliments Theodore Roosevelt for “being a man of action” regarding his appearance before the investigation committee concerning the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company.
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1911-08-12
George A. Carden, a citizen interested in honest governmental administration, expresses his “unqualified endorsement” of Theodore Roosevelt’s actions regarding the purchase of the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company following his “lucid explanation” to the investigating committee.
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1911-08-12
Charles E. Hunter sends Theodore Roosevelt an article “absolutely made out of whole cloth.” He includes a typewritten copy of his response to the editor and the published version, which differs significantly. Hunter denies meeting a man called “Phillips” and assures Roosevelt he never talked to anyone about the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company merger.
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1911-08-10
Alexander Pollock Moore congratulates Theodore Roosevelt for his testimony before the House Committee regarding the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company. He assures many across the country share his feelings and want Roosevelt “back where you belong” as president in 1912.
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1911-08-09
Representative Madison describes Theodore Roosevelt’s testimony before the investigating committee regarding the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company acquisition as “bully.” However, he does not like the precedent of having ex-presidents testify before Senate investigative committees.
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1911-08-09
Jesse H. Wise has always supported Theodore Roosevelt. However, Wise did not like his testimony before the Stanley Committee regarding the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company.
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1911-08-07
Albert H. Walker commends Theodore Roosevelt’s testimony before the committee regarding the acquisition of the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company. However, he fears Elbert H. Gary and Henry Clay Frick were not frank with Roosevelt in 1907 and discusses why. Had Walker testified to the committee, he would have said there was no violation of the Sherman Law.
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1911-08-07
Oren C. Tarbox thanks Theodore Roosevelt for his strong words before the Stanley Committee regarding the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company. He finds it refreshing for a public man to speak without reservation and hopes to vote for Roosevelt.
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1911-08-07
Richard Wilson Knott sends Theodore Roosevelt an article about the purchase of the Tennessee Coal, Iron, and Railroad Company. He acknowledges Roosevelt’s partial endorsement of Judge Elbert H. Gary’s proposal that the government can fix the price of any commodity. However, he disagrees with this notion and believes the solution is to relieve the American market from outside forces that determine prices. Knott agrees with Roosevelt about the necessity of additional legislation like the Sherman Act but warns against the “tyranny of the bureaucrat.” He asks Roosevelt to reconsider his position on the issue.
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1911-08-04
Norman C. Raff believes that Theodore Roosevelt acted correctly in regard to the purchase of Tennessee Coal and Iron Company by the United States Steel Corporation given the information he had in 1907. He compares Roosevelt’s actions to those of Grover Cleveland in trying to mitigate the 1893 Panic by selling government bonds to a syndicate.
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1911-08-05
Samuel H. Barker sends Theodore Roosevelt a clipping of the article he wrote of Roosevelt’s testimony before the Stanley Committee. He is glad he heard Roosevelt’s position on the Tennessee Coal and Iron deal. Barker still feels Roosevelt “made a terrible blunder.”
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1911-08-07
Arthur B. Farquhar congratulates Theodore Roosevelt on his testimony before the Stanley Committee about the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company. As a businessman, Farquhar endorses Roosevelt’s statements, especially regarding attacks on corporations and trusts. He encloses James Rudolph Garfield’s speech at State College, which received tremendous applause when referring to Roosevelt.
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1911-08-07
James Rudolph Garfield is pleased with Theodore Roosevelt’s statement regarding the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company and sends an editorial from the Cleveland Leader. He hopes Ernest Abbott told Roosevelt his idea. Some Ohio Republicans feel William H. Taft should not have a solid delegation from the state. Garfield comments on Controller Bay, Alaska, and likes Roosevelt’s drafted statement on the matter.
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1911-08-07