HIST 2112 1ST Edition Lecture 8 Outline of Last Lecture I Mary Yellin Lease II McKinley Tarif III Populist Party a Omaha Platform Panic of 1893 JP Morgan Bond Sale IV V Outline of Current Lecture VI 1896 William Jennings Bryan VII Republicans nominate William McKinley VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII 1901 McKinley assassinated 1900s Republicans running mate Progressive Era 1902 Northern Securities Case 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike 1903 Elkins Act 1903 Bureau of Corporations 1906 Hepburn Act 1906 Meat Inspection Act Pure Food and Drug Act Current Lecture 9 10 13 Progressive Era Theodore Roosevelt s Fight 1896 William Jennings Bryan ELC QUICK SUMMARY GUIDE ON BRYAN DEM VS POP Advocate of silver Infamous speech Cross of Gold Cannot persecute poor for gold Boy orator of the Plat Democrats nominate Bryan for president These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Insert 16 1 idea into platform Populist also nominate Bryan for president Thomas E Watson Populist from Georgia Democrats suggest they would nominate Watson for Vice President However Democrats lied They wanted a conservative representative for Vice President Arthur Sewall Former banker from Maine Highly Opposed to silver Goldbug Chosen as Democrat nominee for Vice President Populist enforce Bryan but when Democrats add Sewall to ballet they essentially become spectators of the 1896 election Populist Vice President is Thomas E Watson Republicans nominate William McKinley McKinley promises to restore prosperity Goldbug Reads verbatim from speeches dull Stays home and has a Front Porch Campaign People still came to hear him speak even though Bryan travelled far to speak to people McKinley promised Full Dinner Pail Wins election and is reelected in 1900 1901 McKinley assassinated Assassinated by Leon Czolgosz Bestowed presidency to Vice President Theodore Roosevelt 1900s Republicans running mate Theodore Roosevelt Active Reformer Police Commissioner of NYC o Dresses in drag for a prostitute sting for NY policemen Governor of NYC Advance model of a modern president Exposes corruption in own party Conservatives wanted to destroy political career by making him Vice President thought to be an job where you had no power because he upheld his morals so vibrantly Other Presidents Harrison Cleveland McKinley believed in laissez faire letting the economy fix itself stepping back from problems Theodore introduces Progressive Era Progressive Era New approach to government doings Look to government to regulate economy and society for the common good Correct wrongs and keep correct Bully Pulpit Referred to White House Meant platform from which to advocate an agenda Coined by Roosevelt Roosevelt has diferent idea of conservatives Changes need to be made or legitimacy of government is diminished in eyes of people No more idle policies Roosevelt enforces Sherman Anti Trust Act by going after big businesses 1902 Northern Securities Case Roosevelt goes after Rail Road monopolies Pushes for prosecution under Sherman Anti Trust Act Dissolves company Northern Pacific Rail Road Leverages public opinion instead of law 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike Government does not break up strike Instead arbitrates it Creates fair agreement between management and labor 1903 Elkins Act Roosevelt revives half hearted acts Outlaws rebates or under the table deals 1903 Bureau of Corporations Created to regulate corporate activity and stop monopolies Government becomes involved in business to control not to destroy Even though Roosevelt didn t like populist he implemented their ideas Wanted to avoid Socialist movement by labor workers Preserved fundamental system 1906 Hepburn Act Regulates Rail Roads Empowers Interstate Commerce Commission ICC ICC is not required to go to court anymore 1906 Meat Inspection Act Roosevelt didn t like muckrakers Writers of expos of corporations corruption Upton Sinclair The Jungle o Most influential muckraker Meat has no process accountability Act created high health standards on meat packers Government regulation makes smaller businesses obsolete because of the expense of regulations Hurts monopoly competition Pure Food and Drug Act Required regulations and inspections Same efect as meat industry on smaller business Ex White Ribbon Secret liquor cure