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Reform Under TaftReform Under Taft

Taft Takes OfficeTaft Takes Office In 1908 President Roosevelt threw his support behind In 1908 President Roosevelt threw his support behind

William Howard Taft his secretary of warWilliam Howard Taft his secretary of war Taft urged Congress to pass the Mann-Elkins Act Taft urged Congress to pass the Mann-Elkins Act

extending the ICC to telephone and telegraphextending the ICC to telephone and telegraph Taft also approved Congress’ creation of a separate Taft also approved Congress’ creation of a separate

{{Department of LaborDepartment of Labor to enforce labor laws} to enforce labor laws} {Under William Taft, Congress passed legislation that {Under William Taft, Congress passed legislation that

established an 8 hour work day for workers on established an 8 hour work day for workers on federal gov. contractsfederal gov. contracts}}

The Taft administration was partly responsible for the The Taft administration was partly responsible for the adoption of the adoption of the {{Sixteenth AmendmentSixteenth Amendment which which permitted Congress to authorize a federal income tax permitted Congress to authorize a federal income tax on personal income}on personal income}

William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft

Taft Angers the Taft Angers the ProgressivesProgressives

Despite the reforms, Taft lost the support Despite the reforms, Taft lost the support of the progressive Republicans after the of the progressive Republicans after the signing of the Payne-Aldrich Tariffsigning of the Payne-Aldrich Tariff

Progressives also attacked Taft for Progressives also attacked Taft for sabotaging Roosevelt’s conservation sabotaging Roosevelt’s conservation program by firing Gifford Pinchot for not program by firing Gifford Pinchot for not ceasing to ridicule Taft’s secretary of the ceasing to ridicule Taft’s secretary of the interior Richard Ballinger interior Richard Ballinger

The Ballinger-Pinchot affair also gave The Ballinger-Pinchot affair also gave Taft one more dangerous enemy- Taft one more dangerous enemy- Theodore RooseveltTheodore Roosevelt

America’s first America’s first Conversationalist Conversationalist

The Republican Party The Republican Party DividesDivides

In the Congressional elections of 1910, In the Congressional elections of 1910, Roosevelt campaigned on behalf of Roosevelt campaigned on behalf of progressive Republicans who opposed Taftprogressive Republicans who opposed Taft

Roosevelt proposed a program called Roosevelt proposed a program called {{New New Nationalism-Nationalism- a program that primarily hoped to a program that primarily hoped to pass laws to protect workers, ensure public pass laws to protect workers, ensure public health and regulate business}health and regulate business}

In the 1912 election Roosevelt decided to run In the 1912 election Roosevelt decided to run again for the presidency but Taft was chosen again for the presidency but Taft was chosen to run for the Republican Partyto run for the Republican Party

{Roosevelt then adopted a new platform and {Roosevelt then adopted a new platform and founded the founded the Progressive PartyProgressive Party, or the , or the Bull Bull Moose PartyMoose Party}}

Political Cartoon Political Cartoon depicting the Bull Moose depicting the Bull Moose PartyParty

The Wilson ProgramThe Wilson Program

The division of the Rep. party assured a Dem. The division of the Rep. party assured a Dem. VictoryVictory

The Democratic party rallied behind governor The Democratic party rallied behind governor Woodrow Wilson of New JerseyWoodrow Wilson of New Jersey

{In the 1912 campaign {In the 1912 campaign WilsonWilson proposed the proposed the New FreedomNew Freedom program program to help small to help small businesses}businesses}

{Woodrow Wilson’s was elected president on a {Woodrow Wilson’s was elected president on a platform that called for platform that called for tariff reduction, tariff reduction, banking reform and antitrust legislationbanking reform and antitrust legislation}}

Woodrow Wilson 1916Woodrow Wilson 1916

Review QuestionsReview Questions What was the Department of Labor created to do?What was the Department of Labor created to do? Which president passed legislation that established Which president passed legislation that established

an 8 hour work day for workers on federal gov. an 8 hour work day for workers on federal gov. contractscontracts

This Amendment permitted Congress to authorize a This Amendment permitted Congress to authorize a federal income tax on personal incomefederal income tax on personal income

What is the other name for the Progressive Party?What is the other name for the Progressive Party? In the 1912 campaign Wilson proposed the New In the 1912 campaign Wilson proposed the New

Freedom program to help Freedom program to help WhoWho?? Woodrow Wilson’s was elected president on a Woodrow Wilson’s was elected president on a

platform that called for these three things…platform that called for these three things…

No… That’s the Moose No… That’s the Moose and Squirrel Partyand Squirrel Party