Woodrow Wilson to William Cox Redfield

Title

Woodrow Wilson to William Cox Redfield

Creator

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Identifier

WWP17926

Date

1913 August 12

Description

Woodrow Wilson writes to ask William C. Redfield about speaking regarding the tariff in the upcoming elections in Maine.

Source

Wilson Papers, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Washington, District of Columbia

Subject

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence

Text

My dear Mr. Secretary

I hate to burden you with extra tasks, but we have a most important and interesting Congressional election pending in Maine and nobody could be more serviceable in the speaking campaign which is about to begin up there than you, yourself. The issue is to be the tariff. We are to be challenged to justify the pending action of Congress about the import duties. Nobody can expound that matter better than you can, and it is the unanimous opinion of the executive committee of the national committee (who have just appealed to me in this matter through their chaiman, Mr. Mitchell Palmer) that it is indispensable that you should devote several days to speaking in the district. I wonder if you would be willing to do this for the cause. I am sure that they do not exaggerate the importance of it or the service that you could do.

Cordially and faithfully yours,
Woodrow Wilson


Hon. William C. Redfield,
Secretary of Commerce.

Original Format

Letter

To

Redfield, William Cox, 1858-1932

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Temp00860.pdf

Tags

Citation

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, “Woodrow Wilson to William Cox Redfield,” 1913 August 12, WWP17926, First Year Wilson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.