1. Progressives (1900-1917)

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

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

4. 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”

5. Social ills –Required new response, expand government authority. 1892 Populist party platform est.. reforms

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17. Swift & co. v U.S. 1902 coal Strike –Workers 20% increase –10 to 9 hrs. –Talk or I take over

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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