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Bridgeport Evening Farmer in Bridgeport, Connecticut

04 Jan 1909

Page 12

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Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1909

Page

12

Roosevelt Defends Secret Service Use in Congress Probe

President Roosevelt releases a special message defending the use of the Secret Service to investigate crime, arguing that restricting agency power harms law enforcement. He cites land fraud prosecutions and warns the Treasury and other departments would suffer under new limits. He rejects claims of mass corruption among Congress and calls for proper evidence before any charges.

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Roosevelt Defends Secret Service and Calls for Its Growth

In a White House message, Theodore Roosevelt argues for a permanent, centralized secret service in the federal government to combat crime across departments. He cites past prosecutions by agents transferred from the service, warns against hindering its work, and urges Congress to empower and properly fund the service, including placing it under the Department of Justice.

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