How did the progressives feel about the Payne Aldrich Tariff?
How did the progressives feel about the Payne Aldrich Tariff? Although the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act did very little to affect the current status of tariffs, it angered many Democrats, Progressives, and Progressive Republicans because it did not solve the tariff issue. Taft's public support of the bill, instead of preserving party unity, further split the Republicans. Why did progressives oppose the Payne Aldrich Tariff? In 1912, the Republican Party splits at it convention: Why did they support or oppose Taft? Progressives: Opposed Taft because he signed and defended the Payne-Aldrich Tariff (A weak bill that raised tariffs, but not enough...