Theodore Mckinley's Domestic Policy

Theodore Roosevelt appointed a special investigation commission to check out the claims, and their resulting reports were appalling. Roosevelt soon passed the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 which would subject meat shipped over state lines to federal inspection.

Unlike his predecessor, who was a Conservative Republican, Roosevelt was a Progressive Republican who was determined to fix the broken nation. Though he called for many reforms throughout the country, he was especially fixated on breaking up so called “bad trusts” that were used by the rich to create monopolies (Doc 1). He achieved his goal in 1903 by passing the Expediting Act, which broke up “bad trusts” across different industries and provided an effective successor to ineffective Sherman Antitrust Act, passed in 1890. This act also would lead to the Clayton Antitrust act in 1914 that would outlaw discriminating in price between different buyers that would create monopolies that would lessen competition (Doc 5). Along with reforming the economic climate of America, Roosevelt also sought to reform the political climate of America. He believed that the people should be the ones voting people into office, not the legislature (Doc 4). Roosevelt’s ideas on voter reform would eventually lead to the 1913 ratification of the 17th Amendment that stated that all senators would be elected via direct elections, where the people, not the legislature

On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley was assassinated. In 1900, William McKinley faced William Jennings Bryan for the second time; who had an anti-imperialism image. McKinley was reelected with a bigger margin than 4 years earlier (the four years earlier; he had a margin of 600,000). The outcome reflected the Americans’ expectations with the outcome of Spanish-American War and the country's economic success. After the second inauguration (formal admission of someone to office. On March 1901, William went on a tour of the western, in which he was greeted by cheering crowds. The tour ended in Buffalo, New York, where he gave a speech on September 5 in front of 50,000 people at the Pan-American Exposition. The trailing day, William

This novel and reports like Neil-Reynolds Report (document B) exposed the horrors of the meat packing industry. In the document Reynolds describes seeing “meat shoveled from filthy wooden floors, piled on tables rarely washed, pushed from room to room in rotten box carts, in all of which processes it was in the way of gathering dirt, splinters, floor filth, and the expectoration of tuberculosis and other diseased workers". To fix this, President Roosevelt passed the Pure Food and Drug Act, and he also passed the Meat Inspection Act. This was a successful reform for both the Progressive reformers and the Federal

William McKinley was born on January 29, 1843 in Niles, Ohio. As being born and raised in the United States, he met two of the qualifications to run for President. Although education is not a requirement to run for president, McKinley went to school that was run by a Methodist seminary in his hometown of Ohio. After McKinley completed that, he went to Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania in 1860. William attended Allegheny for only one term because of his financial problems.

Born in 1843, William McKinley was raised in Ohio under a family that had strong ties to the Whig Party. The first notable events that occurred during his life were during the Civil War. During the Civil War, McKinley began writing papers. He was able to have one of his papers published that stressed how important the Union’s cause was. This letter was published. Later he met his lifelong friend, Major Rutherford Hayes, who would motivate and influence him throughout his life. After the war McKinley served in an attorney’s office in Ohio. The year after this, he applied to and was accepted to Albany Law School. After a year of studies he moved to Canton where established a small office and met his new partner, George W. Belden, a prominent lawyer and former judge. It was here that William McKinley began giving political speeches. He spoke on the behalf of Hayes, thus showing his first true step in the world of politics. Soon after, he became a prosecuting attorney in Stark County, Ohio. This was an outstanding accomplishment because the prosecuting attorney was almost always a Democrat. Finally, McKinley decided to campaign for his spot in Congress. All of the previously stated events were used to prepare McKinley for his tenure into the House of Representatives in 1877.

Theodore Roosevelt may be one of the most powerful presidents that attacked Trusts1 and corporations to make them just so that everyone could prosper. Thayer, a friend of Roosevelt wrote, ". . .he took the deepest personal satisfaction in fighting the rich and the soulless corporations. . ." (Thayer). This led into the 1920's a prosperous decade in which people received "new money." Theodore Roosevelt stressed more for people to be responsible than to be autonomous, or, in other words, to help others besides helping yourself. He was able to bring two separate groups together to make a better America. He brought the Trusts that wanted the government to stay away and then the other side

After McKinley’s assassination, Republican Vice President Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th president of the US in 1901. Though he believed there were ”good and bad trusts,” he crusaded against corruption and corporations (Meltzer and Bennett 153). Reinvigorating the Sherman Antitrust Act, Roosevelt dissolved the Northern Securities Company’s railroad monopoly and earned himself the title “trustbuster” (Fraser 585). To create a Square Deal between workers and managers, he arbitrated an end to the Coal Strike of 1902 (Cooper). In addition, pressure from Upton Sinclair’s

Theodore Roosevelt was one of our greatest presidents. He created the FDA and improved the position of the presidency greatly. Before Theodore came to be president, the position of presidency was slow and wasn’t very interesting so he made the executive branch more powerful by starting new reforms and a strong foreign policy. The life of a president is hard. It is full of stress, responsibilities, and a strong dedication the welfare of your country. Theodore had to deal with all of these presidential stresses, taking up much of his time. Do you know, though, that despite being a president, he led a life of excitement and freedom that many other presidents had never before experienced? Theodore, “Teddy” as his first wife Alice called him,

Roosevelt also went after the Northern Securities, a railroad holding company established by J.P. Morgan. Then, he went after Rockefeller's standard oil trust. By the time Roosevelt left office he had attacked twenty five different monopolies. He created the Department of Commerce and Labor to report on any illegal activities that businesses were participating in. This was truly progressive of him, in his attempt to help the little guy.

Theodore Roosevelt being the youngest president at age 42 was a great leader. He had many accomplishments, even winning the Noble Peace Prize. The Russo-Japanese War was going on from 1904-05, he won the Noble Peace Prize by being the meditator of the peace between the two countries. TR was a progressive leader and a trustworthy president even nicknamed “Trust Buster.” His policies regarding trust and labor reform were part of what he called the “Square Deal.” TR was a conservationist and naturalist, he preserved natural habitats and wildlife; more than 125 million acres were set aside being protected by the public. Roosevelt combined an interest in military affairs and a belief in expansionism. He strengthened the U.S. army and expanded the navy to

A true idealist, his crusades against these evils were truly heartfelt and in his mind, the best action to take for the nation. Beginning with the Underwood Tariff of 1913, it was the first lowering of taxes since the Civil War and stood against the protectionist lobbying. Next, he introduced the Federal Trade Act, which set up the Federal Trade Commission to investigate and halt unfair and illegal business practices. Also, the Clayton Anti-Trust Act deemed certain businesses illegal (trusts and horizontal mergers), declared unions legal, and also strikes, boycotts, picketing and the collection of strike benefit funds were ruled legal. The, a landmark legislation, the Federal Reserve Act in 12 districts would print and coin money as well as set interest rates. In this way the "Fed," as it was called, could control the money supply and effect the value of currency. The more money in circulation, the lower the value and inflation went up. In effect, the less money in circulation, the greater the value and this would lower inflation. Theodore’s true successor, Wilson finished Roosevelt’s job on the trusts and branched out towards the other deleterious aspects of the nation as well. He gave the surging mainstream progressive movement an innocent morality he naturally possessed.

Upton Sinclair showcases the evils of capitalism and wanted people in the United States to reject it. Through his book, he depicted how capitalism destroys the lives of innocent workers. He wanted radical change and adoption of socialism where the government owns the means of production and controls large enterprises. Instead, most people who read his book were outraged by the filthy conditions in the slaughterhouses. Public outcry and media frenzy focused on the meat safety and not the labor rights and evils of capitalism. His book eventually led to the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 (686). Although he was disappointed that he could not bring about an improvement in the lives of meatpacking workers, he did help

In 1906, Upton Sinclair, a journalist, published a book about the corruption that was going on in the meatpacking industry, which revealed unsanitary and unsafe working conditions for the workers, which raised more awareness to the public and enraged President Theodore Roosevelt. Later that year the Pure Food and Drugs Act and the Meat Inspection Act were passed, and these laws would influence the federal government to take a more active role in the health of the American people, by providing them with food and drug safety. No other bills had such a tremendous impact as this one, and its due to the instrumental forces of Dr. Harvey Wiley who kept raising awareness and educating the public about the mislabeling and dangers of drugs and foods; he is known as the “father of the Pure Food and Drug Act.” President Roosevelt also had a crucial role because he approved the bill into law. The Pure Food and Drug Act banned the production, sale or transportation of adulterated or mislabeled food and medicine. These acts established the foundations of modern American food and drug law and gave birth to the Food and Drug

During his time as president, Roosevelt set aside more than 230 million acres of land for different uses. Among these were wildlife sanctuaries, national forests, national monuments, and five national parks. It is clear that he cared deeply about the environment and wildlife, which is one of the reasons why so many people believe he was a great president.