Roosevelt's Acceptance of Vice Presidential Nomination
The letter from Theodore Roosevelt accepting the Republican nomination for Vice President is dated Oyster Bay. He thanks Edward O. Wolcott as chairman and argues the nation must reelect President McKinley to preserve prosperity, honor the flag, and oppose the Kansas City platform and free silver. He stresses sound money, trusts regulation, and a strong foreign role while recounting expansion and territorial growth. The text defends a gold standard and warns against Democratic policies, urging unity across regions and classes.
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Theodore Roosevelt on Philippines self government policy
Theodore Roosevelt argues expansionary policy in the Philippines mirrors Jeffersonian Louisiana. He defends staged self government, warns against immediate independence, and praises merit-based governance under Wood, Allen, and Taft. He rejects imperialism while asserting duty to administer for islanders' true interests.
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Dear Boy letters confront local political snubs and national renewal
In a political moral tale, the writer scolds three men Jones Bently and Weldon for planning to vote against their Congressman and urges support for McKinley and Roosevelt. He contrasts active Republican vigor with personal grudges and asserts that the nation, led by McKinley, faces era defining times requiring unity over petty dislikes. The piece cautions not to be a kicker and ends with a moral urging restraint and loyalty.
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Word On Retreat Quote From Civil War Hero Recalls McKinley
Fort Collins resident Thomas O Callahan recalls Maj. McKinley’s 1863 scouting remark There is no such word as retreat boys charge at a dangerous ambush. The veteran notes bullets in oats saddled horse and a mangled sword hilt as proof of bravery and sacrifice.
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