Discussion on Progressive Era Presidents
In a nutshell, the Omaha platform is about money and its control. That is its heart. Yes, there are other pieces of the plan that don't deal with money or its control, but they are smaller and insignificant.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, all three of the presidents are supporters in their legislation so to speak. They all did some things that were working toward the ultimate goal of controlling the money. However, In My Opinion, it was Teddy Roosevelt that did more than the others. He was specifically targeting the industries that were, at the time, making the most money.
Take for example the Three C's of the Square Deal (Slide 5). Teddy Roosevelt's ultimate goal was to control the corporations (who make lots of money), protect the consumers (who spend a lot of money), and conserve natural resources (which make a TON of money AND are his love above all things). {on a side note, Teddy Roosevelt is one of the only presidents who In My Opinion took his passion for something that wasn't at the top of the lists for Americans, and ran with it... he used his power as president to make a HUGE difference in the world... something we can't say about many other president's ever.} However, if we look at the other parts of the square deal, we will find that there are lots of other programs and ideas that are aimed at stopping the money.
Northern Securities Co. v. U. S. (1904)
It attempted to stop the monopolies being made by Morgan. He would have controlled TOO much, and that was an issue that the Omaha platform would have been against. Monopolies create a HUGE money imbalance, and that is something that most on the platform wanted the government to have. This would "pave the way for 43 other antitrust actions. Obviously, this was HUGE in the platform.
The Anthracite Coal mining strike would allow for the government to step in again and put in place an 8ish hour work day. This was a HUGE piece of the platform. And this was in 1902... who had a hand in that?
WITH THAT BEING SAID, all three of the presidents are supporters in their legislation so to speak. They all did some things that were working toward the ultimate goal of controlling the money. However, In My Opinion, it was Teddy Roosevelt that did more than the others. He was specifically targeting the industries that were, at the time, making the most money.
Take for example the Three C's of the Square Deal (Slide 5). Teddy Roosevelt's ultimate goal was to control the corporations (who make lots of money), protect the consumers (who spend a lot of money), and conserve natural resources (which make a TON of money AND are his love above all things). {on a side note, Teddy Roosevelt is one of the only presidents who In My Opinion took his passion for something that wasn't at the top of the lists for Americans, and ran with it... he used his power as president to make a HUGE difference in the world... something we can't say about many other president's ever.} However, if we look at the other parts of the square deal, we will find that there are lots of other programs and ideas that are aimed at stopping the money.
Northern Securities Co. v. U. S. (1904)
It attempted to stop the monopolies being made by Morgan. He would have controlled TOO much, and that was an issue that the Omaha platform would have been against. Monopolies create a HUGE money imbalance, and that is something that most on the platform wanted the government to have. This would "pave the way for 43 other antitrust actions. Obviously, this was HUGE in the platform.
The Anthracite Coal mining strike would allow for the government to step in again and put in place an 8ish hour work day. This was a HUGE piece of the platform. And this was in 1902... who had a hand in that?