CSPAN Question Time November 10, 2014
And 1890s we had concentrations ,f wealth, we had inequality and we had concern about the influence of money in government. We spent the better part of the 1890s giving speeches all over wisconsin. If you were not a speaker for your club or your group, he would give the speech. He went to county fairs, to every kind of event that you could imagine and he built a reputation for himself. By 1900 he was ready to run for governor. Advocating on behalf of the people. He had two issues. Primary. He direct no more selecting candidates for the convention. Two, stock interests. Watch all of our events ...