1. Taft & Wilson Administrations

2. Taft v. William Jennings Bryan
Payne-Aldrich Tariff
upset progressives
Barely cut tariffs

3. Taft v. William Jennings Bryan
Ballinger-Pinchot Affair
Controversy over the sale of public lands
Ruined Taft’s administration

4. Progressive Reforms Broke up many trusts (more than T. Roosevelt)
Children’s Bureau: Gov’t organization for women and children
Mann-Elkins Act: regulated telecommunications

5. Wilson Years Election of 1912
“Bull-Moose Party”: T. Roosevelt tried to win the Republican nomination from Taft because he believed Taft did not live up to progressive ideals
Wilson wins because the Republican vote was split

6. Election of 1912

7. Wilson Years Wilson wins Underwood Tariff
lowered basic tariff rates from 40% to 25%
1913- reinstates 16th Amendment (income tax)

8. Wilson Years Federal Reserve System: Allowed banks to borrow $
Federal Aid/Welfare
Child Labor Laws
Federal Farm Labor Board: Provide low interest loans to farmers

9. Wilson Years Clayton-Antitrust Act: got rid of price discrimination
Federal Trade Commission: Restricted business activities that limit competition unfairly

10. Progressivism and the call for reform died out because of the call for war in WWI