Progressive President Superhero
Nick Kreimeier
Woodrow Wilson: New Freedom Man
Slogan: Eliminate corruption and conquer trusts, tariffs, and banker issues in America.
Monopoly Monster
The president needed to tackle the issue of trusts in the nation. These problems were formed by businesses that created monopolies and took place in unfair practices. Some of these practices consisted of unlawful competition, false advertising, mislabeling, adulteration, and bribery.
Henry Demarest Lloyd: Monopoly Eliminator
He dedicated his works to ending monopolies which included the Standard Oil Company led by John D. Rockefeller. Lloyd is remembered as taking a significant part in the trust-busting movement.
Resolving Trusts
Woodrow Wilson established the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914. It enabled the commission to watch any industries that were involved in any interstate commerce. This act was put in place to end monopolies in the different industries. The president then issued the Clayton Anti-Trust Act of 1914 which was meant to prevent non-competitive practices in America. These acts helped Wilson control the trusts in the nation and limit the monopolies. This would defeat the "Monopoly Monster" that led big business that placed a monopoly on the market.
Works Cited
Bailey, Thomas Andrew, David M. Kennedy, and Lizabeth Cohen. The American Pageant. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Print.