1912 Presidential Election

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Tuesday, October 7
DO-NOW Recall what weve learned about Teddy Roosevelt. Why do you think that he vowed to the American Public that he would not seek a third term in office? How does TR embody the Progressive Ideals? How did TR re-define the role of the American President?
TODAYS AGENDA- Do-Now Discussion Election of 1912 Political Cartoon Analysis BRING YOUR BOOKS TOMORROW
HOMEWORK- Quiz tomorrow ( NB Check) on Progressivism. Study notes from last week and this week (posted online), Chapter 18, Sections 1-3 Your research, cards, and projects for Friday should be nearing completion by now!!!
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1912 Presidential Election
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Robert LaFollette

• Fighting Bob
• Demonstrated the success of the
• National Progressive Rep. League
• Senator, former gov. of Wisconsin
• Arguably the most fervent reformer
• in the country Wisconsin Idea
• Pure foods, child labor, compulsory education,
  workmens comp insurance
• Then TR threw his hat back in the ring

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Theodore Roosevelt
Kicked Upstairs, Former Republican President,
Square Deal, Trust Buster (good v. bad business)
"I believe in a larger use of the governmental
power to help remedy industrial wrongs . . . ."
Lost Republican Nomination to more conservative
Taft
1912 election - Joined Progressive Party - Bull
Moose - New Nationalism Minimum Wage, Workmans
Comp, social welfare, Womens Suffrage
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William Howard Taft
Accomplishments Roosevelts Hand Picked
Successor, Didnt want to be President, Really a
judge Continued With TRs reforms Trust Busting
(Standard Oil, U.S. Steel), Department of Labor
Wins Republican Nomination 1912
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Woodrow Wilson
Governor of New Jersey, Phd, Reformer
New Freedom In contrast to new nationalism,
favors breaking up corporations Rather than govt
regulation of them. Reforms Federal Reserve
System Clayton Anti-Trust Act Federal Trade
Commission Federal Farm Loan Act Warehouse
Act 18th Amendment Underwood Tariff 19th
Amendment Keating Owen Child Labor, LaFolette
Seamans Act, Workingmans Compensation Act,
Adamson Act
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Eugene V. Debs
Socialist Party Workers should own Industry
4th Try Considered a Radical "Man has always
sought the mastery of his fellow-man.  To enslave
his fellow in some form and to live out of his
labor has been the mainspring of human action. .
. .  In all the ages of the past, human society
has been organized and maintained upon the basis
of the exploitation and degradation of those who
toil.  And so it is today.  The chief end of
government has been and is to keep the victims of
oppression and injustice in subjection."
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• These men shared similar goals and politics, and
  yet opposed one another during the election year.

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Political Cartoon Analysis

• In groups, use the worksheets to analyze the
  cartoons
• Consider
• Symbolism
• Humor
• Exaggeration
• What issues were emphasized in these cartoons?
  Why?

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Wilson The most Progressive?

• Accomplishments
• New Freedom- Clayton Anti- Trust (Magna Carta of
  Labor) ActFederal
• Federal Trade Commission
• Federal Reserve System
• Federal Farm Loan Act
• Warehouse Act
• 18th Amendment
• Underwood Tariff
• 19th Amendment
• Keating Owen Child Labor, LaFolette Seamans Act,
  Workingmans Compensation Act, Adamson Act
• Limitations Racial Issues, WW I

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Influence of 3rd Parties

• Populist Party Platform 1892
  Check list
• Nationalize RR
• Lower Tariffs
• Government control of banks
• Free Coinage of Silver - Inflation
• Graduated Income Tax
• Government Owned Crop Warehouses
• Government loans for farmers
• 8 hour workday
• More democratic government
• Initiative
• Referendum
• Recall
• Direct election of
  Senators
• Limit President to one
  term
• Immigration
  restrictions
• Also Compare Wilsons Actions with Progressive
  (Bullmoose) Party Platform