Cary T. Grayson Diary
Title
Cary T. Grayson Diary
Creator
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938
Identifier
WWP17096
Date
1919 March 6
Description
Woodrow Wilson comments on the speech William Howard Taft delivered at the Metropolitan Opera House, noting his similarity to the League of Nations and his viability as a future presidential candidate.
Source
Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia
Language
English
Text
The President spent the entire day resting. In the evening he went to the movies. He looked very much refreshed as the result of the freedom from toil.
The President commented on the admirable speech which Mr. Taft delivered at the Metropolitan Opera House . He said that he (the President) omitted to call attention in his speech to the fact that Mr. Taft in making a speech in New Jersey when the President was Governor of New Jersey had embodied many of the points that are in the League of Nations. He wanted to give him credit for it but forgot to do so. He said that if the League of Nations proved to be a success, which he firmly believed it would be, and there was a division in the Republicans over it, he believed Mr. Taft would be nominated for President in and that it would be due him. He further said that he would be hard to beat, because all the money interests would rally to his support, especially Wall Street and possibly the German-Americans and the dissatisfied Irish-Americans. Of course, if it became a defined issue that the German-Americans and the Irish-Americans were back of him that would defeat any candidate they favored. If Mr. Taft should allow Wall Street to control him, he feared that it might produce a revolution.
The President commented on the admirable speech which Mr. Taft delivered at the Metropolitan Opera House . He said that he (the President) omitted to call attention in his speech to the fact that Mr. Taft in making a speech in New Jersey when the President was Governor of New Jersey had embodied many of the points that are in the League of Nations. He wanted to give him credit for it but forgot to do so. He said that if the League of Nations proved to be a success, which he firmly believed it would be, and there was a division in the Republicans over it, he believed Mr. Taft would be nominated for President in and that it would be due him. He further said that he would be hard to beat, because all the money interests would rally to his support, especially Wall Street and possibly the German-Americans and the dissatisfied Irish-Americans. Of course, if it became a defined issue that the German-Americans and the Irish-Americans were back of him that would defeat any candidate they favored. If Mr. Taft should allow Wall Street to control him, he feared that it might produce a revolution.
Original Format
Diary
Files
Collection
Citation
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938, “Cary T. Grayson Diary,” 1919 March 6, WWP17096, Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.