Howard Pyle, a chronicle by Charles D. Abbott, with an introduction by N. C. Wyeth and many illustrations from Howard Pyle's works.

THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA
campaigan."1 Then, also, after Judge Parker's speech at the
Madison Square Garden in which he accused both Roosevelt
and Cortelyou of underhand dealings, Howard Pyle wrote
a very forceful letter of defense, which was published in
the New York Tribune.
These efforts were sufficient to establish his reputation
with the party leaders, so that in 1908 he was asked to contribute something in the way of advertising matter to the
Taft campaign. Mr. Richard V. Oulahan, the advertising
manager for the National Committee, wrote him: "Mr.
Coolidge has suggested that I get in touch with you, and
as he is in town today I intended to see him and obtain from
him some suggestions upon which I might base an appeal
to you to give us the benefit of your experience and ability.
I know confidentially of what you did four years ago, and
I have been told that the cartoon entitled 'Whither?' with
the accompanying reading matter entitled 'How Are We
Going to Vote This Year?'I was more effective as a campaign
advertisement than anything else put out in behalf of President Roosevelt by the Literary Bureau of the National
Committee. I shall be glad of any suggestions from you
and trust that you may be able in both an artistic and
literary way to assist us at the earliest opportunity..*0 )1
What Howard Pyle did to support the candidacy of Mr.
Taft can be seen in this letter written on November 8th
by Mr. Oulahan after the election was settled:
"Now that the campaign is over I want to express to you
my great appreciation of the work which you did in Mr.
Taft's behalf. In my opinion the. suggestions which you
made and the literary matter submitted by you had much
1'Letter from R. V. Oulahan, September 6, Y.908.
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