Teddy The Giant Slayer
Dissolves giant corporations while representing the people
Trust Criticizer
Anti-Progression Man
He is called Anti-Progression man because he stands for all of the things that hold the country back from growing the way Teddy The Giant Slayer wants it to.
In favor of combinations of companies that restrained trade or commerce.
Didn't want irrigation to have a lot of funding.
Wanted people to get refunded on published freight rates.
Wasn't in favor of the Interstate Commerce Commission having the power to regulate railroad sales.
Didn't want the US to deal with foreign lands.
Victory
Sherman Antitrust Act regulated interstate commerce.
The National Reclamation Act funded irrigation projects for 20 states.
Anti-Rebate Act made it illegal for railroads to refund their published freight rates.
Hepburn Act gave the Interstate Commerce Commission power to regulate railroad sales.
The Philippine Government Act established the Islands as unorganized territory and their people as territorial citizens.
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