American Boys' Life of Theodore RooseveltLothrop, Lee and Shepard Company, 1906 - 336 pages |
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Page 27
... " You just leave him to me and see how I polish him off . " The corruptionists and their tool met at the Delavan House , an old - fashioned hotel at which politicians in and around the capital were wont to THEODORE ROOSEVELT 27.
... " You just leave him to me and see how I polish him off . " The corruptionists and their tool met at the Delavan House , an old - fashioned hotel at which politicians in and around the capital were wont to THEODORE ROOSEVELT 27.
Page 28
Edward Stratemeyer. which politicians in and around the capital were wont to congregate , and waited for the young assemblyman . Roosevelt was not long in putting in an appearance and was soon in deep discussion with some friends ...
Edward Stratemeyer. which politicians in and around the capital were wont to congregate , and waited for the young assemblyman . Roosevelt was not long in putting in an appearance and was soon in deep discussion with some friends ...
Page 32
... political offices of New York County and discovered that many office - holders were drawing large sums of money in the shape of fees for which they were doing hardly any work . This he considered unfair , and by dint of hard labor ...
... political offices of New York County and discovered that many office - holders were drawing large sums of money in the shape of fees for which they were doing hardly any work . This he considered unfair , and by dint of hard labor ...
Page 33
... political change . " The new law was passed , and this was the beginning of what is commonly called the merit system , whereby a large number of those who work for the state are judged solely by their capabilities and not by their political ...
... political change . " The new law was passed , and this was the beginning of what is commonly called the merit system , whereby a large number of those who work for the state are judged solely by their capabilities and not by their political ...
Page 37
... political clubs wore plumes in his honor when on parade . In the meantime the Democrats had nominated Grover Cleveland . The fight was exceedingly bitter up to the very evening of election day . When the votes were counted , it was ...
... political clubs wore plumes in his honor when on parade . In the meantime the Democrats had nominated Grover Cleveland . The fight was exceedingly bitter up to the very evening of election day . When the votes were counted , it was ...
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