The Brownsville AffairMain MenuThe 25th Infantry RegimentBrownsville, TexasAugust 1906Roosevelt's ResponsePunishment and its AftermathThe Legacy of the Brownsville AffairMedia coverageImage Gallerythe Historical Museum at Fort Missoula2ed0a4c76b15fe2d208dedaebb1fcaaa8b4d9c38
Senator Joseph Foraker, 1908 (Image description)
12020-09-14T13:18:27-07:00the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula2ed0a4c76b15fe2d208dedaebb1fcaaa8b4d9c38376431plain2020-09-14T13:18:27-07:00the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula2ed0a4c76b15fe2d208dedaebb1fcaaa8b4d9c38Black and white portrait of Senator Joseph Foraker from the hips up. Foraker is a white-haired White man, dressed in black a 3 piece suit.
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1media/foraker_thumb.png2020-07-04T11:04:14-07:00the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula2ed0a4c76b15fe2d208dedaebb1fcaaa8b4d9c38Senator Joseph Foraker, 19083Senator Foraker was primarily a friend to big businesses, and a supporter of de-regulation and laissez faire economics. However, he insisted to his death that his championing of the Brownsville soldiers, although prompted by political interests, was a fight to see justice done. His continued efforts to reverse the President’s decision, long after his allies in congress had abandoned him, supports his words.media/foraker.pngplain2021-01-28T08:17:26-08:00From "Notes of a busy life," by Joseph Forakerthe Historical Museum at Fort Missoula2ed0a4c76b15fe2d208dedaebb1fcaaa8b4d9c38