Progressive presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson would have agreed with the Populist party and William Jennings Brian on the issue of centralized banking. Roosevelt cared greatly for the environment and the individual, therefore, he would have sided with Jennings on the side of the working class farmer. These two parties differ in political views over government structure. The Progressives wanted government to be the primary regulator of the populations issues while Populists kept their support within small family structures. Progressives were usually middle class reformers while populists were supporters of grass roots movements.
The progressive era began as a social issue which then grew into a political movement.
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