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TR and Wilson

TR and Wilson. Dr Jensen TAH 2008. Bryan-- loser in 1896 1900 1908. Bryan as Don Quixote— Loses in 1900. JUDGE 1907. Protectionist View. Presidential Progressives 4 contrasting styles. Roosevelt: the Warrior strong moral character; call to battle Taft: the Judge

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TR and Wilson

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  1. TR and Wilson Dr Jensen TAH 2008

  2. Bryan--loser in189619001908

  3. Bryan as Don Quixote— Loses in 1900

  4. JUDGE 1907

  5. ProtectionistView

  6. Presidential Progressives4 contrasting styles • Roosevelt: the Warrior • strong moral character; call to battle • Taft: the Judge • judicial supremacy, cautious • Wilson: the Priest • moralism; global leadership; inflexible • Hoover: the Engineer • pro-business; poor politician

  7. Teddy Roosevelt (1858-1919) • Media Superstar; middle class hero • Family: wealthy business; Civil War? • The Cowboy; manliness; extreme sports; barbarian & civilized • intellectual in politics; history & biology • 1890s: Navy & Empire; Spanish War 1898 • President 1901-1909 • 1912 “Progressive” 3rd Party split GOP

  8. TR as President 1901-09 • Railroads: mild regulation by ICC & Courts • National Civic Federation • business/union cooperation to avert radicalism; settle 1902 Coal Strike • Conservation: efficient use of resources • Good Trusts (US Steel) Vs Bad Ones (Standard Oil, Northern Securities) • 1907 Panic; he blames big business • Elihu Root modernizes the Army • Modernization in Cuba, Philippines

  9. Railroad Reform • The Problem: monopoly RR as threat to businessmen and to politics • Solution: Federal Regulation • ICC controls rates; no rebates; no secrets • Railway Labor: 1916 Wilson gives in • 1918: Wilson seizes all railroads • 1920: railroads returned to private hands • Long term: regulation helps shippers and hurts RR; can’t compete w highways

  10. William Howard Taft

  11. Taft wins big In 1908 Over Bryan

  12. Taft was a Progressive At heart but Cut deals With Cannon and Aldrich

  13. Aldrich was the Conservative GOP Senate leader. Taft begs and TR is mad.

  14. Puck May 10, 1911

  15. Uncle JoeCannon Rules the HouseNorris leads1910 revoltthat weakensSpeaker

  16. TR vs Taft for control of GOP, 1911-12

  17. Taft beats TR for nominationTR walks out, forms new party

  18. 1912TRWilsonTaft

  19. Wilson

  20. Dem Sweepin 1912

  21. Wilson &Brandeis:trusts areinefficient

  22. Wilson controls Dem party

  23. World War

  24. Antiwar mood in America • Antiwar • Germans & Irish • Midwest • Women • Clergy • Pro-Britain • British-Americans • Intellectuals Ding Darling

  25. Ding Darling

  26. Wilson: Let us be neutral McCutcheon

  27. TR for war & Bryan against:both partiesdivided

  28. Wilson (Dem) reelected 1916

  29. Wilson tries to mediate • He is ridiculed • Britain: maybe • Goal: Stop Germany • Germany: maybe • Goals: control Europe • Italy: NEVER

  30. US: Wilson preaches peace

  31. Germany: Wilson a hypocrite

  32. Debs &radicals opposed draft & sent to prison

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