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The Square Deal was Theodore Roosevelt's domestic program, which reflected his three major goals: conservation of natural resources, corporate law, and consumer protection. [ 1 ] These three demands are often referred to as the "three C's" of Roosevelt's Square Deal.
The term "square deal" was in common use by the 1890s and Roosevelt occasionally used it. [10] However in 1910, opposing Taft, he called his platform the "Square Deal".
G. Wallace Chessman argues that Roosevelt's program "rested firmly upon the concept of the square deal by a neutral state". The rules for the Square Deal were "honesty in public affairs, an equitable sharing of privilege and responsibility, and subordination of party and local concerns to the interests of the state at large". [92]
His "Square Deal" included regulation of railroad rates and pure foods and drugs; he saw it as a fair deal for both the average citizen and the businessmen. Sympathetic to both business and labor, Roosevelt avoided labor strikes, most notably negotiating a settlement to the great Coal Strike of 1902 .
President Theodore Roosevelt was a leader of the Progressive movement, and he championed his "Square Deal" domestic policies, promising the average citizen fairness, breaking of trusts, regulation of railroads, and pure food and drugs.
The law was sponsored by President Theodore Roosevelt as a part of his "Square Deal" domestic program, and greatly boosted his popularity. [citation needed] Background
Roosevelt stood to acknowledge the cheering of the assembled crowd, and Schrank acted. [5] [6] [7] X-Ray of Schrank's bullet in Roosevelt's chest Bullet lodged in Theodore Roosevelt's side The .38-caliber Colt Police Positive Special revolver that Schrank used to shoot Roosevelt
The party's platform built on Roosevelt's Square Deal domestic program and called for several progressive reforms. The platform asserted that "to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day".