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NAWSA
pressure on state legislatures
protests in white house -
Trusts and big business have grown too powerful
corrupt political machines
unequal distribution of wealth
unsafe workplaces -
Jacob Riis writes about poverty in the Urban slums
Upton Sinclair exposes unsanitary conditions in meatpacking plants in chicago
:Lincoln Steffens writes about political corruption -
new forms of government to improve local government
election reforms reduce the power of political machines
open primary elections prevent political machines form choosing the candidates -
william howard taft angered progresives
payne aldrich tariff keeps tariff rates high
republican party splits -
supreme court supports "seperate but equal"
