The ‘Progressive’ Presidents Theodore Roosevelt And Woodrow Wilson.
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The Other Roosevelt – “Teddy”
Asst. Secretary of Navy Resigned to serve as Lt.
Colonel in Spanish-American War (Rough Riders)
Governor of New York Republican V.P to McKinley
(1900) “Speak softly and carry a big
stick and you will go far”
The 1st Progressive President McKinley assassinated
(1901) TR - 26th P.O.T.U.S. Youngest at age of 42 Dynamic personality won
reform Federal Government should
assume control when states could not handle problems
President should be “steward” of the people
Roosevelt’s ‘Square Deal’ Progressive Reforms
Control of Corporations Curb the power of the corporations
“Trust-buster”: 44 anti-trust suits Elkins Acts (1903) & Hepburn Act (1906)
Regulation on the railroads
Consumer Protection Intervened when strikes threaten public welfare
Coal Strike (1902) Meat Inspection Act: Required USDA Meat Inspection Pure Food and Drug Act: Paved way for FDA
Conservation of Natural Resources Environmental Awareness: 148 mil. acres for Forest Preserves
William H. Taft
Handpicked successor by Roosevelt
Never lived up to ‘Progressive’ tag – restrained concept of presidency
Best known as largest president (350 Lbs)
Wilson’s Progressive Reforms
Unrivaled reforms until FDR ‘New Deal’ Assault on the “Triple Wall of Privilege”
Federal Reserve Act Central banking system of the U.S.
Clayton Antitrust Act sought to prevent non-competitive practices
Federal Trade Commission Act oversight committee to curb unfair business activities
Sixteenth Amendment Levy of Federal Income Tax