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4 The Republican Party & President William H. Taft

5 The Progressive Party & Former President Theodore Roosevelt People should rise above their sectarian interests to promote the general good. People should rise above their sectarian interests to promote the general good.

6 The Socialist Party & Eugene V. Debs The issue is Socialism versus Capitalism. I am for Socialism because I am for humanity.

7 The Democratic Party & Governor Woodrow Wilson (NJ) Could he rescue the Democratic Party from “Bryanism”??

8 Election Results By 1912, 100,000 fewer people had voted for Wilson than had voted for Bryan in 1908. The 1912 election marked the apogee of the Socialist movement in America. http://www.preside ncy.ucsb.edu/sho welection.php?ye ar=1912

9 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFajjvHV_w4

10 Keep the Whistle Blowing Taft was determined to defeat TR and preserve the conservative heart of the Republican Party. Taft was determined to defeat TR and preserve the conservative heart of the Republican Party.

11 Come, Mr. President. You Can’t Have the Stage ALL of the Time!

12 Republican Party Platform High import tariffs. Put limitations on female and child labor. Workman’s Compensation Laws. Against initiative, referendum, and recall. Against “bad” trusts. Creation of a Federal Trade Commission. Stay on the gold standard. Conservation of natural resources because they are finite.

13 The GOP After the Circus TR  The Republican Party must stand for the rights of humanity, or else it must stand for special privilege.

14 Theodore Roosevelt at Osawatomie, KS: New Nationalism Big business requires big government.

15 The Anti- Third-Term Principle

16 The “Bull Moose” Party: The Latest Arrival at the Political Zoo We stand at Armageddon, and we battle for the Lord! ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS!

17 Progressive Party Platform Women’s suffrage. Graduated income tax. Inheritance tax for the rich. Lower tariffs. Limits on campaign spending. Currency reform. Minimum wage laws. Social insurance. Abolition of child labor. Workmen’s compensation. NewNationalismNewNationalismNewNationalismNewNationalism

18 “The Working Class Candidates” Eugene V. Debs Emil Seigel for President for Vice-President

19 Growth of the Socialist Vote Year Socialist Party Socialist Labor PartyTotal 1888 2,068 1890 13,704 1892 21,512 1894 30,020 1896 36,27536,274 1898 82,204 190096,93133,405130,336 1902223,49453,763277,257 1904408,23033,546441,776 1906331,04320,265351,308 1908424,48814,021438,509 1910607,67434,115641,789 1912901,873

20 The Industrial Worker: I. W. W. The first American labor group to open its membership to all wage-earning workers, regardless of skill, nationality, race, sex, or gender.

21 Socialist Party Platform Government ownership of railroads and utilities. Guaranteed income tax. No tariffs. 8-hour work day. Better housing. Government inspection of factories. Women’s suffrage.

22 The Reform Governor of NJ: It Takes Time to Remove the Grime

23 Which Way to Jump?

24 Democratic Party Platform Government control of the monopolies  trusts in general were bad  eliminate them!! Tariff reduction. One-term President. Direct election of Senators. Create a Department of Labor. Strengthen the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. Did NOT support women’s suffrage. Opposed to a central bank. NewFreedomNewFreedomNewFreedomNewFreedom

25 The “Seas” [of Opportunity] Open Up for the Democrats

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27 Up Against the Hurdles

28 As Big As a Balloon Tariff Reform

29 Conservation Issue: The Ballinger- Pinchot Controversy

30 The Unanswerable Argument for Suffrage

31 Never Again! Taft Abandons Support for Women’s Suffrage

32 TR & Women’s Suffrage: The Militant Recruit TR & Women’s Suffrage: The Militant Recruit

33 Woman Suffrage Before 1920

34 Songs of the Sunny South

35 Lynching & the Race Issue

36 Trying to Catch the Colored Vote

37 Mr. Lewis Gets His Share

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39 An Actual 1912 Ballot

40 Oh, That This Too, Too Solid South Would Melt!

41 GOP Divided by Bull Moose Equals Democratic Victory!

42 On Uncle Sam’s Farm The Democratic party took control of the Senate for the first time in 20 years.

43 The GOP: An Extinct Animal? The GOP: An Extinct Animal?

44 For Further Reading

45 BIBLIOGRAPHY “1912—Competing Visions for America.” Ohio State University. http://history.osu.edu/projects/1912/ http://history.osu.edu/projects/1912/ HarpWeek/Elections. “Election of 1912.” http://www.elections.harpweek.com/

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