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This book presents the most significant speeches and writings of American constitutional conservatives during the period 1900-1930. Figures such as William Howard Taft, Calvin Coolidge, Elihu Root, Warren Harding, and David Jayne Hill present the alternative arguments that challenged the leading Progressive views of the period. Issues such as natural rights, civil rights, economic regulation, federalism, executive power, political parties, and foreign policy are addressed in these primary sources, many of which are reproduced for the first time. The readings in this book are relevant not only for understanding the political issues of the Progressive Era, but also for understanding the foundations of contemporary American conservatism.
Contents
Chapter One: The Foundations of Constitutional Conservatism
1. From Experiments in Government and the Essentials of the Constitution: Elihu Root
2. Human Nature in the Constitution: David Jayne Hill
3. Our Charter of Law and Liberty: David Jayne Hill
4. The Inspiration of the Declaration: Calvin Coolidge
Chapter Two: Tradition, Culture, Civilization, and Progress
5. The Supports of Civilization: Calvin Coolidge
6. Education: The Cornerstone of Self-Government: Calvin Coolidge
7. Principle or Expedient?: George Sutherland
8. The New American Revolution: Nicholas Murray Butler
Chapter Three: Natural Rights and Human Nature
9. The Progress of a People: Calvin Coolidge
10. Address at the Celebration of the Semicentennial of the City of Birmingham, Alabama: Warren Harding
11. The Revolt of the Unfit: Some Reflections on the Doctrine of Evolution : Nicholas Murray Butler
12. Comments on Herbert Spencer's "The Great Political Superstition":
Nicholas Murray Butler
13. Commentary on Herbert Spencer's "The Duty of the State": William Howard Taft
Chapter Four: Federalism and Economic Regulation
14. How to Preserve the Self-Government of the States: Elihu Root
15. Government and Business : Calvin Coolidge
16. The Reign of Law: Calvin Coolidge
17. Social Justice: Warren Harding
18. The Problems of Business: Warren Harding
19. The Constructive Side of Government: Campaign Speech in St. Louis, November 2, 1928: Herbert Hoover
20. From Our Wonderland of Bureaucracy: James M. Beck
Chapter Five: Constitutionalism, Executive Power, and the Threat of Bureaucratic Government
21. The Constitution and Its Makers: Henry Cabot Lodge
22. The Limitations of the Law: Calvin Coolidge
23. From Our Chief Magistrate and His Powers: William Howard Taft
24. From The People's Government: David Jayne Hill
25. The Changed Conception of the Constitution: James M. Beck
26. President Gains Power in Old Congress Fight: James M. Beck
Chapter Six: Congress, Political Parties, and Constitutional Government
27. The Role of Parties in Congress: Speeches from the Revolt of 1910: Jacob Sloat Fassett and Joseph Cannon
28. Address of the Temporary Chairman, 1912 Republican National Convention:
Elihu Root
29. From Liberty Under Law: An Interpretation of the Principles of our Constitutional Government: William Howard Taft
30. Party Loyalty and the Presidency: Calvin Coolidge
31. Political Parties: Calvin Coolidge
Chapter Seven: Foreign Policy
32. Fraternity: Warren Harding
33. Towards Making Peace Permanent: 1912 Nobel Peace Prize Lecture: Elihu Root
34. Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Nations and Opening Address by Elihu Root
Elihu Root and the American Society of International Law
35. The Proposed Convention for a League of Nations: Elihu Root
36. The Nations and the Law: David Jayne Hill
37. A Constructive Plan for Human Betterment: William Howard Taft
