Wilson and Roosevelt

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Teddy and Woody: Two Effective Presidents

Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson both made their mark on United States history as presidents. One president was a wild, violent "Rough Rider" who was also insecure. The other was a deeply religious, sentimental traditionalist who stood firmly on his ground. Both presidents made changes in American life, whether it be business or social. By examining domestic policies of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, one can see that although they differed greatly, both were effective presidents.

Theodore Roosevelt was a sickly child. His father helped him train to overcome his debilitation, and set him on his way to be a "Rough Rider." Woodrow Wilson's father was a Presbyterian minister, and his mother a daughter of one; they instilled a stolid set of morals that Woodrow Wilson carried with him his whole life. Both presidents came from socially secure backgrounds that gave them distinguishing characteristics.

Both presidents, however, dramatically changed their public view to support the ideals of the common man in America. Theodore Roosevelt started off his presidency say that he "shall go slow" in the process of investigating large corporations. He was insecure, afraid th

Morals was also a large factor in the two presidencies. The role in which Roosevelt imagined himself was that of a moralist. He told Lincoln Steffens that the real need in American public life was "the fundamental fight for morality." Roosevelt told Ray Stannard Baker that although economic issues would become increasingly important, his "problems are moral problems, and [his] teaching has been plain morality." Woodrow Wilson, the son of the minister and the minister's daughter, ate, drank and slept morals. The solution to controlling business must be found in a movement of moral regeneration, according to him. Punishment should fall on individuals and not on whole corporations. In one of Wilson's most frequently used metaphors, the maleficent corporation official was the irresponsible driver of the corporate automobile. He said, "One really responsible man in jail . . . would be worth more than one thousand corporations mulcted in fines." This contradicts with Roosevelt, who wanted to punish whole corporations, but the same message upholds; morals are the root of the solution, and the main objective is to regulate business by keeping them under the State.

Both Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were effective presidents. Theodore Roosevelt persecuted the Northern Securities Company, launching a trust-busting crusade, and he became the first president to intervene in a labor-management dispute when the anthracite coal miners struck. The Hepburn Act strengthened the authority of the Interstate Commerce C

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