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Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft writes to President Roosevelt about a controversy involving the Schuykill Arsenal, under contract to provide uniforms. It has been charged that the seamstresses are overpaid because they are veterans’ widows and children. Taft dismisses this charge. The arsenal won the contract by bidding lowest. However, as enlisted men must purchase their uniforms, Taft is concerned about the ethics involved in the current pricing contract supporting one group’s profits. Taft is concerned about the cost of the uniforms, which are paid for by the enlisted men.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-17

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Letter from John Charles Black to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John Charles Black to Theodore Roosevelt

John Charles Black, president of the Civil Service Commission, informs President Roosevelt that the question of favored classes has led many different groups to appeal for exceptions or special treatment. Black notes that it is difficult to make an exception for one person without making exceptions for everyone and requests that Roosevelt make a decision on how to proceed.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-06

Creator(s)

Black, John Charles, 1849-1915

An earnest appeal for the maintenance of the national honor and the suppression of sectionalism, repudiation and mob rule

An earnest appeal for the maintenance of the national honor and the suppression of sectionalism, repudiation and mob rule

Major General Sickles urges United States military veterans to set aside partisan differences to oppose the election of the Democratic Party’s candidate for the 1896 presidential election, William Jennings Bryan. Sickles primarily denounces Bryan on the issue of replacing the gold standard with a looser silver standard, which will, according to Sickles, allow debtors to pay off creditors and government bonds with less valuable currency, defrauding many veterans and army widows of the value of their pensions. Sickles considers this an unconstitutional attack on the public credit, a move towards Populist mob-rule. Sickles also accuses Bryan of encouraging the type of sectionalism that sparked the American Civil War. Although Sickles identifies as a Democrat himself, he denounces the platform and candidate, Bryan, approved at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, and voices support for the Republican Candidate, William McKinley.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1896-07

Creator(s)

Sickles, Daniel Edgar, 1819-1914