Chapter 30 AP Notes•Dems were anxious to get president into office•Woodrow Wilson was the man?

1912 Election•Wilson received Democratic nomination-New Freedom-stronger antitrust, stronger reform, tariff reductions•TR wanted to run for a 3rd Party-met in Chicago and discussed the rising status of women, support for social justice•Became the Bull Moose wing of the Republican Party-New Nationalism•By dividing the Republican Party they guaranteed Democratic victory-which Progressive would prevail?

• The Promise of American Life-by Herbert Croly became the beacon of TRs ideas: continue consolidation of trusts & labor unions paralleled by regulatory agencies in DC, women’s suffrage, minimum wage laws, Social Insurance-similar to eventual new deal

• New Freedom for Wilson: Small enterprise, entrepreneurship, unregulated and unmonopolized markets-not regulation yet fragmentation of big business with enforcement of antitrust laws-varying philosophies?

Minority President• Wilson the winner-41%• Dems won a majority in Congress-Progressives ruled the day• Socialists and Debs?• Progressive 3rd Party died?• Repubs lost Congress for 6 years and Presidency for 8• Taft-Chief Justice of SC

Wilson-Idealist• Only the 2nd Dem president since 1861-raised in GA, SC• Impacted by Dixie-moralist• Felt the chief executive should play a dynamic role-believed the

president needed to lead Congress in right direction-appealed over the heads of legislature and straight to the people

• Rather cold in public-trouble relating to commoners-Arrogant!• Looked down upon the legislators who he felt lacked intellect• Idealism led him further than most were willing to go-not a

compromiser-inflexible, stubborn, and not pragmatic like TR

Tariff• Triple Wall of Privilege needed to be taken down: Banks, Tariff,

and Trusts• Called Special Session and gave State of the Union Address• Underwood Tariff passed the House and was being held up in

the Senate-Wilson called upon the people to hold the legislature accountable