James K. Patterson letter to Champ Clark - August 28, 1917
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Lexington, [Kentucky] [August] 28 1917 Hon. Champ Clark Speaker House of Representatives Washington D.C. “My loved my honored much regarded friend” Thank you for the copy of “Champ” Clarks Valley through Speech” which came by yesterday’s mail. It is splendid, worthy of you and of the reputation which you have won at home and abroad. It moved me deeply. In matter and in form it is all that could be [ms illegible: 1 wd]. It glows with a [ms illegible: 2 wds] which will blaze throughout the land. You have I suppose been advised that the Board of Trustees of the
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Community - of Kentucky authorized and decided that the degree of Doctors of Laws, Legis [ms illegible: 1 wd] Doctor, be conferred upon you for the Commencement Day of June 1917. I am proud to say that this was done on my initiative and at my request. The country is facing a great international crisis and is doing it gallantly. I am rejoiced that the United States of America the greatest of all our English Speaking nations has cast in her lot with the representatives of free government against absolutism, Gray Foodridge her and them to action “Judgement and justice are the [ms illegible: 1 wd] of his [ms illegible: 1 wd]” The severed spine –which pervades his valley tough speech is both delightful and refreshing.
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I hope to see you sound out your political [ms illegible: 1 wd] by a Presidential term on the White House With best wishes for you and yours I am with sincere affection Your friend James K Patterson
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| Title | James K. Patterson letter to Champ Clark - August 28, 1917 |
| Creator | Patterson, James K. |
| Source | Patterson, James K. Letter to Champ Clark. 28 August 1917. Clark, Champ (1850-1921) and Bennett Champ (1890-1954), Papers, 1853-1973. C0666. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this August 28, 1917, letter to Champ Clark, James K. Patterson of Kentucky State University invited Clark to a commencement ceremony during which Clark would be conferred an honorary Doctor of Law. Clark, a long-time resident of Bowling Green, Missouri, was a politician in the Democratic Party. He served as a representative of Missouri from 1893 to 1895 and from 1897 to 1921. From 1911 to 1919 he served as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. |
| Subject LCSH | Clark, Champ, 1850-1921; World War, 1914-1918--Political aspects--United States |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C0666 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | August 28, 1917 |
| Language | English |