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Republican President Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909) saw the tariff issue was ripping his party apart, so he postponed any consideration of it. The delicate balance flew apart on under Republican William Howard Taft. He campaigned for president in 1908 for tariff "reform", which everyone assumed meant lower rates.
Mowry, George E. Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Movement (1946) pp. 36–65 online. Mowry, George E. The Era of Theodore Roosevelt, 1900–1912 (1958) pp. 242–247 read online; Solvick, Stanley D. "William Howard Taft and the Payne–Aldrich Tariff." Mississippi Valley Historical Review (1963) pp. 424–442 in JSTOR. Taussig, Frank W.
Proponents of tariff reduction asked Roosevelt to call a special session of Congress to address the issue in early 1905, but Roosevelt was only willing to issue a cautious endorsement of a cut in tariff rates, and no further action was taken on the tariff during Roosevelt's tenure. [100]
The 1890s: An era where tariffs indeed ruled. ... A 1900 campaign poster for William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, his running mate, touts that prosperity had returned because of their high ...
Republican President Theodore Roosevelt (1901–1909) saw the tariff issue was ripping his party apart, so he postponed any consideration of it. The delicate balance flew apart on under Republican William Howard Taft. He campaigned for president in 1908 for tariff "reform", which everyone assumed meant lower rates.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) was the 26th President of the United States (1901–1909) and also served as Governor of New York and Vice President.He is known for becoming a leading spokesman for his version of progressivism after 1890.
After his victory in the 1904 presidential election, Theodore Roosevelt announced that he would not seek re-election in 1908. Roosevelt considered Secretary of War Taft to be his logical successor, although Taft was initially reluctant to run, [1] and would have preferred being appointed to the position of chief justice of the Supreme Court. [2]
As he sees it, U.S. global dominance — Theodore Roosevelt’s “big stick ... To Xi’s complaint that tariffs hurt China’s economy and Xi’s domestic popularity, ...