William H. Taft 1913 Typed Letter Signed - "I Shall Cease To Be A Republican"
27th President. Typed letter signed “Wm H. Taft”, October 1, 1913, personal stationery from New Haven, CT, 6.75" x 9", to John Wesley Hill, in full:
I have yours of September 30th. I of course should be honored by any sort of memorial in the Hague Palace of Peace, but the matter is of so little real importance to the cause that i do not want my friends to waste money on it. I am very grateful to you for your interest in the matter.
I am very hopeful that the Progressive party is disintegrating, but the danger I wish now to avoid is the return of the prodigal sons and the killing of the fatted calf in such a way that we are to sacrifice our principles in order to retain them. If so, I shall cease to be a Republican.
Mr. Mischler will send you a list of the dates when I am likely to be in New York.
Presented matted with an image of Taft and framed to approximately 20×13.
Accompanied by an additional Letter of Authenticity from James Spence Authentication / JSA
An unbelievable letter from Taft less than a year after his historic loss in the 1912 election, where Democrat Woodrow Wilson defeated Taft running as a Republican and Theodore Roosevelt, who ran as part of the Bull Moose Party (Progressive Party).
John Wesley Hill was the chancellor of Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee from 1916-1936, and prior to that, a pastor at the Metropolitan Temple Methodist and Episcopal Church in New York City. Both Hill and Taft were originally from Ohio, and their personal friendship spanned decades.
27th President. Typed letter signed “Wm H. Taft”, October 1, 1913, personal stationery from New Haven, CT, 6.75" x 9", to John Wesley Hill, in full:
I have yours of September 30th. I of course should be honored by any sort of memorial in the Hague Palace of Peace, but the matter is of so little real importance to the cause that i do not want my friends to waste money on it. I am very grateful to you for your interest in the matter.
I am very hopeful that the Progressive party is disintegrating, but the danger I wish now to avoid is the return of the prodigal sons and the killing of the fatted calf in such a way that we are to sacrifice our principles in order to retain them. If so, I shall cease to be a Republican.
Mr. Mischler will send you a list of the dates when I am likely to be in New York.
Presented matted with an image of Taft and framed to approximately 20×13.
Accompanied by an additional Letter of Authenticity from James Spence Authentication / JSA
An unbelievable letter from Taft less than a year after his historic loss in the 1912 election, where Democrat Woodrow Wilson defeated Taft running as a Republican and Theodore Roosevelt, who ran as part of the Bull Moose Party (Progressive Party).
John Wesley Hill was the chancellor of Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee from 1916-1936, and prior to that, a pastor at the Metropolitan Temple Methodist and Episcopal Church in New York City. Both Hill and Taft were originally from Ohio, and their personal friendship spanned decades.
27th President. Typed letter signed “Wm H. Taft”, October 1, 1913, personal stationery from New Haven, CT, 6.75" x 9", to John Wesley Hill, in full:
I have yours of September 30th. I of course should be honored by any sort of memorial in the Hague Palace of Peace, but the matter is of so little real importance to the cause that i do not want my friends to waste money on it. I am very grateful to you for your interest in the matter.
I am very hopeful that the Progressive party is disintegrating, but the danger I wish now to avoid is the return of the prodigal sons and the killing of the fatted calf in such a way that we are to sacrifice our principles in order to retain them. If so, I shall cease to be a Republican.
Mr. Mischler will send you a list of the dates when I am likely to be in New York.
Presented matted with an image of Taft and framed to approximately 20×13.
Accompanied by an additional Letter of Authenticity from James Spence Authentication / JSA
An unbelievable letter from Taft less than a year after his historic loss in the 1912 election, where Democrat Woodrow Wilson defeated Taft running as a Republican and Theodore Roosevelt, who ran as part of the Bull Moose Party (Progressive Party).
John Wesley Hill was the chancellor of Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee from 1916-1936, and prior to that, a pastor at the Metropolitan Temple Methodist and Episcopal Church in New York City. Both Hill and Taft were originally from Ohio, and their personal friendship spanned decades.