Progressive presidents roosevelt & taft Objective: To explore the different progressive styles of these presidents by looking at their executive actions

COWBOY IN THE WHITE HOUSE 1901 WON’T ALIENATE MORE CONSERVATIVE FACTION IN PARTY BOLD USE OF EXECUTIVE POWER CONTROL CORPORATIONS CONSUMER PROTECTION CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES ACKNOWLEDGED SOCIAL & ECOPROBLEMS INSTEAD OF IGNORING THEM

SQUARE DEAL FOR LABOR COAL STRIKE MAY 1902 – PA MINERS MORE MONEY & LESS HOURS – MOLLLY MAGUIRES OWNER’S REFUSED TO NEGO-TIATE, TR THREATENED FED TAKEOVER & 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 DEPTS 10 YEARS LATER IMPORTANT ARM OF NEW DEPT. WAS BUREAU OF CORPORATIONS – PROBE BUSINESSES ENGAGED IN INTERSTATE COMMERCE

BIG BUSINESS MEETS THE BIG STICK ELKINS RAILROAD ACT 1903: GIVING & GETTING REBATES ILLEGAL NORTHERN SECURITIES CASE 1904: SETS FOUNDATION FOR EXECUTIVE POWER & FUTURE ANTI-TRUST SUITS GENTLEMAN’S AGREEMENT W/ US STEEL 1905: WORK WITH ME 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 CANDIDATE – E.V. DEBS HEPBURN ACT 1906: ICC MORE POWERFUL & ACTIVE; DECISIONS RARELY OVERTURNED PURE FOOD & DRUG ACT 1906 MEAT INSPECTION ACT 1906 THE JUNGLE’S IMPACT

THE ROOSEVELT PANIC 1907 TR MORE AGGRESSIVE ONCE ELECTION OVER & DECLARED NO 3RD TERM ATTEMPTS TO CORNER MARKET 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

CONSERVATION 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 – GROWING FEDERAL PRESENCE IN MANAGING 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-ATED TAFT FROM TR MANN ELKINS ACT 1910 – ICC LOOPHOLES CLOSED: SUSPEND RATE INCREASE & ESTAB. COMMERCE COURT TO SPEED UP R.R. RATE CASES PAYNE ALDRICH TARIFF 1910 – NO REAL CHANGE MID TERM ELECTIONS FORESHADOWED 1912 NATIONAL ELECTION BALLINGER PINCHOT AFFAIR – CONSERVATION ISSUES FOREIGN POLICY – DOLLAR DIPLOMACY PROMOTE BUS. INTERESTS ABROAD; ECO TIES IN LIEU OF MILITARY ALLIANCES