ANOTHER AGE OF REFORM Objective: To define progressivism and identify how it manifested itself on the local & state level by looking at the goals & actions.

ANOTHER AGE OF ANOTHER AGE OF REFORMREFORM

Objective: To define progressivism and identify how it manifested itself on the local & state level by looking at the goals & actions of progressives

ROOTS OF ROOTS OF PROGRESSIVISMPROGRESSIVISM

CONTINUATION OF POST CIVIL WAR RESPONSE TO INDUSTRIALIZATION

“THE SEARCH FOR ORDER”“STATUS REVOLUTION”“TO USE GOVERNMENT AS AN AGENCY OF HUMAN WELFARE”

CONTROL CORPORATIONSCLEANSE GOVERNMENTCIVIC RESPONSIBILITY

IMPROVE SOCIETY

ELIMINATE INFLUENCE OF SPECIAL INTERESTS

THE PROGRESSIVE MINDTHE PROGRESSIVE MIND

NOT A SINGLE MOVEMENT, SENSE OF NEW SOCIAL POSSIBILITIES AGE OF ORGANIZATION DAWNED & MEMBERSHIP GAVE FOLKS

SENSE OF IDENTITY THEY USED TO GET FROM CHURCH, NEIGH-BORHOOD, POLITICAL PARTY

PARTICIPATE IN IMPROVING SOCIETY WITHOUT BEING RADICAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & EXPERTISE CREATED INDUSTRIAL

SOCIETY THEN THEY COULD IMPROVE THE PROBLEMS AS A RESULT T. VEBLEN “THEORY OF THE LEISURE CLASS” 1899 W. JAMES & OTHER PRAGMATISTS JOHN DEWEY – SCHOOLS ENGINES OF SOCIAL CHANGE O.W. HOLMES – “THE COMMON LAW” 1881 LAW MUST EVOLVE AS

SOCIETY CHANGES ASHCAN ARTISTS – NOT RADICAL INTELLECTUALS REORIENTED AMERICAN SOCIAL THOUGHT LAISSEZ FAIRE OBSOLETE PROBLEM WAS PERSONAL VALUES OF REFORMERS SEEN AS

ABSOLUTE STANDARDS OF TRUTH AND MORALITY

MUCKRAKERS: BRINGING THE MOVEMENT MUCKRAKERS: BRINGING THE MOVEMENT INTO FOCUSINTO FOCUS

EXPOSE TACTICS & POLICIES OF INDUSTRIALISTS

I. TARBELL- STANDARD OIL L. STEFFENS - THE SHAME OF

THE CITIES U. SINCLAIR THE JUNGLE 1906 IMMORAL INDUSTRIALISTS MATERIALISTIC MINISTERS LACKY LAWYERS INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM McCLURE’S, COLLIER’S

MAGAZINES SPENT $$$ ON FACT CHECKING BEFORE PUBLISHING

LOCAL POLITICSLOCAL POLITICS

ABOLISH CORRUPTION & INEFFICIENCY IN GOVERN-MENT

RID LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF BOSSES – TWEED & RUEF

L. STEFFENS “SHAME OF THE CITIES”

CHANGE URBAN POLITICAL INSTITUTION OF GOV’T

HOME RULE CHARTERS – INDEP FROM STATE LEGS.

CITY MANAGER SYSTEM ADMINISTER AFFAIRS NON-PARTISAN – TEXAS

ELECTION OF PROGRESSIVE MAYORS

STATE LEVEL POLITICSSTATE LEVEL POLITICS

STATE LEGISLATURES RURAL & OLD BOYS CLUB SO REFORM HERE TOO

WISCONSIN IDEA – ‘FIGHT-ING BOB LA FOLLETTE’ – GOV. 1900

DIRECT PRIMARY, LTD. LOBBYING & CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES, FOUGHT RR & TIMBER INTERESTS, GRADUATED INCOME TAX

USE OF ‘EXPERTS’ FROM UNIV. WISC. MADISON

PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS DO THE RIGHT THING IF PROPERLY INFORMED

OTHER STATES FOLLOWED

SOCIAL LEGISLATION ON THE SOCIAL LEGISLATION ON THE STATE LEVELSTATE LEVEL

URBAN PROBLEMS ADDRESSED LONG BEFORE PROGRESSIVES

IMPACT MINIMAL UNTIL 1900 1905 LOCHNER V. NY – SUPREME

COURT DECLARES NY 10 HOUR LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL

1908 MUELLER V. OREGON – S.C. UPHOLDS 10 HOUR DAY FOR WOMEN LAUNDRESSES – USE OF BRANDEIS BRIEF

1911 TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FIRE

ACCIDENT INSURANCE, BLDG. CODES

CHILD LABOR LAWS WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE – 17

STATES EQUAL SUFFRAGE 1918