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Evaluating Progressivism: Presidential Leadership of Theodore Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson

Explore the social and political roots of Progressivism by assessing the leadership styles and accomplishments of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. Analyze key issues such as trust-busting, the Hepburn Act, the Pure Food and Drug Act, and the establishment of the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Reserve. Understand Taft's struggles with unpopularity, including his approach to tariffs and land acquisition controversies. This comparative evaluation highlights the impact of their policies on American society and the Progressive movement.

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Evaluating Progressivism: Presidential Leadership of Theodore Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson

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  1. COS Standard 2 Part C Evaluate social and political origins, accomplishments and limitations of Progressivism.

  2. Comparing the presidential leadership of T. Roosevelt, W. H. Taft, and W. Wilson in obtaining passage of measures regarding trust-busting, the Hepburn At, the Pure Food and Drug Act, the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Reserve Act and conservation 18-3

  3. William Howard Taft • Hand picked by TR • Defeated William Jennings Bryan • Slow approach to solving problems • Wanted to lower tariff rates • High tariffs… • limited competition • hurt consumers • protected trusts

  4. Why was Taft unpopular? • Joseph G. Cannon • Speaker of the House • Pushed bills through without discussion • People wanted him unseated • Taft stopped them • Payne-Aldrich Tariff • Raised some taxes instead of lowering them • Richard Ballinger • Secretary of the Interior • Tried to turn over valuable lands in Alaska to a private business group for his own profit

  5. Why was Taft unpopular? continued • Gifford Pinchot leaked to press scandal about Richard Ballinger and Alaska. • Charges were groundless for Ballinger • Pinchot was fired to disobedience • Sold the Square Deal down the river: • Democrats won majority in the House and Democrats and Progressive Republicans gained control of Senate from conservatives • Brought twice as many anti-trust cases as TR • Antitrust lawsuit against US Steel

  6. Taft and Progressivism • Established the Children’s Bureau • Fight child labor • Conservationist • Monitored mining companies • Expanded national forests • Protected waterpower sites from private development

  7. US Steel and Taft • Taft brought a antitrust lawsuit against US Steel • TR established • TR criticizes Taft and decides to run against Taft in the 1912 presidential election.

  8. 1912 Election • Republican Conservatives: Taft • Republican progressives: TR • Taft got Republican nomination • TR decides to run for independent Progressive Party or Bull Moose Party

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