Truthfulness and falsehood

The unknown author describes a letter circulating in St. Louis purporting to be from Albert Shaw, who is claiming to represent the views of President Roosevelt. The letter claims that Roosevelt is not supporting Folk in his gubernatorial campaign, and that Cyrus Packard “Walbridge is a better man than Folk.” Roosevelt has denied the authenticity of the letter. The author believes the letter to be genuine and plans to editorialize on it in Collier’s Weekly.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-24

Creator(s)

Unknown

Nathan Bijur defends President Roosevelt’s actions and character in response to a political cartoon published in the New York Herald. He was surprised that a dispatch printed in the Herald contained incorrect information about the reason that Roosevelt refused to see a delegation from the National Association of Stationary Engineers. Since Roosevelt can only receive delegations related to public business, Bijur argues that the situation “has not the remotest relation to labor or labor movements.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-17

Creator(s)

Bijur, Nathan, 1862-1930

Nathan Bijur defends President Roosevelt’s actions and character in response to a political cartoon published in the New York Herald. He was surprised that a dispatch printed in the Herald contained incorrect information about the reason that Roosevelt refused to see a delegation from the National Association of Stationary Engineers. Since Roosevelt can only receive delegations related to public business, Bijur argues that the situation “has not the remotest relation to labor or labor movements.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-10

Creator(s)

Bijur, Nathan, 1862-1930

Nathan Bijur informs William Loeb that he has written a letter about a false statement to the editor of the New York Herald. Although Bijur believes that he could force the Herald to publish his letter, he feels this action would be unwise since the Herald has shown signs that it is becoming less inclined to support Judge Alton D. Parker. As a result, Bijur does not want to “force an issue on comparatively less important items.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-11

Creator(s)

Bijur, Nathan, 1862-1930

Representative Dick encloses a letter from Judge Alexander C. Kiskadden concerning charges made against Dr. Henry K. Spooner and Dr. M. A. Campbell. Dick agrees with Kiskadden that “these charges are merely the outgrowth of local factional differences and not inspired for the good of the service.” Dick encourages President Roosevelt not to take action based on the charges.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-08-02

Creator(s)

Dick, Charles, 1858-1945

Alex Kiskadden urges Charles Dick, chairman of the Ohio State Republican Executive Committee, to inform President Roosevelt that the charges against Dr. Spooner and Dr. Campbell of the Tiffin Pension Board are unfounded. Kiskadden gives a history of the attempts to remove these surgeons from the board, explaining that H. L. Wenner, who was a candidate for a position on the board, has made several claims against Spooner and Campbell.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-07-27

Creator(s)

Kiskadden, Alexander C., 1862-1920

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1892 to December 1898. Notable events include the death of Elliott Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt is appointed New York City Police Commissioner, his tenure as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, the Spanish-American War, and Roosevelt’s gubernatorial campaign.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Creator(s)

Moore, Robert J. (Robert John), 1956-; Theodore Roosevelt Association

Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1985

Creator(s)

Moore, Robert J. (Robert John), 1956-; Theodore Roosevelt Association

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt shares with P. H. Cooper that he heard from a cadet who attended the Naval Academy drill last spring that President William McKinley reviewed, who reported that the engineer cadets were in line. Roosevelt wants Cooper to collect three or four similar statements. He thinks Representative Francis Henry Wilson and others are confusing McKinley’s review with another drill. 

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-09-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Frank Basil Tracy informs Theodore Roosevelt the New England Gas & Coke Company matter “is almost ancient history” and the Transcript would not have advertised anything that was “shady,” even if it was brought about by a reputable citizen such as Henry Melville Whitney.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-12

Creator(s)

Tracy, Frank Basil, 1866-1912

President Roosevelt looks at a statue of George Washington with a sign that reads, “George Washington–He could not tell a lie.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-28

In the top left hand corner, “Ananias” and “Munchausen” speak. Ananias says, “Our Congressmen and Senators are poor but honest. To my personal knowledge they would scorn to hire out to trusts and monopolies.” Munchhausen says, “The delicate and retiring modesty of the president would make it impossible for him to assume any authority not given him by the Constitution.” Caption: A–Prominent liars who have inside information regarding fight between President and Congress. In the top right hand corner, two letters are visible. One reads: “My dear Senator, Our Trust is overjoyed at your good work for us in Congress. I enclose check as per your request. Archbold.” The other reads: “My dear Harriman, You and I are practical men. Come and see me after dark and bring some campaign funds. Knock once and whistle three times. T. R.” Caption: B–Important documents which have mysteriously disappeared. In the middle on the left side, “Congress” and President Roosevelt step on “the common people,” who says, “Lemme up. Caption: C–Innocent bystander who is endangered by fight. In the middle on the right side, “Crooked Trusts and Corporations” laughs with arrows pointing to his face. Caption: D–Interested party greatly worried over outcome of fight. (Arrows show expression of anxiety). At the bottom, Roosevelt talks to the “Secret Service Dep’t.” He says, “Meet me in the ruined mill at midnight with evidence against the Senators and Congressmen. Remem-bar-r!” The “Secret Service Dep’t” replies, “I will be ther-r-re!” Caption: F–Scene from forthcoming melodrama entitled “Why Senator Scrubbs Left Home, or No Mother to Guide Him.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-11

In the upper left, there is a “coat of arms.” There is a gloved hand holding a lantern above a banner that reads, “I turn on the dark lantern.” Underneath is a masked, bearded face and a big stick breaking a pitchfork. The coat of arms says, “All men are liars.” In the upper right, Ohio Senator Joseph Benson Foraker holds a President Roosevelt doll. Caption: Foraker takes his turn. On the bottom, South Carolina Senator Benjamin R. Tillman uses his pitchfork to remove the lid of the “White House” pot. Caption: Tillman threatens to lift the lid.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-13

President Roosevelt and Senator “Pitchfork” Benjamin R. Tillman, identifiable by their footwear, Rough Rider leggings and a farmer’s hobnail boots, are buried underneath a pile of trash as they hold up “the big stick” and a pitchfork. Various scraps of paper have words on them: “liar,” “thief,” “fraud,” and “spite work.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-14

President Roosevelt wears his “imperialism” crown and holds his “big stick” as he bounces down the bumps labelled “liars,” “Secret Service,” and “Tillman” of the “Sixtieth Congress.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-18

President Roosevelt holds Illinois Democratic Representative Henry Thomas Rainey over his knee as the president holds up a hot “liar” brand. Rainey holds a paper that reads, “Congressman Rainey’s speech on ‘job’ in the Panama railroad deal.” Roosevelt says, “Always room for one more!” In the background, another man has “liar” branded on his rear end and stands under an “Ananias Club” sign.

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Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-27

President Roosevelt is dressed as Santa Claus and puts “liar” Christmas cards into the “editors stockings.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-08

President Roosevelt uses a “liar” brand on the bottoms of men in the “Ananias Club.” Delavan Smith has just been branded. As Roosevelt holds William MacKay Laffan, the president says, “You for the front rank.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-08

President Roosevelt throws a brick at a man labeled “N. Y. Sun” as a man labeled the “Indianapolis News” runs away. A “newspaper report” is by Roosevelt’s feet.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-10

President Roosevelt fires his “big stick” cannon from the “White House” at the “New York Sun” cannon, which both fire “liar” at one another. The editors of the “Indianapolis News” and “New York World” both load “lies” cannonballs into their cannons, which fire, “You’re another.” William Nelson Cromwell watches near the White House.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-11