Objective: To explore the different progressive styles of these presidents by looking at their executive actions
WON’T ALIENATE MORE CONSERVATIVE FACTION IN PARTY
BOLD USE OF EXECUTIVE POWER
CONTROL CORPORATIONSCONSUMER PROTECTIONCONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
ACKNOWLEDGES SOCIAL & ECONOMIC PROBLEMS WHERE IN THE PAST PRESIDENTS HAVE IGNORED THEM
COAL STRIKE MAY 1902 – PA MINERS MORE MONEY & LESS HOURS
OWNER’S REFUSE TO NEGO-TIATE, TR STEPS IN & SQUARE DEAL BY OCTOBER
10% NOT 20% RAISE, 9 HOUR SHIFT NOT 8 & NO UNION RECOGNITION BY OWNERS
DEPT OF COMMERCE & LABOR ESTABLISHED 1903 & SEPARATED INTO 2 10 YEARS LATER
IMPORTANT ARM OF NEW DEPT. WAS BUREAU OF CORPORATIONS – PROBE BUSINESSES ENGAGED IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE
ELKINS RAILROAD ACT 1903: GIVING & GETTING REBATES ILLEGAL BUT….
NORTHERN SECURITIES CASE 1904: SETS FOUNDATION FOR EXECUTIVE POWER – COURT CALLS FOR DISSOLUTION OF HOLDING CO.
GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT W/ US STEEL 1905: WORK WITH US OR ELSE – TR WANTS TO PRESERVE “GOOD” & ELIMIN-ATE “BAD” TRUSTS
ELECTION 1904 – NO CONTEST – TR PRESIDENT IN HIS OWN RIGHT – 1ST TIME SOCIALISTS RAN A CANDIDTATE – E.V. DEBS
HEPBURN ACT 1906: ICC MORE POWERFUL & ACTIVE; DECISIONS RARELY OVERTURNED
PURE FOOD & DRUG ACT 1906
TR MORE AGGRESSIVE ONCE ELECTION OVER & DECLARED NOT RUNNING FOR A 3RD TERM
ATTEMPTS TO CORNER MAR-KET ON COPPER STOCK FAIL
J.P. MORGAN’S CASH INFUSION
COLLAPSE OF TN COAL & IRON STOCK LED TO MERGER OF US STEEL & TN COAL
TALK OF NEED FOR CENTRAL BANK BEGINS – LEADS TO FEDERAL RESERVE 1913
1877 DESERT LANDS ACT – MUST IRRIGATE
1891 FOREST RESERVE ACT- PRES. AUTHORITY TO SET ASIDE FEDERAL LAND – 46 MILL ACRES
SIERRA CLUB 1892
1902 NEWLANDS ACT – GROW-ING FEDERAL PRESENCE IN MANAG-ING H2O – PROFIT FROM LAND SALES TO IRRIGATION PROJECTS
1908 NATIONAL CONSERVATION CONFERENCE
THE RISE & FALL OF WILLIAM H. TAFT 1908-1912
HANDPICKED BY TR – TAFT WM. J. BRYAN & E.V. DEBS SUCCESSOR TO TR’S POLICIES?
THE REAL TRUST BUSTER- 43 ANTI-TRUST SUITS
STANDARD OIL 1911 U.S. STEEL 1920 (BEGUN 1911) –
TN COAL DECISION FURTHER ALIEN-ATES TAFT FROM TR
*MANN ELKINS ACT 1910 – ICC LOOPHOLES CLOSED: SUSPEND RATE INCREASS & ESTAB. COM-MERCE COURT TO SPEED UP R.R. RATE CASES
PAYNE ALDRICH TARIFF 1910 – NO REAL CHANGE
MID TERM ELECTIONS FORSHA-DOW 1912 NATIONAL ELECTION
BALLINGER PINCHOT AFFAIR – CONSERVATION ISSUES
FOREIGN POLICY – DOLLAR DIPLOMACY – PROMOTE BUS. INTERESTS ABROAD; SUB. ECO TIES IN LIEU OF MILITARY ALLIANCES
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