Presentation. 8. Leblang, David A. Almost 200 years later, Tocquevilles fears seem prescient. The business of benevolence: Industrial paternalism in progressive America. The progressive era introduced a number of professions. In August 1912, a Denver district judge, Harry Riddle, agreed with the plaintiffs, and it looked as though Coloradoans would still be without the initiative and referendum. 2021/2022 None. transportation aimed at eradicating poverty. And the rigged system only makes them wealthier and more powerful. and Although Pearce agreed that many of the signatures were indeed forgeries, he insisted that he was powerless to do anything because the 1910 law gave no remedy for fake signatures on petitions. An example of this is when the state legislature refused popular call for regulation on railroad rates (Pestrillo & Kempema, 2014). 19. THE PROGRESSIVE ERA The latter half of the nineteenth century saw the emergence of a new industrial and occupational struc-ture in the United States. 53. Holmes, Rebecca The effort was focused on modernizing the society, and conservationists were against modernization. Starting with 5 members elected by the President. Presentation GCU 1.pptx - Legacy of the Progressive Era By: 24. The 1914 initiative, Measure 8, sought to put the public press under the control of the Public Utilities Commission. 2014. Although the DLL stayed active in 1913 and tried to get several progressive measures through the legislature, in 1914 Lindsey incorporated the Colorado Social Service League and the DLL floundered in his absence. 75. Pandya, Sonal Can democracy survive what capitalism has unleashed? Civil Rights Matrix. See Barnett, The Operation of The Initiative, Referendum, and Recall in Oregon, 7585; Ellis, Democratic Delusions, 3035. HIS-144 Evolution of democracy assignment scoring guide. But they also adopted structural reforms to make the political process itself more democratic. 12, no. Griswold's history of the Moffat Road, written sixty-eight years after McMechen's 1927 study, draws heavily from his predecessor's work. In 1902, Shafroth was reelected as a Democrat, but he resigned his seat in 1903 after allegations of fraud were made by his opponent. Progressive Era Conceptions of the Corporation and the Failure of the Federal Ammons's administration was blemished, however, by his handling of the September 1913 strike by coal miners around Trinidad and the subsequent Ludlow Massacre in April 1914 carried out by the Colorado state militia after the mine owners convinced Ammons to send in the National Guard to keep the mines in operation. For an excellent explanation (and frank admission of the inherent confusion) of the popular referendum in California, see Allswang, The Initiative and Referendum in California, 1819. Licensing regulations are followed to strengthen professional areas and allow people to engage in a meaningful search for knowledge in areas of specialization. For initiative and referendum passage rates in the states, see Magleby, Direct Legislation, 9095. Prohibition was supported by the temperance movement that started in the 1830s. 11 The Progressive Era was accompanied by a rise in government regulation more generally and this article contributes to this larger literature.