Progressives ( )

Reasons for movement –Depression of 1890’s –Social unrest Movement was a umbrella –Covers much

Groups –Political Urban bosses Corporate robber barons –Goals Honest government

Greater democracy Effective regulation of bus. Social justice for workers Kansas editor –William White “A progressive is a populist that has shaved and put on a clean shirt”

Social ills –Required new response, expand government authority Populist party platform est.. reforms

Mugwumps –Fought the spoils system Socialist –Left wing of movement Muckrakers –Stimulated reform

–T.R. named from Pilgrims Progress –“A man that could look no way but downwards with a muckrake in his hands”

Lloyd- Standard Oil Jacob Ruis- slums Steffins- corrupt government Magazines –Arena & McClures

Progressives –Strong on diagnosis weak on remedy Cure was enlightened democracy

Reforms of Democracy –Direct primary –Initiative & referendum –Recall –17 th amendment Proposed 1912 ratify 1913

Gospel of efficiency –Frederick W. Taylor Scientific management Government reorganization –Est. lines of authority

Municipal government –Commission system Galveston 1901 –City Manager Plan Robert M. LaFollette –Curb special interest

Progressive governors –Charles Hughes, N.Y. –Hiram Johnson, Cal Regulation (controversy) Trust Busting

Muller v. Oregon –Upheld Bunting v. Oregon –Both men and women Triangle shirtwaist co –Leg to protect worker

Roosevelt Progressivism –Activist –Sought middle of road –Approached Trusts Square Deal –Business controls

Trust buster –Northern Securities Send your man to my man U.S. v. Northern Sec –Enforce Sherman Anti- trust

Swift & co. v U.S coal Strike –Workers 20% increase –10 to 9 hrs. –Talk or I take over

Elkins Act –Illegal for corp. to give or take rebates –Bureau of Corp. No power but could lead to antitrust suits

Roosevelt overseas Taft betrayed –“Sold the square deal down river” Kansas 1910 –“New Nationalism”

New Federal reg. Laws & direct democracy Wisest conservatism Robbert La Follette (Wis) NPRL

Taft attempted tariff reform –Reforms in industry –16 th Amendment –17 th amendment

Roosevelt returns Taft pushed through by political machine Progressive Party conv. –Bull Moose Party

Democrats –Unable to get nom. –Compromise Canidate Woodrow Wilson –Gov. of New Jersey

Raised very strict background Bosses of New Jersey supported 14 th ballot nomination Roosevelt mudslinging

Wilson unlikely President –New Nationalism Achieve social justice –New Freedom Restore competition –Socialist (900,000 votes)

Tariffs –special session –Underwood - Simmons Federal Reserve Act –1913 = 12 regions –decentralized money supply

Anti Trust Laws –Fed. Trade commission –Clayton anti-trust act social Justice –women sufferage –child labor

Whites only progressive –KKK –segregation 1914 –resurgence of progressive –fed. Farm loan act

Farm demands labor reforms child labor –Keating -Owen CLA Limits of Progressive