This thesis has demonstrated that Indiana played a major role in the American reform movement usually associated with the Populist and Progressive eras. Through an analysis of the issues brought before the Indiana General Assembly and a discussion of successful and unsuccessful progressive legislation, this study has shown that Indiana was a progressive state and therefore in the mainstream of the American reform movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In addition, the thesis explored the voting records of the various legislators between the decades from 1890 to 1910 and arrived at some general conclusions concerning the origins and development of progressivism in Indiana. Finally, brief biographies of some of the outstanding progressive legislators were included in the study.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/180179 |
| Date | January 1971 |
| Creators | Eble, William J. |
| Contributors | White, Raymond E. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Format | iii, 133 leaves ; 28 cm. |
| Source | Virtual Press |
| Coverage | n-us-in |
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