-Wisconsin, under Governor Robert M. La Follette, was the model for Progressive reform. The state passed laws to regulate RR, lobbying, and banking. It also started civil service reforms, shifted more of the tax burden to the wealthy and to corporations, required employers to compensate workers injured on the job, and provided for factory inspections. -Several other states passed laws like those of Wisconsin. Leading Progressive governors included Hiram Johnson of California, who reformed the RR industry, and Theodore Roosevelt of NY. As governor of NY (1899-1900), TR, a friend of Jacob Riis and other Progressives, was concerned about social and economic reform. He supported the creation of the NY State Tenement Commission to investigate NYC tenements. He also worked to eliminate sweatshop factory conditions which forced women and children to work long hours for very low pay in dangerous conditions. V. THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND THE SQUARE DEAL -The first three Presidents of this century—TR, WHT, and WW—are known as the Progressive Presidents. TR, elected VP in 1900, became President when President William McKinley was assassinated in 1901. He was elected in his own right in 1904. TR saw his job as one of stewardship—leading the nation in the public interest, like a manger or supervisor. He believed that the President had any powers not specifically denied to the executive in the Constitution. administration is often known as the Square Deal because of the many reforms during his TR’s presidency. A. Consumer Protection -Although basically conservative, TR did not hesitate to use the power of the presidency to deal directly with social and economic problems. On the national level, he recognized the need for consumer protection, influencing passage in 1906 of the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act B. Regulating Business -TR’s reforms in business focused on strengthening regulations and breaking up trusts. 1. Strengthening Regulations 2. Trust-Busting 3. Northern Securities Case 4. The “Beef” Trust C. Labor Conditions -TR also achieved important reforms in working conditions.
-Wisconsin, under Governor Robert M. La Follette, was the model for Progressive reform. The state passed laws to regulate RR, lobbying, and banking. It also started civil service reforms, shifted more of the tax burden to the wealthy and to corporations, required employers to compensate workers injured on the job, and provided for factory inspections. -Several other states passed laws like those of Wisconsin. Leading Progressive governors included Hiram Johnson of California, who reformed the RR industry, and Theodore Roosevelt of NY. As governor of NY (1899-1900), TR, a friend of Jacob Riis and other Progressives, was concerned about social and economic reform. He supported the creation of the NY State Tenement Commission to investigate NYC tenements. He also worked to eliminate sweatshop factory conditions which forced women and children to work long hours for very low pay in dangerous conditions. V. THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND THE SQUARE DEAL -The first three Presidents of this century—TR, WHT, and WW—are known as the Progressive Presidents. TR, elected VP in 1900, became President when President William McKinley was assassinated in 1901. He was elected in his own right in 1904. TR saw his job as one of stewardship—leading the nation in the public interest, like a manger or supervisor. He believed that the President had any powers not specifically denied to the executive in the Constitution. TR’s administration is often known as the Square Deal because of the many reforms during his presidency. A. Consumer Protection -Although basically conservative, TR did not hesitate to use the power of the presidency to deal directly with social and economic problems. On the national level, he recognized the need for consumer protection, influencing passage in 1906 of the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act B. Regulating Business -TR’s reforms in business focused on strengthening regulations and breaking up trusts. 1. Strengthening Regulations 2. Trust-Busting 3. Northern Securities Case 4. The “Beef” Trust C. Labor Conditions -TR also achieved important reforms in working conditions.