Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908 to Perry Belmont re: removing political corruption from national life

GLC06041

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GLC#
GLC06041
Type
Letters
Date
1906/01/09
Author/Creator
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908
Title
to Perry Belmont re: removing political corruption from national life
Place Written
Princeton
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 27.7 cm, Width: 21.2 cm
Primary time period
Progressive Era to New Era, 1900-1929
Sub-Era
The Politics of Reform

Written in response to Belmont's article "Publicity of Campaign Receipts and Expenditures." Cleveland writes in part: "I am thorougly convinced that the time has arrived when this subject should be treated thoroughly and rigorously and with honest intention to arrive... at this point where the baleful influences of political corruption shall be removed from our national life."

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