mr. walters chapter 29 mr. walters chapter 29. the republican party & president william h. taft
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Mr. Walters
Chapter 29
Mr. Walters
Chapter 29
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The Republican
Party &
President William H.
Taft
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Keepthe
WhistleBlowin
g
Taft was determined to defeat TR and preserve the conservative heart of the Republican Party.
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Republican Party PlatformHigh import tariffs.
Put limitations on female and child labor.
Workman’s Compensation Laws.
Against initiative, referendum, and recall.
Against “bad” trusts.
Creation of a Federal Trade Commission.
Stay on the gold standard.
Conservation of natural resources because they are finite.
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The Progressive
Party &Former
President Theodore Roosevelt
People should riseabove their sectarianinterests to promote the general good.
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Theodore Roosevelt atOsawatomie, KS: New Nationalism
Big business requires big government.
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TheAnti-Third-Term
Principle
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The “Bull
Moose”Party:The
LatestArrivalat the
Political Zoo
We stand at Armageddon, and we battle for the Lord!
ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS!
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Progressive Party PlatformWomen’s suffrage.
Graduated income tax.
Inheritance tax for the rich.
Lower tariffs.
Limits on campaign spending.
Currency reform.
Minimum wage laws.
Social insurance.
Abolition of child labor.
Workmen’s compensation.
New
Nationalism
New
Nationalism
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The Socialist Party
& Eugene V. Debs
The issue is Socialism versus Capitalism. I am for Socialism because I am for humanity.
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“The Working Class Candidates”
Eugene V. Debs Emil Seigel for President for Vice-President
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Socialist Party Platform
Government ownership of railroads and utilities.
Guaranteed income tax.
No tariffs.
8-hour work day.
Better housing.
Government inspection of factories.
Women’s suffrage.
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The Democratic Party &Governor Woodrow
Wilson (NJ)
Could he rescue the Democratic Party from “Bryanism”??
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The Reform
Governorof NJ:
It TakesTime
to Remove
the Grime
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Democratic Party PlatformGovernment control of the monopolies
trusts in general were bad eliminate them!!
Tariff reduction.
One-term President.
Direct election of Senators.
Create a Department of Labor.
Strengthen the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
Did NOT support women’s suffrage.
Opposed to a central bank.
New
Freedom
New
Freedom
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UpAgainst
theHurdles
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Never Again!
Taft Abandons Support for Women’s Suffrage
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TR&
Women’s
Suffrage:
The Militant Recruit
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Woman Suffrage Before 1920
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Trying to Catch the Colored Vote
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Election Results
By 1912, 100,000 fewer people had voted for Wilson than had voted for Bryan in 1908.
The 1912 election marked the apogee of the Socialist movement in America.
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GOP Divided by Bull Moose
Equals Democratic Victory!
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TheGOP:
AnExtinctAnimal
?
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