nov 1, 1904 - Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal: Trust- busting

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President Roosevelt became one of the first presidents to try and solve economic issues and benefits of both the corporations and the people. Refusing to take a side of who to support, he argued through a tactic known as the Square Deal. He tried talking to union leaders as well as the laborers and tried to solve the problem to benefit the economy but also the coal mining business the people really admired Roosevelt stance two recognizing both sides and voted for his squared deal winning him an election in 1904. He continued his idea in breaking the monopoly in the railroad business and later implemented his idea into the oil business changing the way of corporations ownerships of the people, known as trust busting.

Primary Source: This political cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt shooting at Bears that say bad trust while protecting Bears say good Trust. This demonstrates Roosevelt's determination to trust busting as well as his distinction between good and bad trusts, shown in a way that demonstrates his known passion for hunting.

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