ROOSEVELT, Theodore (1858-1919), President . Typed letter signed ("Theodore Roosevelt") as President of the New York City Police Board, to Madison Grant, New York, 3 July 1895. 1 page, 4to, on imprinted stationery of "Police Department, City of New York, President's Office. " Fine condition. "I DO NOT CARE A RAP: WHILE I AM COMMISSIONER THE LAW IS GOING TO BE OBSERVED" A letter which alludes to the single most controversial aspect of Roosevelt's tenure as Police Commissioner: his unwavering determination to enforce the unpopular and often ignored Sunday Excise Law, banning sales of alcoholic beverages--even beer--on Sunday. Roosevelt tenaciously stuck to his enforcement policy in spite of a storm of criticism, even though he privately believed the law should be abolished. Here, he vows not to yield to political pressure: "The Knickerbocker Club at eight on Monday evening, I am very glad you can come. I think you should say halved instead of doubled when you speak that way of myself and the Mayor. I do not care a rap; while I am Commissioner the Law is going to be observed; and that's all there is to it." Roosevelt had previously served on Benjamin Harrison's Civil Service Commission (1889-1895); his tenure in the difficult post of New York's Police Commissioner firmly cemented his reputation as a tough, incorruptible and uncompromising reformer.
ROOSEVELT, Theodore (1858-1919), President . Typed letter signed ("Theodore Roosevelt") as President of the New York City Police Board, to Madison Grant, New York, 3 July 1895. 1 page, 4to, on imprinted stationery of "Police Department, City of New York, President's Office. " Fine condition. "I DO NOT CARE A RAP: WHILE I AM COMMISSIONER THE LAW IS GOING TO BE OBSERVED" A letter which alludes to the single most controversial aspect of Roosevelt's tenure as Police Commissioner: his unwavering determination to enforce the unpopular and often ignored Sunday Excise Law, banning sales of alcoholic beverages--even beer--on Sunday. Roosevelt tenaciously stuck to his enforcement policy in spite of a storm of criticism, even though he privately believed the law should be abolished. Here, he vows not to yield to political pressure: "The Knickerbocker Club at eight on Monday evening, I am very glad you can come. I think you should say halved instead of doubled when you speak that way of myself and the Mayor. I do not care a rap; while I am Commissioner the Law is going to be observed; and that's all there is to it." Roosevelt had previously served on Benjamin Harrison's Civil Service Commission (1889-1895); his tenure in the difficult post of New York's Police Commissioner firmly cemented his reputation as a tough, incorruptible and uncompromising reformer.
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