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Editorial regarding the Election of 1908

Draft of an editorial describing a meeting between Frederick Morgan Davenport, a professor at Hamilton College, and Secretary of War William H. Taft. Davenport compares the current political and economic climate with that in 1812, with the patriotic and commercial interests at cross-purposes. The author trusts that the popular interests will prevail over the commercial ones, and goes on to relay Davenport’s thoughts on the election chances of both Taft and New York Governor Charles Evans Hughes.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-13

An appeal to the president

An article by Thomas E. Watson rails against the efforts of national bankers to replace the the Department of the Treasury issued notes which had historically been used to combat inflation with their own bank notes. Such a practice would give private banks full control over the financial state of the country and would only increase bankers’ wealth at the expense of the economy. Should President Roosevelt allow this to happen, he would prove himself a hypocrite and incapable of living up to his promises to fight the “malefactors of wealth” in the United States.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-10

Note from John M. Schick

Reverend Schick relates a reported incident that occurred in the late 1870s. During the War of 1812, Admiral Hillyar of the HMS Phoebe captured the USS Essex. Several decades later, a subsequent American ship, also named Essex, visited Plymouth, England, and hosted Hillyar’s elderly widow.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-02-19

Address of Hugh Gordon Miller at the Annual Lincoln Dinner of the Republican Club of the City of New York

Hugh Gordon Miller addresses the Annual Lincoln Dinner of the Republican Club of the City of New York. He jokes about his previous speaking engagement in New York. He describes the historical and contemporary relationship between Virginians and New York. He celebrates the rebuilt union of states. Miller reviews the accomplishments of the United States and New South since the American Civil War. He teases about Kentucky’s politics. He pays tribute to Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, William McKinley, and Rough Riders. Miller regrets that the South is aligned with the Democratic Party and calls on Republicans in the North to help settle “the problem of the suffrage and of the races.” Miller concludes with a vision of the ideal United States. Club President Henry Edwin Tremain introduces Senator John M. Thurston.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-02-12

Colonel Roosevelt’s speech at Police Lieutenants Benevolent Association dinner – Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York – February 23rd, 1918

Theodore Roosevelt says to be successful in the present, America must model herself after the leaders of the past such as Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. There are two ways to do this, he says, by embracing Americanism and military preparedness, which are also exemplified by the New York Police Force (for whom the speech was prepared). All American citizens, regardless of ethnicity or national origin, must give their undivided loyalty to America. The country will be better prepared in the future if it institutes a universal military draft. Note: This speech was not delivered due to illness.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1918-02-24

Speech – September 5th, 1917 – Columbia County Fair

Typed draft with edits of Theodore Roosevelt’s speech at the Columbia County Fair. Roosevelt says that while America is a melting pot of many cultures, it is still a single country. He calls for all citizens to be united under one flag and one language. He condemns Germany’s actions during the war and says anyone that does not fully support the United States is a traitor. Americans have an obligation to be loyal to their country and to demand justice for all men regardless of social class. The country needs to be better prepared for war in the future.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-09-05

Speech – September 5, 1917 – Columbia County Fair

Typed draft with handwritten edits of Theodore Roosevelt’s speech at the Columbia County Fair. Roosevelt says that while America is a melting pot of many cultures, it is still a single country. He calls for all citizens to be united under one flag and one language. He condemns Germany’s actions during the war and says anyone that does not fully support the United States is a traitor. Americans have an obligation to be loyal to their country and to demand justice for all men regardless of social class. The country needs to be better prepared for war in the future.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-09-05

Remarks of President Roosevelt at Statesville, North Carolina

President Roosevelt briefly addresses the crowd gathered at Statesville, North Carolina, saying he is glad to see the region’s industrial development. He says that the men of North Carolina are real men and the women are real women, using an anecdote from the War of 1812 to make the point. He says that all men, especially the president, should travel so they will see that good citizens are the same all over while sectional differences are trivial.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edwin Lawrence Godkin

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt left the New York Police Department because there was nothing left for him to accomplish in the “preposterous system.” He has always been interested in the Navy and looks forward to applying some of his “pet theories.” Roosevelt would like to discuss naval and foreign policy with Edwin Lawrence Godkin. Original and copy.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1897-07-24

Letter from Albert Gleaves to Theodore Roosevelt

Albert Gleaves asks President Roosevelt to read the proofs of his book Captain James Lawrence, U.S. Navy, which will be ready around the first of January. He wants Roosevelt’s criticism and requests an introduction for the book because of his connection to the War of 1812 through a previous book.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-11-29

Letter from Electus D. Litchfield to Theodore Roosevelt

Electus D. Litchfield follows up previous correspondence between his mother and President Roosevelt regarding the conduct of his great-grandfather, William S. Cox, during the War of 1812 and includes material for Roosevelt to review. Cox is unfavorably mentioned in Roosevelt’s book The Naval War of 1812 and Litchfield hopes this can be revised in subsequent editions.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-12-30

Letter from Stephen Bleecker Luce to Theodore Roosevelt

Admiral Luce commends Theodore Roosevelt on his Naval War of 1812 as “the very highest authority we have on the subject.”

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1888-02-13

Second War between the United States of America and Great Britain

Excerpt from the Second War between the United States of America and Great Britain, regarding the court-martial and later acquittal of Lieutenant William S. Cox in the loss of the USS Chesapeake during the War of 1812.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1846